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Highlights 2025

All Highlights 2025 in Hamburg

Winter in Hamburg enchants with a variety of events that make the city's cultural heart beat faster: Musical fans can look forward to the premieres of &Julia and MJ. In the run-up to Christmas, numerous Christmas markets with a festive atmosphere, arts and crafts stalls and winter delicacies invite you to linger. A special highlight is the Winterdom, the largest folk festival in the north, which delights visitors with rides, mulled wine stands and magical lights.

You can also look forward to next year: the Hafengeburtstag, the MS Dockville Festival, the Hamburg Cruise Days and many other highlights are on the program. Book your tickets and tours now.

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December

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November 29 to December 1, at the Michel, Neustadt

St. Michaelis Christmas Market

On the first weekend of Advent, Hamburg's oldest Christmas market shines and glitters at the Michel. In the crypt, in the parish hall and, for the first time, all over the church square, visitors can enjoy arts and crafts stalls, food and drink and hands-on activities such as painting nativity figures.

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various dates, Schmidts Tivoli

Christmas in the "Heiße Ecke"

Pre-Christmas fever is slowly rising in Germany. Hannelore and her crew also get in the mood for the festive season at the "Heiße Ecke" - more or less contemplatively.

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November 8 to December 8, Heiligengeistfeld, St. Pauli

Winterdom

The DOM is a piece of Hamburg tradition and is a guarantee for games, fun, thrills and nostalgia. The term goes back to a collection of merchants, craftsmen and jugglers who - after some friction - were given the right to stay in St. Mary's Cathedral in "bad weather" since 1337.

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November 18 to December 29, Überseeboulevard, HafenCity

HafenCity Christmas Market

When the scent of mulled wine and roasted almonds hits your nose and colorful lights illuminate Überseeboulevard, it's time again for the HafenCity Christmas Market, just 800 meters from the City Hall in downtown Hamburg.

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November 14 to January 12, Loki Schmidt Garden, Hamburg-Osdorf

Christmas Garden

In the coming winter season, the Loki Schmidt Garden will be transformed into a fairytale-like and luminous landscape. With breathtaking light shows, artfully designed architecture and imaginative illuminated figures, the Christmas Garden will be created here - an idyllic, Christmassy open-air oasis.

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November 21 to December 23, Fleetinsel, Downtown

Christmas market on the Fleetinsel

The Fleetinsel is an oasis in the middle of Hamburg's city center. The charming little square is located directly at the Michaelisbrücke and only a stone's throw away from the Stadthöfen, the Grosse Bleichen and the Neuer Wall.

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November 21 to December 23, Ottensen

Ottensen Christmas Market

Colorful and lively - like the district Ottensen, so is its Christmas market: from Boddenpunsch to Feuerzangenbowle.

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November 11 to December 23, Spielbudenplatz, St. Pauli

Santa Pauli

A Christmas market of a special kind is the Santa Pauli. At Hamburg's most erotic Christmas market, visitors get hot not only from mulled wine.

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Various dates, First Stage Theater, Altona

The big Christmasshow

Magic, joy, dance and music all this resonates in the great Christmas show. Contemplative stories take the audience into the festive Christmas season, here you dive into a warm, enchanting world full of emotions.

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January

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January 15 to 16, Congress Center Hamburg

Hamburg Open

The innovation and networking event addresses questions about extraordinary innovations and novel technologies. The Hamburg Open 2022 will take place in Hall H of the CCH, Congress Center Hamburg.

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November 8 2024 to March 9 2025, Spiegelpalast, Rotherbaum

Cornelia Poletto PALAZZO

Enter the world of PALAZZO Extravaganza! Until March 9, a fascinating mix of acrobatics, comedy, live music and exquisite haute cuisine from Hamburg's top chef Cornelia Poletto awaits you.

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hamburg centre

Kunstmeile: 3-day ticket

The Kunstmeile Hamburg are the six renowned art institutions in the center of Hamburg. The Bucerius Kunst Forum, the Deichtorhallen Hamburg, the Hamburger Kunsthalle, the Kunstverein in Hamburg, the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe and the Kunsthaus Hamburg are all within walking distance of each other along the art mile. Their excellent location near Alster and Elbe is an invitation to visitors to take a stroll of discovery. Together they exhibit an up-to-date, vibrant selection of contemporary and historical art.

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February

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various dates

Alster Boat Trips

A city tour on the water is only possible in Hamburg. Book your Alster round trip in Hamburg online now! From the jetty at Jungfernstieg you set off on a round trip across the Inner and Outer Alster and cruise comfortably past various sights such as the Atlantic Hotel, the Blue Mosque or the Alster Park. Meanwhile, the captains will entertain you with numerous informative and sometimes even bizarre stories.

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various dates, Quatsch Comedy Club Hamburg, Altona-Nord

Quatsch Comedy Club

The Quatsch Comedy Club is a place of pure good humor, where comedy legends and newcomers hand the microphone to each other. On board the paddle steamer Queen, new gags ensure that every laughing nerve is catered for every week.

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Febuary 15, Barclays Arena, Hamburg

Hamburg Tattoo

On Febuary 15, for the third time, 400 artists from 7 nations will perform international marching music and an exciting show at Barclays Arena.

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March

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March 21 to April 21, Heiligengeistfeld, St. Pauli

Frühlingsdom

It's springtime at the Hamburg DOM! Three times a year, the largest folk festival in the north attracts millions of visitors. On 1.6 kilometers of DOM mile, more than 200 showmen await you with exciting attractions, roller coasters, ghost trains and nostalgic rides - great fun for the whole family!

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March 14 to 18, Messehallen, Sternschanze/ Neustadt

INTERNORGA 2025

From March 14 to 18, the largest catering trade fair, Internorga, will take place in the Hamburg exhibition halls. On 100,000 square meters, more than 1,300 international exhibitors will present the latest trends, innovative business models and plenty of inspiration for all restaurateurs, hoteliers and gourmets in the Hamburg exhibition halls.

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March 8 to April 18, State Opera House, New Town

Italian Opera Week

The Hamburg State Opera's Italian Opera Weeks in 2025 will be more opulent than ever before: Seven Italian operas will be on the program on 29 evenings with an international star cast - the new production of “Maria Stuarda” and well-known works such as “La Traviata” (one of the world's most frequently performed operas) or “Rigoletto” (earworm guarantee with “La donna è mobile”) will appeal to opera enthusiasts and opera newcomers alike.

April

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March 21 to April 21, Heiligengeistfeld, St. Pauli

Spring Dome

It's springtime at the Hamburg DOM! Three times a year, the largest folk festival in the north attracts millions of visitors. On 1.6 kilometers of DOM mile, more than 200 showmen await you with exciting attractions, roller coasters, ghost trains and nostalgic rides - great fun for the whole family!

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April 27, along Hamburg's most beautiful sights

Haspa Marathon 2025

Ready for the biggest spring marathon in Germany? Start and finish are at the Hamburg exhibition center.

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April 25 and 26 2025, Hamburg exhibition halls, Schanzenviertel

Marathon Hamburg Expo

The trade fair for the Haspa Marathon presents a wide variety of products from the running, endurance sports and lifestyle sectors. Around 80 exhibitors will present the latest trends, products and services in running at the Marathon Hamburg Expo on the Friday and Saturday before the Haspa Marathon. The trade fair will take place at the Hamburg Exhibition & Congress Centre in Hall A3.

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May

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May 6 to 7, Hamburg Messe and Congress

OMR Festival

The OMR Festival presents international stars of digital marketing and hidden champions of the industry. At the same time, we want to offer you a mixture of absolute experts who bring real learnings and...

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May 9 to 11, Port of Hamburg

Port anniversary

At the beginning of May, guests from all over the world once again celebrate the world's largest harbour festival for three days in the maritime heart of the Hanseatic city. Every year, more than one million visitors from Germany and abroad come to this maritime festival of superlatives and are enthralled by the ships from all over the world and unique performances on the Elbe in the heart of Hamburg in front of the jetties.

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Dates to follow, various locations

17th Hamburger Theater Festival

At the 17th Hamburger Theater Festival all theatre lovers get their money's worth. Within the framework of the festival, numerous guest performances will be performed on Hamburg stages.

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Mid/end of May, Planten un Bloomen and Outer Alster

56th Japanese cherry blossom festival

Just in time for spring, Hamburg is transformed into a sea of pink-coloured blossoms. Every year in May, the Japanese cherry blossom is ceremoniously welcomed to Hamburg with a fantastic firework display - a spectacle that attracts thousands to the Outer Alster. When the cherry blossoms begin to bloom on the Outer Alster, there is a first hint of summer in the air. The Japanese community dedicates a colourful firework display to the blossoming season.

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June

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June 1, Speicherstadt, Kontorhaus and Chilehaus, HafenCity

World Heritage Day in Hamburg

Discover Hamburg's World Heritage Site Speicherstadt and Kontorhausviertel with the Chilehaus on the first Sunday in June! Enjoy exciting guided tours and fascinating insights into the history of this special place.

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June 2, across Hamburg

IRONMAN Hamburg

The IRONMAN Hamburg European Championship is an exciting triathlon event that has been established in Hamburg since 2017. Athletes from all over the world compete here on a challenging course that takes them through the Inner and Outer Alster, along Hamburg's landmarks and through the city center.

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dates will follow, Porsche Nord Course, Winsen/Luhe

Porsche European Open

The golf summer promises top-class sport and an unforgettable event experience in the Hamburg metropolitan region: top international golfers will tee off on the Porsche North Course at the Green Eagle Golf Courses in Winsen/Luhe for the eighth time in 2025 and compete for one of the most prestigious titles on the DP World Tour at the Porsche European Open.

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June 3 to 8, various locations

Hamburg Short Film Festival

This year's Short Film Festival Hamburg will take place from 3rd to 9th of June. In an international and a German competition short films of various genres will be shown and outstanding performances will be awarded.

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daily at 10 pm, Planten un Blomen

Planten un Blomen Water Light Games

The perfect end to the day on balmy summer evenings: From May to September, the famous water light concerts take place every evening at 10 p.m. in a romantic atmosphere at the park lake in Planten un Blomen.

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June 29, across Hamburg

hella Hamburg Half Marathon

The 31st hella Hamburg Half Marathon will once again take runners across the city centre of Hamburg in 2025. Over a distance of 21.0975 kilometres, they will put their running talent to the test. The starting shot will be fired this year on 29 June 2025. After new participation records have been set again and again in recent years, many athletes are expected to start again in 2025.

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June 27 to 29, various locations

Harley Days

The location in Hamburg makes Harley Days the only Harley meeting in the world that is possible in the centre of the city. You can't get more Harley, more Hamburg and more party in one weekend, which is why the Harley party of the year is almost a must for real motorbike fans!

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Various dates, Port of Hamburg

Harbor tours

A magic of wanderlust, adventure and freedom. The harbor tour takes you from the landing stages, which were for steamship traffic, past old veterans like the Rickmer Rickmers through the Speicherstadt, depending on the tide/water level, to the modern harbor of the present.

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July

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July 12 to 13 , Hamburg Mitte

World Triathlon Championsship

The "World's Biggest Tri" takes place in the heart of Hamburg. With around 20,000 participants and 300,000 spectators, this spectacular sporting event is the largest triathlon in the world and attracts both professional and amateur athletes to the Hanseatic city every year.

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July 18 to 202025, Spielbudenplatz

International Spielbuden Festival

Top artists from the international street art scene present street theatre on Spielbudenplatz. The first wooden stalls were erected as early as 1795, where marionette theatres and tightrope walkers, among others, put on performances and various showmen presented all kinds of curious shows. These stalls gave the square its name and the Spielbudenfestival aims to continue this tradition in a contemporary form.

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July 25 to August 24, Heiligengeistfeld, St. Pauli

Summer Dome

The DOM is a piece of Hamburg tradition and is a guarantee for fun, games, thrills and nostalgia. The term goes back to a collection of traders, craftsmen and jugglers who - after some friction - were granted the right to stay in St Mary's Cathedral during ‘bad weather’ in 1337. At the end of the 19th century, the showmen found their ‘new home’ on the Heiligengeistfeld.

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Various dates, Jungfernstieg jetty, city centre

Alster boat trips

If you want to experience Hamburg to the full, you have to take to the water. That's why, after you have explored the metropolis on a city tour, the Alster cruise is an integral part of the discovery ticket.

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August

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July 30 to August 2, Wacken

Wacken Open Air

Experience four days of a packed programme, world-class live music and much more at one of the biggest metal festivals in the world in the tranquil town of Wacken. Many big bands will be rocking the festival stages again in 2025.

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Dates will follow, Reiherstieg, Wilhelmsburg

SPEKTRUM Festival

An examination of what constitutes contemporary beat music: SPEKTRUM brings together, examines and celebrates hip hop and its development. Since 2012, an unerring and wide-ranging booking has demonstrated a feel for the scene and its directions.

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© Julia Tiemann
Dates will follow, Reiherstieg, Wilhelmsburg

Vogelball Festival

The sparrows whistle - an electronic symphony of anticipation for the VOGELBALL, which will take place for the twelfth time in 2025. Visitors are traditionally invited to the queer masked ball to coincide with the big CSD parade in Hamburg.

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August 3, Lange Reihe, St. Georg, various locations

Christopher Street Day

Celebrate diversity and colorful joie de vivre at HAMBURG PRIDE! The spectacular parade through the city center with over 15,000 participants is the highlight of PRIDE WEEK and attracts thousands of people along the route. Look forward to the CSD street festival on Jungfernstieg and Ballindamm along the Binnenalster.

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August 3 and 4, Outer Alster Lake

24h sailing regatta

The first weekend in August is traditionally the time for 24 hours of sailing on the Alster! At the big ASV summer event on the Outer Alster, up to 30 dinghies sail for a whole day and a whole night. A great event, not only for the participants, but also for all onlookers from ashore.

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August 15 to 16, Reiherstieg, Wilhelmsburg

MS Dockville

Dockville, Hamburg's annual festival of music and art, will take place for the 16th. time in 2025 - with an unprecedented presentation of visual art and musical line-up, the small independent Dockville team will set new standards this year with the "Open-Air-Festival" format.

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August 17, Rathausmarkt

27th BEMER Cyclassics Hamburg

There is something to celebrate - the BEMER Cyclassics Hamburg will start again in Hamburg! At the now only professional cycling race of the highest category UCI World Tour in Germany, the best cycling teams in the world will compete in September.

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Dates will follow, Kampnagel-Gelände

International Summer Festival

Pop meets avant-garde at the International Summer Festival at Kampnagel. Artists from all over the world bring theatre, dance, performances, concerts and parties to the stages of the former crane factory with Hamburg's most beautiful temporary beer garden.

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Dates will follow, Spielbudenplatz

St. Pauli Wine festival

17 August, RathausmarktAt the St. Pauli Winzerfest, Spielbudenplatz is all about enjoyment. A total of six winegrowers present their tastiest and most exciting wines from German wine-growing regions and ensure that everything revolves around enjoyment during these days.

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Dates to follow, Rathausmarkt Hamburg, Old Town

Rathausmarkt Open Air

In the heart of Hamburg: a balmy late summer night, lively hustle and bustle, conviviality and brilliant sounds in the open air.

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May to September, Stadtpark, Winterhude

Stadtpark Open Air

Hamburg's city park is not just a paradise for joggers and dog owners. Music lovers also get their money's worth here every summer at the numerous open-air concerts.

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August to September, south of Hamburg

Heide-Route

The heath blossoms from August to September. On this route, you can gain an insight into Hamburg's aircraft industry and North German fruit growing. You also have the opportunity to lose yourself in the vastness of the Fischbeker Heide and enjoy the breathtaking nature.

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September

© Frank Peters
September 8, various locations

BEMER Cyclassics Hamburg

There is something to celebrate - the BEMER Cyclassics Hamburg will start again in Hamburg! At the now only professional cycling race of the highest category UCI World Tour in Germany, the best cycling teams in the world will compete in September.

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Dates will follow, various locations

Open Mouth Food Festival

OPEN MOUTH is a decentralised festival consisting of a variety of event locations. Here, producers and restaurateurs inspire and surprise Hamburg's residents and visitors with sustainable food and beverage experiences.

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September 17 to 20, Reeperbahn and surroundings, St. Pauli

Reeperbahn Festival

The Reeperbahn Festival once again presents a varied program in September. Around 300 concerts are scheduled in previous years to put the spotlight on the upcoming stars of the music industry.

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September, Altes Land, Hamburg environs

Apple harvest

Fruit and vegetable farms in the Hamburg countryside invite you to harvest. The (self-)harvest season promises fun for the whole family. Registration, previous knowledge or utensils are not necessary. We show you where you can harvest fresh fruit and vegetables in Hamburg.

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Dates will follow, various locations

Binnenalster Film Festival

The floating cinema screen directly on the Binnenalster transforms the Jungfernstieg into an atmospheric open-air cinema every year at the beginning of autumn. Enjoy great cinema in the open air together with other visitors for four evenings in a row!

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Tuesdays to Sundays, Stadtpark, Winterhude

Planetarium

Sit back and relax, enjoy a walk in the sky over Hamburg, travel to distant galaxies and planets or dream yourself into the wonderful stories and tales in the Hamburg Planetarium.

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October

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12 October 2024 to 19 January 2025 in Bucerius Kunst Forum

Exhibition "Flowers Forever. Flowers in art and culture"

From 12 October 2024 to 19 January 2025, the Bucerius Kunst Forum is presenting a fascinating tour through the cultural history of flowers from antiquity to the present day with ‘Flowers Forever. Flowers in Art and Culture’ from 12 October 2024 to 19 January 2025 - appealing to art and science enthusiasts alike. On the occasion of this show, the exhibition centre on Alter Wall is realising a very special art campaign with the Hamburg art project Framespotting - here is some good advice: open your eyes, find and keep flower art.

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October, Altes Land, Hamburg Environs

Apple Harvest

Fruit and vegetable farms in the Hamburg countryside invite you to harvest. The (self-)harvest season promises fun for the whole family. Registration, previous knowledge or utensils are not necessary. We show you where you can harvest fresh fruit and vegetables in Hamburg.

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From October 22, Operettenhaus Hamburg, Reeperbahn

& JULIA - The Musical

What would happen if Juliet was given a second chance at life and love after Romeo's death? Juliet's turbulent new story provides the answer. Live in Hamburg from autumn 2024 in & JULIA - The Musical. The humorous musical hit turns the end of Shakespeare's famous love story into the beginning of a fast-paced, colourful comedy in which the 16th century meets pop culture.

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DISCOVER NOW Exhibitions in 2024

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'so in der ART' Kunstausstellung
  • Exhibition

  • 21.12.2024
  • 10:00
  • JUPITER Hamburg
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© Fred Dott

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  • Exhibition

  • 21.12.2024
  • 14:00
  • Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof
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© SHMH

Altona - Theresienstadt. Die Lebenswege von Leon Daniel Cohen und Käthe Starke-Goldschmidt
  • Exhibition

  • 21.12.2024
  • 10:00
  • Altonaer Museum
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© Martin Langer

Deutschland um 1980 - Fotografien aus einem fernen Land
  • Exhibition

  • 21.12.2024
  • 10:00
  • Altonaer Museum
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© IMMH

Highlight-Führung
  • Guided Tour

  • 05.01.2025
  • 12:00
  • Internationales Maritimes Museum
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© Panoptikum

Panoptikum - Wax Museum

  • 21.12.2024
  • 10:00
  • Panoptikum
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