Last updated: December 01, 2024
Discover the festive atmosphere in Eimsbuettel with our comprehensive winter guide. We have compiled all important events and activities for residents and visitors to help you make the most of the advent season.
In the heart of Eimsbuettel, the marketplace transforms into a cozy meeting point with traditional wooden stalls and regional specialties. Along Osterstraße, additional Christmas markets extend, while the Mercado shopping center offers winter decorations and a diverse cultural program. The neighboring districts like Hoheluft and Lokstedt complement the offerings with their own atmospheric events.
Contact information and details below.
Flying Santa Claus and historic carousel.
The Historical Christmas Market at the Town Hall offers a variety of stalls with handicrafts, wood carvings, and Christmas decorations. Culinary highlights like roasted almonds, gingerbread, and Nuremberg mulled wine are also available. Daily at 16, 18, and 20 hours, the flying Santa Claus flies over the market.
Where: Hamburg | More Info: Christmas Market at City Hall
Unique handmade items and original gift ideas.
The Spitalerstraße Christmas Market offers 150 small workshops featuring handmade items and unique gift ideas. The Spitalerstraße pedestrian zone is transformed into a magical shopping street by glittering decorations.
Where: Hamburg | More Info: Spitalerstraße Christmas Market
Live artisanal work and seasonal treats.
The Christmas market at Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz offers a festive atmosphere with numerous huts that form a nostalgic Christmas village made of old timber-framed houses. Here, artisans showcase their skills live, while offering gift items and seasonal treats from mulled wine to roasted apples. The Nostalgiekarussell, life-sized Christmas nativity scene, and high Christmas tree are the market's landmarks.
Where: Hamburg | More Info: Winter Forest Christmas Market
Erotic and live music at a Christmas market
On SANTA PAULI, the boundaries between traditional Christmas and lively neighborhood life blend from November 11th to December 23rd. SANTA PAULI attracts with live music and hot angels on the stage show. The stalls offer everything typical for a neighborhood Christmas market – including erotic gift ideas. Those who want to enjoy the colorful neighborhood scene with a hot drink after shopping are perfectly on the Winterdeck.
Where: Hamburg | More Info: Santa Pauli Christmas Market
Giant illuminated geese that flap their wings every hour.
The Christmas market at Gänsemarkt offers a variety of specialties like suckling pig and gingerbread, imaginative decorations, and handmade highlights. The entire offer is embedded in a poetic Christmas concept that also honors the famous poet Lessing.
Where: Hamburg | More Info: Gänsemarkt Christmas Market
Unique maritime atmosphere and diverse gift ideas.
The Fleetinsel Christmas Market is an oasis in the heart of Hamburg's city center, located directly on the Michaelis bridge and just a stone's throw from the Stadthöfe, the Grosse Bleichen, and the Neuer Wall. Here you will find warm hospitality, a variety of gift and decoration ideas, and selected Advent delicacies.
Where: Hamburg | More Info: Fleetinsel Christmas Market
The highlight of the Christmas market is the illuminated storefront theater with moving figures and lovingly designed stage sets.
The St. Petri Christmas Market offers a beautifully designed Christmas world around St. Petri Church. Here you'll find a large selection of high-quality toys, outstanding handicrafts, and festive decorations. The gourmet kitchens offer enticing aromas of hot drinks and food that put your taste buds in a festive mood.
Where: Hamburg | More Info: St Petri Christmas Market
International flair and diverse culinary offerings.
The Ottenser Christmas market offers a variety of gift ideas, handicrafts, and culinary offerings from around the world. Street food from Uganda meets Mexican cuisine, and the international flair is evident everywhere. Special highlights like the dwarf hut, Santa Claus, and the puppet theater make the market particularly attractive.
Where: Hamburg | More Info: Ottensen Christmas Market
Special craftsmanship and classical live music in the castle courtyard.
The Bergedorfer Christmas Market offers a Nordic atmosphere with Lussebulle, Köttbullar, Pippi Langstrumpf, Santa Claus, and glittering snowflakes. The event takes place in the heart of Bergedorf, central to the shopping street "Alte Holstenstraße," and ends in the Bergedorfer Castle Garden. The cozy atmosphere of a Scandinavian Christmas village is created by festive lights, northern stars, and aurora borealis.
Where: Bergedorf | More Info: Bergedorf Castle Christmas Market
Unique Christmas market atmosphere with diverse offerings.
The Christmas market at the Überseeboulevard marketplace offers a variety of Christmas items and culinary specialties.
Where: Hamburg | More Info: Christmas Market at Überseeboulevard
Unique performance of the Weihnachtsoratorium with a comprehensive orchestra and choir.
As part of the Weihnachtsoratorium performances at St. Michaelis Church, the cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach are presented in an awe-inspiring musical performance.
Where: Hamburg | More Info: Christmas Oratorio at St. Michael's Church
Contemplative choral music with Esther Schweins.
The festive Christmas concert at the Laeiszhalle features a variety of choral music and Christmas carols performed by Esther Schweins, the well-known actress. The concert is contemplative and atmospheric in the Laeiszhalle.
Where: Hamburg | More Info: Festive Christmas Concert at Laeiszhalle
Unique interpretation of Christmas songs by an acoustic instrumental quartet.
Quadro Nuevo performs Christmas songs in a unique and heartfelt interpretation. Known and lesser-known pieces are charmingly presented by the four virtuosos. With songs like "Es ist ein’ Ros’ entsprungen" and "Maria durch ein’ Dornwald ging," Quadro Nuevo looks back in time and musically sets the human search for comfort and love.
Where: Hamburg | More Info: Christmas Concert at NICA Jazz Club
Diverse theater programs with exclusive premiere previews and behind-the-scenes insights.
The Hamburg Theatre Night offers a variety of theater programs, from exclusive premiere previews to exciting insights behind the scenes. Over 200 program highlights await theater enthusiasts.
Where: Hamburg | More Info: Hamburg Theatre Night
Diverse concerts and cultural events on various stages.
The Reeperbahn Festival is a diverse music festival that transforms Hamburg's Reeperbahn into an international music hub. It features concerts, shows, film and art events, as well as parties. The event promotes diversity, sustainability, and gender equality.
Where: Hamburg | More Info: Reeperbahn Festival
Ten Hamburg star chefs cook together for their guests.
The Open Mouth Festival offers a unique platform that unites people through the power of food, culture, and community. It celebrates the diversity of culinary traditions and promotes direct contact between producers and consumers.
Where: Hamburg | More Info: Open Mouth Festival
Unique tugboat ballet
The Hafengeburtstag is the world's largest harbor festival, where Hamburg celebrates its harbor. The Elbe becomes a stage and the harbor promenade a colorful maritime festival mile. Majestic cruise ships, lovingly restored museum ships, and beautiful windjammers present themselves at the parades in their best form.
Where: Hamburg | More Info: Hamburg Port Birthday