Stadtpark Open Airs

Festivals & Street Fairs

Parks or industrial zones are transformed into festival sites; side-streets invite you to come to highly diverse street festivals.
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CITY AREA PORTRAIT All around the Alster

There is much to do around the Alster, one of the must-sees in our beautiful harbour city – Gründerzeit quarters and exclusive residential areas delight fans of architecture, joggers and cyclists. Many individual shops, cafés and restaurants invite visitors to linger. For a workout, for relaxation or just to take a stroll – the Alster is always a pleasant experience!
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Film culture in Hamburg's cinemas Hamburg Film Festival

The Hamburg Film Festival will celebrate its 34th anniversary in 2026. Every autumn, it delights countless cinema fans over ten days on ten screens with around 70 national and international feature films and documentaries as world premieres, European premieres or German premieres.
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Local and international cultural diversity altonale

Diversity, tolerance and openness are the core values of the annual altonale. The festival offers a varied programme of music, film, theatre, art, dance, literature and street art. The events take place both indoors and outdoors at numerous unusual locations throughout Altona on an area of almost 30,000 square metres. A central element is the festival centre on Platz der Republik, which presents a colourful and diverse programme throughout the entire duration of the festival.

The festival concept

The unique combination of active participation, the strengthening of togetherness and the promotion of basic democratic values, combined with an extraordinary cultural programme, is what makes the altonale so special. This unique cultural festival has been delighting guests for over 25 years. Every year, the team develops new ideas and formats for the multifaceted festival.

The highlights

One highlight is the STAMP Festival (‘Street Arts Melting Pot’), which will form the finale of the altonale from 19 to 21 June 2026. International artists will transform the streets and squares of Altona into lively stages for performative art in public spaces.
The altonale flea market, one of Hamburg's largest flea markets, and the art market on the Christianswiese, where artists exhibit their latest works, are always part of the event. Another crowd-puller is the information mile Buntes Altona, where the diverse cultural and leisure landscape of the Hanseatic city is presented. The young altonale encourages children and young people to get involved and offers a diverse programme of workshops, readings and art.

Hamburg Cult Traditional Tournament Deutsches Spring- und Dressur-Derby

The hunt for the zero-defect ride continues: In summer, Hamburg will be the focus of the horse world, as the Derby Park in Klein Flottbek will once again be the scene of one of the world's most difficult jumping competitions.
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