Experience culture. Poetry Slam in Hamburg

100x100 Schwimmen

On June 13, 2026, the 100100 event will take place for the fifth time. We're celebrating a small anniversary!

Swimming 100 times 100 meters – that's a total of 10 kilometers. Now that's what you call a long-distance swim! 130 athletes will start individually or as relay teams in the spacious outdoor pool of the Poseidon Swimming Club.

The 100100 format isn't about personal bests, but about completing the 10-kilometer course together. Everyone shares the same goal: to persevere and make the event an unforgettable experience. Participants can start individually or in teams of two or four. Everyone will feel like a hero at the end, that's for sure! Just like last year, there will be a great atmosphere with upbeat music around the pool. The event starts in the early evening, so the athletes will swim into the sunset. Only when the last person has arrived will everyone receive the well-deserved applause, and the after-swim party will begin.

24. Harburger Binnenhafenfest - LEINEN LOS!

Finally, it's time to cast off again! From June 5th to 7th, 2026, the Harburg inland port will be transformed into a vibrant maritime festival. Visitors can expect a colorful family festival with historic museum ships, sailing and rescue boats, open ship tours, and free harbor cruises.

On the water, parades, demonstrations, and sporting events provide entertainment, while on land, numerous live bands on several stages perform rock, folk, hip-hop, and maritime music. The program is rounded out by DJs, street performers, poetry readings, children's activities, and hands-on offerings from many local clubs and organizations.

A diverse range of food and drink options – from street food and cakes to beverage stands – completes the weekend.

A festival for shipping fans, music lovers and families – right in the heart of Hamburg-Harburg.

400 Jahre Reeperbahn - Teil 1

Everyone knows the Reeperbahn, but the story behind its name is unfamiliar to many! To mark the 400th anniversary of the Reeperbahn(s), the Museum of Hamburg History, in cooperation with local historian Eva Decker and renowned city historian Dominik Kloss, is offering a program dedicated to the origins and forerunners of the St. Pauli district: what role did the ropewalkers and their ropewalks play over the past 400 years, and how did they shape St. Pauli? What traces of their history can still be found today in the district and its eastern neighbors? The tour is divided into two 90-minute parts, taking place on consecutive Sundays. Alternating between the first and last two centuries since 1626, the tours explain the reasons for the repeated relocation of this unique craft outside the city walls and the development of the St. Pauli suburb – always following in the footsteps of the ropemakers and their guild, as well as the milieu in which they lived and worked. Note: Tours must be booked individually. Duration: 90 minutes. Cost: €10 per person (€5 reduced). Meeting point Part 1: In front of the Museum of Hamburg History, Holstenwall 24, 20355 Hamburg (end of Millerntor Guardhouse). Meeting point Part 2: In front of the Millerntor Guardhouse, Millerntorplatz 20, 20359 Hamburg (end of Beatles Square). Recommended for adults and young people aged 14 and over. Part 2 of the tour can be found here.

48h Wilhelmsburg

It's starting again - the 48h Wilhelmsburg is starting for the 16th time - this year from June 12th to 14th, 2026.

For 15 years, 48h Wilhelmsburg has showcased the musical diversity of Hamburg's Elbe islands: musicians of every culture, genre, level of experience, and age group perform in everyday locations for their immediate neighbors. We travel from Veddel, through the Reiherstieg district, to Kirchdorf-Süd. Four walking tours, three waterways, and two bike rides offer a vast array of music to discover. Whether you cycle across the island, swaying to psych-rock, hip hop, and gypsy swing amidst massive concrete structures and tranquil gardens, or paddle on the water and listen to the diverse musical sounds, there's something for everyone. Live music can also be experienced at six larger open-air concert venues.

Program for 2025: https://48h.mvde.de/programm/

8. Chopin Festival Hamburg

Chopin was an innovator of piano technique and probably the first composer for whom the piano was the kingdom of composition. His connections to Germany were intense, but this is rarely mentioned.

PERFORMERS

Talia Or soprano

Abel Tomàs violin

Yunhe Tang violin

Alexey Stadler violoncello

Niklas Schmidt violoncello

Hubert Rutkowski piano

Emma Stratton piano

Olena Kushpler piano

Malte Henrik Gohr piano

Hồ Khánh Vân piano

PROGRAM

Frédéric Chopin
Introduction et polonaise brillante in C major, Op. 3

Johannes Brahms
Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 78

- Interval -

Frédéric Chopin
Prélude in C minor, Op. 28/20

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Sonata in C minor, Wq. 60

Fanny Hensel
Nacht ist wie ein Stilles Meer

Fanny Hensel
Wandrers Nachtlied

Fanny Hensel
Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh’

Gustav Mahler
Frühlingsmorgen

Gustav Mahler
Ablösung im Sommer

Gustav Mahler
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen

Johann Adolf Hasse
Sonata in D minor, Op. 7/5

Georg Philipp Telemann
Fantasy for Solo Violin in F minor

Frédéric Chopin
Mazurka in F minor, Op. 68/4

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Variations concertantes for Violoncello and Piano in D major, Op. 17

Frédéric Chopin
Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in G minor, Op. 65, Largo

A Nail to Hang the Day On

Embedded within even the most basic household item is an emotional charge that binds it to the lives of those who use it, far exceeding the function of the object itself. Habit, trauma, fantasy, desire, or memory lodge themselves into our belongings, and the cold surfaces of a toaster or a cutting board transform, become abstract, and fossilise over time, from possessions into something else. The less directly useful an object slowly becomes, the more it accumulates meaning, specificity, and identity—and a broken chair can sometimes mean and matter more than a new one.