Plans for new suburb in Hamburg announced

13.09.2017

Plans for a new Grasbrook suburb, opposite the eastern HafenCity, were announced Tuesday (September 12, 2017) in HafenCity University. The suburb will form a bridge to the Elbe islands and make the district of Veddel more inclusive. The plans foresee 6,000 apartments, 16,000 workplaces, shopping facilities, primary schools and nurseries.

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Hamburg hosting more meetings, incentives, conventions and events

01.09.2017

700,000 additional overnight stays accounting for added value, clear gains

Miniaturwunderland - Germany's most popular tourist attraction

28.08.2017

Survey by German National Tourist Board puts four sights in Hamburg in top 100

International visitors have voted Miniatur Wunderland, the world’s biggest model railway, the number one tourist attraction in Germany for the second consecutive year – a tremendous honour not only for the exhibit but also Hamburg and Germany. Europapark Rust, an adventure park, followed in second place and Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria came third, according to a survey by the German National Tourist Board (GNTB).

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Christopher Street Day - cancelled

1 August, 2020
Pride week with a three-day street festival in city center. The parade on the closing weekend, which was attended by 180,000 people last year, marks the highlight of this colourful event.

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Wacken Open Air - cancelled

30 Jul. - 1 Aug., 2020

Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) is a summer open-air heavy metal music festival with approx. 90,000 annual visitors.The international festival has a unique rate of foreigners of over 30%, with up to 10% non-Europeans, from about 30-40 different countries all around the world. Many metal fans travel around half the globe just to stand on cow meadows before stages of Wacken in the middle of nowhere 80 km northwest of Hamburg.

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Beatles Festival - to be postponed

15-16 August, 2020

60 years ago, the Beatles gave their first concert in Hamburg, which marked the start of their incredible career. This anniversary will be celebrated throughout 2020. The kick-off is a three-day festival from 27 to 29 March. Various artists and bands will remind us of the music and spirit of the Fab Four. The unique festival programme in Hamburg will range from concerts to exhibitions, readings and much more.

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ITU World Triathlon

4-5 September, 2020
The Hamburg Triathlon has been a mainstay of the triathlon calendar for pros and amateurs alike since 2002, when it was accepted into the Triathlon ITU World Championship Series, thus joining an exclusive circle of eight iconic venues around the globe.

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Haspa Marathon

13 September, 2020
Around 25,000 athletes and more than 750,000 spectators from all over the world gather every year for Germany's largest spring marathon. Its course leads past Hamburg's top sights - and the event has only seen very little rain since its inauguration over 30 years ago.

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