Both Flea markets and weekly food markets have been around in Hamburg long before it became the cool thing to do in other cities. It is a lifestyle here, where many Germans often get their weekly groceries from their neighborhood outdoor markets. Most neighborhoods in Hamburg have a weekly market where fresh and regional produce [...]
You know when you have tapped into a need when your first event draws over 100,000 people. That is what Jochen Manske, who organized the first Food Truck festival, found out. Thanks to him and the team of the historic Spielbudenplatz, Street Food Session was born, giving us weekly doses of creative and delicious eats. [...]
The first thing you notice is the enthusiasm. High fives, hugs, smiles and positive energy. You wouldn't believe that most of them meet weekly, every Wednesday night at the Superbude and that they often stay in contact outside of these meetings, their friendships growing from a common interest. Welcome to Tide Runners, a magical group [...]
The Taste “Fest Der Künste” festival takes place upcoming weekend on the 27th & 28th of August 2016 in Hamburg. It made its debut in 2015. They had 2,500 people attend solidifying their importance in the festival scene of Hamburg. Sandra Fröde the organizer of theatrical and film background, tapped into a missing vein; giving [...]
Twenty-five years ago independent filmmakers in Hamburg came together to create a no budget film festival in comparison to the mainstream festivals. As with all good ideas, it became popular for its earnestness and has since grown to be a large budget festival while retaining the heart of a small budget. Filmfest Hamburg occurs annually [...]
Hamburg’s annual MS DOCKVILLE Festival for Music and Art is celebrating it’s tenth anniversary from 19-21 August 2016. Located directly in front of the river Elbe in Wilhelmsburg, the three day festival hosts an international line-up with 23 bands from the USA, Austrailia, Israel, and Europe. This year’s program covers a large gamut popular styles [...]
„Multiphonics„ is a Hamburg concert series for free jazz/free improvised music and performance. Over the years the series has taken place in a number of unusual venues, from locations as diverse as MS Stubnitz, the former GDR fishing ship turned music venue, to DESY, the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, operating particle accelerators used to [...]
The Open Air Stage is a spacious open air concert venue located in Hamburg's luscious Stadtpark. The theater is easily accessible from Borweg (U3), Alte Wöhr (S1), or Saarlandstraße (U3) and a short walk. Concerts happen here in the summer and every ticket includes public transport to and from the location. One of Hamburg`s most [...]
A glowing musician in Hamburg - I reckon most of you have watched these two fantastic ladies- Kiddo Kat and Heidi Joubert- playing stunningly on the subways of Frankfurt, accompanied by a random passanger, who later turned out to be Maltese musician Ozzy Lino. Being filmed as they were performing their songs above the ordinary, [...]
Hamburg in the Twenties - Views and Visions 17 November 2015 until 30 October 2016 In 1919 quite accurately 1 million people are living in Hamburg. 42.000 men do not return from the battles in World War I. The economy lies fallow, large payments to the victorious powers arrest development and often, the urban population [...]
