Hamburg Port Festival

The history of the holiday could be dated back to May 7, 1189, when Emperor Barbarossa exempted the tax levied on the ships sailing between Elbe River and North Sea. Since 1977, the weekend after every May 7 became the most famous and the most traditional port holiday of Hamburg, with an annual participants of near one million. Major festival activities are held between Speicherstadt and St Pauli. During the festival, there will be fleets sailing on Elbe River, and many famous ships (such as Queen Marie 2) will dock at Hamburg Port for on-board visiting of tourists. Activities on the wharf include various live performance of bands, program shows and Ferris wheel night-view. Usually, the climax of the festival is the fireworks show on weekend evening. Please log onto the website for detailed activity arrangement.