Bye-bye boredom – The 71 best & coolest Hamburg activities

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What kinds of Hamburg activities?

In this article you’ll find a good mix of the following activities:

• Indoor and outdoor activities in Hamburg that you can do in good and in bad weather.
• Hamburg things to do for couples and dates
• Hamburg activities for families with children
• Great ideas for team events and bachelor parties

Many of these Hamburg activities are also great as gifts for birthdays, Christmas, weddings, etc.

Since I live in Hamburg myself, I regularly try out a wide variety of Hamburg activities. And new ones are constantly being added, because the city really has a lot to offer. So feel free to save this article and come back later.

If you’re looking for the typical Hamburg sights for a weekend city trip, take a look here:

Hamburg sights: The 18 best highlights of the Hanseatic city for a weekend

And if you’ve been living in Hamburg for a while and have already done all the Hamburg activities, here are a few Hamburg insider tips:

51 Hamburg insider tips that only locals know about

If you need a proper breakfast to get going at the start of the day, you’ll find what you’re looking for here:

Breakfast in Hamburg: The 24 cutest Hamburg cafés for breakfast & brunch

But enough introductory words. Now let’s get straight to the Hamburg activities:

1. Reeperbahn – Hamburg’s famous red light district

Of course. A visit to the Reeperbahn at night is the ultimate attraction in Hamburg, because the Reeperbahn is the city’s legendary red light district, which has many stories to tell. There are a lot of disreputable bars and clubs here, but also cool pubs.

The best way to find out where it’s at is on a guided tour, preferably with a local guide who can show you the most infamous and historic places on the sinful mile.

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The Sex and Crime in St. Pauli Tour for ages 18 and up is the best-rated tour through the Hamburg neighborhood of St. Pauli.

⭐ Rating: 4.7/5

🎉 Highlights:

• ✅ Local guide
• ✅ Visit to the legendary boxing cellar under the Ritze
• ✅ 2 alcoholic drinks

📅 Duration: 2 hours

💰 Price: From €23 per person

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One of my personal favorite tours, which is also perfect for a bachelor party, is:

• The big Reeperbahn tour with the Kiezjungs

There are many other providers of Reeperbahn tours, which are all quite similar but differ in small details. For example, you can also take tours with drag queens. All the tours on this list are top tours. You can’t go wrong with your selection.

• Reeperbahn “Lust & Laster” (Lust & Vice) tour
• St. Pauli by night with a drag queen (in German)
• In the footsteps of “Olivia” Reeperbahn tour

2. Elbphilharmonie – breathtaking concert venue

The Elphi, as the world-famous concert hall is affectionately known by the people of Hamburg, is always worth a visit. The panoramic view of the city and the harbor from the plaza is not only always fantastic, but also free of charge. However, you still need tickets, as only a limited number of visitors can take the large escalator to the 37-metre-high platform at any one time. You can get these free of charge at the ticket counters on site until October 5, 2026. After that, they are expected to cost €5 per person. You can also book the tickets online.

If you would like to find out more about the Elbphilharmonie, a guided tour is also worthwhile. Here are a few selected providers:

• Elbphilharmonie tour with a guide (1 hour)
• Elphi – Plaza – guided tour with Störtebeker beer (1 hour)
• Elphi Plaza and HafenCity culinary – The Food Tour (3 hours)

You should definitely book at least one concert in the Elbphilharmonie. The concerts in the large hall with its 2150 seats are particularly great. The hall is built according to the vineyard principle, with the orchestra in the middle and the seats arranged on different terraces towards the top. The design ensures special acoustics, which were the brainchild of the well-known Japanese acoustic designer Yasuhisa Toyota:

• An overview of all events and tickets can be found here

3. Speicherstadt & harbor by boat

Hamburg is a maritime city with a long tradition. So what could be more natural than exploring the city by water? If you walk along the Elbe, someone will try to sell you a boat tour every 10 meters. It’s worth listening to the cool slogans of the boat tour sellers, but you can also get your ticket in advance online – sometimes even cheaper than on site.

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On the big evening lights harbor cruise, you will explore Hamburg by night and marvel at the city’s lights reflected in the water.

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🎉 These highlights await you:

• ✅ Cruise through the illuminated Speicherstadt
• ✅ See landmarks such as the Elbphilharmonie from the water
• ✅ Live commentary in German

📅 Duration: 1.5 hours

💰 Price: From €24 per person

➡️ More info about the evening lights cruise

There are many different tours from various providers, lasting from 1 to 2 hours. Tours into the Speicherstadt are usually possible with the flat barges (Barkassen). More comfortable tours run on the larger boats and, depending on the option you choose, go as far as the Blankenese district and through parts of the port of Hamburg. All of them have German tour guides but offer audio guides in English and other languages:

• 1.5-hour harbor and warehouse district tour
• 1-hour harbor tour with a steamship
• 2-hour XXL harbor tour through the port of Hamburg
• 2-hour sightseeing cruise to Blankenese

There are also more tours after sunset, which take a little longer. Unfortunately, those are only available with German tour guides:

• Evening lights harbor cruise (1 hour)
• 90-minute evening harbor tour with lights
• 1.5-hour harbor cruise after dark

4. Hop-on hop-off city tour

You can explore many of the best sights on a hop-on hop-off bus tour. These typical double-decker buses actually travel through almost every major city. An English audio guide is also available for this tour.

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Experience the best of Hamburg on a hop-on/hop-off sightseeing tour. Ride a double-decker bus and get off at any of the line’s 20 stops to explore the city.

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🎉 These highlights await you:

• ✅ Experience Hamburg’s highlights from a double-decker bus
• ✅ Audio guide on board
• ✅ Flexible: hop on and off whenever you like
• ✅ Valid for a whole day

📅 Duration: 1 day

💰 Price: From €21 per person

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The cool thing about such a tour is not only that you get information on the bus, but also that you can simply get off at one of the 20 stops at any time if you like it somewhere. Later, you can simply get back on the next bus with the same day ticket.

5. Musical

Hamburg is probably the best-known city for visiting musicals. The absolute perennial favorite is The Lion King (running since 2001).

Here you can find tickets for the two most popular shows. Simply check the calendar on the booking page for a date of your choice. On weekends there are usually several performances a day:

Disney’s The Lion King (from €55.99 per person): Tells the story of Simba, who goes into exile after his father’s death, returns, and becomes king – accompanied by colorful costumes and rousing music.

MJ – The Michael Jackson Musical (from €49.99 per person): An absolute must for Michael Jackson fans. MJ’s greatest hits, energetic dance numbers, and a life full of passion and drama.

Prices can vary greatly depending on the booking date and the day of the week of the performance. It’s best to book your ticket early. As both venues are on the other side of the Elbe, you will be taken across the river by ferry beforehand. This is included in the price.

The musicals are in German, but there is a lot of singing and amazing show effects. You will have a good time even though you won’t understand much – especially if you are a hardcore Disney fan.

There are always other cool musical performances at the Neue Flora, the St. Pauli Theater, the Inselpark Arena or the Operettenhaus. The following other musicals are currently running in Hamburg or will soon be coming to the Hanseatic city:

Disney’s Tarzan (from €63.99 per person): After a shipwreck, an orphan boy is raised by a family of gorillas and later has to choose between his ape family in the jungle and a life with the researcher Jane. Add to that Phil Collins’ Oscar-winning music and spectacular aerial acrobatics – at Hamburg’s Neue Flora.

Back to the Future – The Musical: Teenager Marty McFly lands in 1955 in Doc Brown’s DeLorean, which has been converted into a time machine, and has to make sure that his young parents fall in love – otherwise his own existence will be wiped out. Add to that a life-size DeLorean, hits like “The Power of Love” and lots of special effects – at Hamburg’s Stage Operettenhaus on the Reeperbahn since March 2026.

You can already make a note of the following new musicals for later, and some of them offer cheaper preview tickets:

• Moulin Rouge! – From October 2026 at the Theater am Großmarkt
• The Devil Wears Prada – From December 12, 2026 at the Neue Flora

If you’re looking for a hotel close to the venue of The Lion King and the Michael Jackson musical, I recommend one near Landungsbrücken/Brücke 1, as this is where the ferry, which is included in the ticket price, departs from. Just a stone’s throw away are the Hotel Hafentor, the Hotel Hafen Hamburg, from whose Tower Bar you also have a fantastic view of Hamburg and the harbor, and the hostel Jugendherberge Hamburg Auf dem Stintfang for those on a slightly smaller budget.

6. Brewery visits or beer tours

Hamburg also has plenty of beers that need to be tapped. The city has some cool breweries that are typical of the region and deeply rooted in their neighborhoods. From tropical craft beer to classic pilsner, you’ll find everything in Hamburg.

The best thing to do is book a brewery tour with an expert who will take you to the secret beer hotspots of Hamburg. There are a number of different providers of such tours:

• Beer-tasting tour in St. Pauli
• Schanzenviertel food and beer tour

A visit to the following breweries is also worthwhile without a tour:

Ratsherrn – This is probably Hamburg’s most popular beer among locals. The brewery is located on the Schanzen-Höfe in the middle of the Schanzenviertel and you can enjoy the different Ratsherrn varieties in the cozy beer garden. Guided tours of the brewery are also available.

Überquell – You can get pizza and beer at the Überquell brewery right next to Hamburg’s fish market. You can choose one of 7 regularly brewed beers or one of the seasonal and limited beers. Tip: Order the sample set, where you can try out 5 different beers. There are also guided tours of the brewery workshops.

Astra – This beer from St. Pauli is probably also known beyond the region. On a brewery tour with beer sommelier Dani and her team through the Astra St. Pauli microbrewery, you will learn all about brewing, beer and Astra.

Landgang Brauerei: A craft beer brewery in Altona that is known mainly among locals. In the brewery, which was only built in 2016, you can also book brewery tours, tastings and brewing courses. Table football or darts tournaments are also held here from time to time.

7. Make your own chocolate at the Chocoversum

Did you know? Germans eat about 1.5 to 2 bars of chocolate per week.

You can find out this and many more exciting facts during a 90-minute tour with a personal guide in the Chocoversum. The tour begins with a tempting tasting session at the milk chocolate fountain – a sweet prelude to what is yet to come. From there, you will be immersed in various rooms that trace the entire journey of chocolate:

• From cocoa cultivation…
• …to global trade…
• …and the elaborate production process.

At every step of the chocolate production process, you can of course also smell and taste.

Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. Everyone really loves it!

The highlight: After the first 30 minutes or so, you can create your own chocolate in the chocolate workshop – with all kinds of ingredients, from sprinkles to wasabi. The bar of chocolate is then stored in the fridge and at the end of the tour you can take it with you.

Conclusion: Especially (but not only) in the cold winter months, this chocolatey tour will chase away your winter blues.

8. Green Bunker Feldstraße

A bunker in the middle of the city is usually an eyesore. But not in Hamburg, where the old flak tower from World War II is an impressive example of how a historic concrete structure can be transformed into a green urban oasis. Between 2019 and 2024, the roof of the bunker was expanded. The façade and roof are now covered with around 23,000 plants, mainly evergreen species such as cypresses, junipers, and pines, which keep the bunker green even in winter.

And the best part: climbing the stairs up the bunker is free. From the city garden on the roof of the bunker you have a fantastic view over Hamburg.

The bunker also houses a hotel: the Reverb by Hard Rock Hotel. This also includes the restaurant “La Sala” and the restaurant “Karo&Paul” by TV chef Frank Rosin.

9. Port des Lumières in the new Westfield shopping center

The new Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier is a large shopping and entertainment center in HafenCity that opened on April 8, 2025. Here, you can shop on 94,000 square meters of space spread across 13 buildings with a total floor area of 419,000 square meters.

Westfield is home to Port des Lumières, Hamburg’s first permanent immersive art center and the largest of its kind in northern Germany. Works by renowned artists are displayed in large-format, immersive projections using state-of-the-art digital technology in an exhibition space covering 1,700 square meters.

Here, you can take a step back in time and immerse yourself in the paintings of Klimt and Hundertwasser. There is also an interactive kids’ studio where children can experience their own artwork digitally.

Tickets are available here:

10. Dialogue in the Dark & Dialogue in Silence

Sharpen your senses with the Dialogue in the Dark. During a guided tour with a blind person, you will find out what it’s like not to be able to see in everyday life. In a kind of parkour, you will do all sorts of exciting things that are fun but also really give you a different perspective on the world of blind people.

The tour is also available in English – you can book the English tour directly with the provider here.

New is the Dialogue in Silence, where you immerse yourself in a world without sound and, together with a deaf guide, discover how much power lies in facial expressions, gestures and sign language.

Also cool is the Dinner in the Dark, which you can book with the same provider. As the name suggests, you will be served dinner in the dark. You’ll have to find out what you’re actually being served without your eyesight, which is super exciting. But don’t worry: there’s nothing disgusting about it.

11. SUP, kayak, canoe, pedal boat or rowing boat

Hamburg is the city with the largest number of bridges in the world – many of them over canals. There are even more here than in Amsterdam or Venice. It’s particularly worth exploring them along the Outer Alster – on the water by kayak or rowing boat.

Many locals often bring their own inflatable boats or other water-suitable vehicles. However, there are also numerous rental stations where you can hire kayaks, SUPs, rowing boats and the like.

SUPs, pedal boats, rowing boats, kayaks, canoes:

• Supperclub
• SUP-Club Hamburg
• SupCo Alster
• SUP-Strand
• Zur Gondel
• Kanuhelden
• Bobby Reich on the Outer Alster
• Anleger Hamburg
• Hansa Steg

SUPs only:

• Fikki Beach
• Bernies SUP
• SUP-Dudes
• Alster-Surfer

Special features:

• Alsterradler
• Heiuki – SUPs from a vending machine

12. Street kart or hot rod tour

How about speeding through Hamburg at 14 hp and checking out all the sights? If so, this street kart tour with a guide, where you get to sit behind the wheel of a street kart and do just that, is perfect for you. It doesn’t just sound like a lot of fun, it is.

But you can also do it with small hot rods. You can book a ticket for this here. The meeting point is at the Hamburg Landungsbrücken, in the “StrandPauli” car park, at St. Pauli Hafenstraße 89. You can drive between 10:00 and 18:00 (2 hours longer in summer).

To participate, you only need a valid class 3/B driver’s license. Helmets are provided free of charge.

13. Escape room (indoor)

Escape rooms have been a popular activity for young and old for years, especially for team events. You are locked in a room with a group and have to solve various puzzles and find hidden objects together in a limited amount of time in order to win.

There is a huge selection of escape room providers in Hamburg. Most of them offer several rooms with different stories and adventures (also in English). Some are even on a ship:

• teamescape
• Hidden in Hamburg (on a ship)
• Skurrilllum
• Fluchtweg Hamburg
• Adventurerooms Hamburg
• Team Breakout
• Opolum
• Deadline Escape
• ESCRoom
• Pause & Play
• Big Break

14. Outdoor escape games

The popular escape games are not only available indoors, but also outdoors. The whole thing is basically like a scavenger hunt. You are told the starting point and have to solve various puzzles using a tablet or an app. This is a fun way to get to know the city.

Here, too, you can choose from a large number of providers:

• Scavenger hunt: self-guided tour of the harbor
• Scavenger hunt through HafenCity

15. Hamburg museums

Even when it’s raining, which is not uncommon in Hamburg, you’re sure to find a great Hamburg activity. A visit to a museum is a particularly good idea, and there are quite a few of them in Hamburg. Whether you like nature, art, technology or just chocolate – there is definitely something for everyone in the selection of museums.

The best Hamburg museums at a glance:

• Spicy’s Spice Museum – here you can immerse yourself in the world of spices (English audio guides available)
• Cap San Diego – impressive ship from 1961 on which you can explore all areas of the ship (only in German)
• Chocoversum – everything about chocolate
• Speicherstadtmuseum – learn all about the old trading days of this district in a warehouse from 1888
• International Maritime Museum – 3000 years of shipping history on 9 exhibition decks
• German Customs Museum (Deutsches Zollmuseum)
• Museum of Illusions – In this museum, nothing is as it seems
• Museum of Hamburg History – From the beginnings to the gateway to the world, you can learn all about Hamburg’s development over the centuries here
• Altona Museum – Museum about the westernmost district of Hamburg
• Hamburger Kunsthalle – Changing exhibitions
• Deichtorhallen – Museum for international, modern art & photography
• Panoptikum – Germany’s oldest wax museum with historical personalities and celebrities of today
• Museum of Nature – Fascinating animal specimens on 2000 m²
• Paradox Museum – Optical illusions, entertaining exhibits and lots of fun and games
• Submarine – Museum in an old Soviet submarine
• Montblanc Haus – History of the Montblanc company and of writing in general
• Automuseum PROTOTYP – Car museum with German vintage racing cars, Porsche and Volkswagen
• Bucerius Kunst Forum – A renowned exhibition venue on Rathausmarkt with changing art exhibitions

Incidentally, on Reformation Day, many of Hamburg’s museums are free of charge (more information: Seeforfree).

16. Miniatur Wunderland

Here you will feel like Gulliver on his travels through Lilliput. However, the whole world is on display in Miniatur Wunderland. From Italy to Rio de Janeiro to the fictitious Knuffingen, you will find numerous lovingly designed miniature worlds here.

And in between, the little trains keep running through the area. In fact, Miniatur Wunderland is the largest model railroad in the world. You definitely shouldn’t miss it, even if you’re not a model train fan.

17. Hamburg Dungeon

The Hamburg Dungeon takes you into the dark past of the Hanseatic city. Here, actors portray events such as the Black Plague, the Great Fire or the Inquisition – and it gets pretty spooky in the process. You will encounter pirates, ghosts and hair-raising characters from times long past.

18. Wine tasting or wine seminar

OK. Hamburg is not really known for its great vineyards. But as a city of commerce, you can still find wines from all over the world here. And even the German wines are worth tasting. If you want to learn more about wine itself, a wine seminar or wine tasting in Hamburg is a great option. Here is a selection of providers:

• Weinladen St. Pauli
• Villa Verde
• Rindchen’s Weinkontor
• Vineyard Weinbar

19. Coffee roastery

Hamburg also stands for coffee tradition. After all, coffee is one of the main import goods in Germany and Hamburg is an important transshipment point for coffee beans. So it makes sense to open coffee roasteries right at the source, so to speak. And there are several of them all over the city.

Here is a small selection of Hamburg coffee roasteries that you can also visit:

• Kopiba – Deathpresso – the first coffee roastery in Hamburg’s Schanzenviertel district
• Speicherstadt Kaffeerösterei – Very well-known specialty roastery with a focus on single-origin coffees and fine coffee blends
• Kaffeemuseum Burg – Museum and roastery in Eppendorf
• Torrefaktum – Best coffee roastery of the year 2022 (according to Feinschmecker magazine)
• Carroux Caffee
• Nord Coast
• elbgold
• Dämer Kaffeerösterei
• Black Delight
• Kaffeeheimat – With the brands Landrösterei and KaffeeBrewda

20. Beaches in and around Hamburg

Yes, there are beaches in Hamburg where you can enjoy the sun in summer and a walk in winter. You will mainly find them along the Elbe river.

The best-known beach is probably the Elbstrand in Övelgönne, from the restaurant “Strandperle” to the boulder “Alter Schwede”.

The Falkensteiner Ufer is also very popular with beachgoers. In addition to a sandy beach, there is also a campsite.

In general, however, you should be very careful when swimming in the Elbe. The current can get very strong very quickly here, which many people underestimate.

A little further south-east in Hamburg are the Boberger Dünen sand dunes with the Boberger See lake. Thanks to the shifting sand dunes here, you get a bit of a beach feeling at the lake.

If you want to take a day trip, you can also get to Lübeck relatively easily by regional train and from there on to Travemünde and Timmendorfer Strand, directly on the Baltic Sea. The journey takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

21. Second-hand shops

You can go shopping almost anywhere in Hamburg. But sustainable shopping is only possible in certain stores. A few of the coolest ones are listed here:

• mano a mano e.K. – Cool little store where you are greeted by the trusting pet dog. There is clothing for women, men and children as well as jewelry.
• Klamottensen – exclusively second-hand clothing for women.
• Kilo Shop – Second-hand clothing from the German Red Cross. Sold by weight.
• Second Schanze – Second-hand store in Eimsbüttel
• Humana – Very large store, also with branded clothing and with several locations in Hamburg
• fuxvintage – Second-hand children’s clothing
• 2nd Fit – Second-hand & vintage shop
• Oxfam – Second-hand and more
• Minifinds – Second-hand treasures for kids
• Secondella – Second-hand designer fashion & accessories

And while you’re thinking about new clothes, why not also think about what to do with the old ones you no longer need? You can donate them to a good cause at Hanseatic Help.

22. Ice cream parlors

The Wilhelmsburger Eisdealer in Wilhelmsburg is one of my favorites. They make their ice cream fresh every day, with a huge range of cool flavors. Just thinking about the Greek yogurt ice cream with rhubarb makes my mouth water.

Oehlers Eispatisserie in Eimsbüttel is one of the best ice cream parlors in Germany (according to a survey by Falstaff magazine). They offer really cool ice cream flavors made on site with real ingredients, such as rhubarb cream (my favorite), wild berry yogurt, or light caramel. The flavors change constantly.

Or you can make your own ice cream in an ice cream workshop.

23. Parkour and free running

Die Halle in Hamburg’s Oberhafen district is one of the meeting places for the Hamburg parkour scene. A 600 m² parkour park has been set up here with a pole frame, foam pit, airtrack, fitness area and course room.

You can register for courses here or come to the free training.

24. Bike parks (mountain bike and BMX)

If you fancy some bike action, there are a few bike parks scattered around Hamburg:

• Volkspark Altona bike facility – off-road track with steep ramps and sharp bends in the middle of the Volkspark forest
• Cyclocross-Land – Facility especially for children in the north-east of Hamburg
• BMX Race Track Hamburg – BMX facility for club members

25. Black light mini golf

Germany’s largest black light adventure world awaits you in the “Schwarzlichtviertel” (which literally means black light district). There is mini golf, a virtual reality experience and a course through laser beams as well as a snack bar.

At Movie-Golf in Hamburg’s HafenCity there are various black light courses with countless film references, which you can also try to guess during your visit.

26. Mini golf

Black light mini golf is too spaced-out for you? Then normal mini golf will certainly do. Because it’s a great activity for young and old. There are lots of courses all over the city, so here is just a small selection:

• Mini golf in Volkspark Hamburg – in the middle of the forest, right next to the mountain bike trail
• Mini golf in the Stadtpark (city park)
• Mini golf course in Hamburg Horn – in the middle of the Horner Rennbahn
• Mini golf Planten un Blomen – the mini golf course in the middle of one of the most famous parks in Hamburg
• Crazy Minigolf in Hammer Park – outdoor mini golf with colorful holes and sculptures
• Mini golf Öjendorfer Park Hamburg – mini golf in nature right next to Öjendorf Lake

27. Paintball

There are 2 paintball facilities in Hamburg:

• City Paintball – Indoor paintball hall in Bramfeld
• Paintball Movieland – 7 themed paintball fields just outside Hamburg

28. Laser tag

In laser tag, you run through an area with laser-firing markers and try to hit your opponents as often as possible. It’s a bit like paintball, but without the pain of getting hit.

There are various indoor facilities all over Hamburg:

• Tilta
• Lasertreff
• Laserzone

29. Frau Hedi – party boat

Drinking a beer to relaxed music is not necessarily anything special. But drinking a beer to relaxed music on a small party boat sailing across the Elbe – that’s more like it.

That’s exactly what Frau Hedi offers. The small boat has a bar and a DJ and sails on different routes along the harbor (and has been doing so for almost 20 years). There are also events and even readings here from time to time.

30. Table football

You can find table football in lots of pubs in Hamburg, especially on Hamburger Berg in St. Pauli and in the Sternschanze.

My favorites:

• The foosball table in the Goldfischglas – good foosball table (no smoking here)
• The foosball table in the Katze
• The foosball table in the Barbarabar
• Kick & Company: traditional pub with 3 foosball tables, darts and 2 pool tables
• Kixx Sportsbar

Sometimes foosball tables are also available in combination with bowling or billiards or in larger arcade halls. Have a look at the next 3 Hamburg activities for that.

31. Arcade games & retro games

If you want to play really cool arcade games, you’ll find some really cool options in and around Hamburg.

Brand new is the Space Adventure in Wandsbek, in the east of Hamburg. Lots of cool machines, retro games and other games are waiting to be tried out by you here. The whole thing is modeled on the Action Arena in Norderstedt. With the Fly Over Theatre, there is even a flight simulation through space.

Right on the northern border of Hamburg, in Norderstedt, you’ll find the Action Arena. There you can let the arcade buttons and sticks glow.

A fairly new gaming center is G4metime in Bramfeld. Here you can rent one of nine gaming rooms spread over 500 m² in the facility. For example, there is a room (Sonic) with four high-quality racing rigs or rooms with PCs for a LAN party (Sage and Jinx). VR experiences are also on offer.

At Cosmos Arcade in the Hamburger Meile shopping center, you can play a wide variety of arcade games, racing simulators & air hockey. There are also some really cool pinball machines.

The playable museum of the Retro Games Club is pretty cool and feels a bit like a journey back in time to your childhood. Here you will find over 500 games from the last 50 years that you can play yourself on various computers and consoles, from Super Nintendo to Commodore C64, everything is there. Nostalgia is guaranteed.

If the trip to Bremen is not too far for you, Planet Arcade is also a great option.

32. Bowling and skittles

You can simply let the ball roll in some of the larger bowling alleys in Hamburg. These often also have billiard tables and other fun and arcade games on offer.

• Gilde Bowling – In Wandsbek with 24 bowling lanes, 4 skittle alleys and 4 billiard tables
• Gilde Bowling 44 – Northern Germany’s largest bowling center with 44 bowling lanes, 2 club rooms, billiards, air hockey and video games
• U.S. Fun Bowling – 28 lanes in US style with fast food restaurant

33. Billiards and darts

There are also a number of separate facilities especially for billiards and darts throughout the city:

• Queue Billard Pub – billiards and darts
• Q-Pub Billardcafé – 18 well-maintained billiard tables and 5 dartboards (plus four foosball tables, including a mega foosball table)
• Sunset Billard – 2 facilities: 1 in Hoheluft and 1 in Wandsbek
• B7 Billard und Cocktails – Shisha plus 21 pool tables, 2 snooker tables and 1 carom table
• Café Kö Hamburg – Steel darts, e-darts and billiards
• Trio Hamburg – 30 pool & 9 snooker tables over 2 floors, plus cocktails and a 250 m² roof terrace
• Gecko Bar – Several billiard tables and dartboards. Plus cocktails and a sports bar.
• Shovel Road – Cool American-style Route 66 bar with billiards, darts and table football

34. Play board games at Würfel & Zucker

Are you a fan of board games? Then you don’t have to buy all the board games for home – you can also go to a board game café like Würfel & Zucker in Eilbek. This is a great activity, especially for groups of 4 or more people, e.g. for team events or just with friends.

You rent a table for 4 or 6 hours, choose a game, order food and drinks, and then you’re ready to start playing.

The storeroom has pretty much everything a board game lover could desire. You can choose from a total of 3,000 games.

35. Hamburg’s zoos and wildlife parks

These zoos and open-air enclosures are an exciting Hamburg activity, especially for families with children.

• Hagenbeck Zoo – large zoo with an open elephant enclosure, orangutan and kangaroo house and lots more
• Niendorfer Gehege wildlife park – 3-hectare fallow deer enclosure with circular path and wooden platform for observation
• Hirschpark deer enclosure – deer and other fallow deer in the beautiful Hirschpark
• Klövensteen game reserve – many different animals such as roe deer, mouflon, fallow deer, sika deer, red deer and wild boar live in this reserve in the west of Hamburg

Not quite in Hamburg anymore, but very close to the southern city limits, is the Wildpark Schwarze Berge, one of the largest wildlife parks in the Hamburg region. It’s in the middle of the forest, also has a large observation tower and you can even watch bears here.

36. Hamburg’s most beautiful parks

Hamburg is considered the greenest big city in Germany. No wonder, because there really are many parks and green spaces here, where you are sure to find your retreat in the middle of the busy city:

• Planten un Blomen – A highlight here are the water light concerts and water features in the park lake, which take place from May to the end of September and which you can watch for free at certain times.
• Loki Schmidt Botanical Garden
• Stadtpark (City Park) – Hamburg’s third-largest green space
• Volkspark (People’s Park) – Hamburg’s largest public park
• Jenischpark
• Hirschpark (Deer Park) – with deer and fallow deer in the Nienstedten district
• Ohlsdorf Cemetery
• Wilhelmsburg Island Park

37. Art house cinemas

Large cinemas show the blockbusters and are often overcrowded. But the exciting films with lots of dramaturgy and thought-provoking content are usually not shown there. So it’s a good thing that there are plenty of smaller art house cinemas in Hamburg – for real film fans who want cinema away from the boring mainstream. Most of these cinemas also show some of their films in the original version with subtitles (OmU):

• Metropolis (in Hamburg-Neustadt)
• Passage Kino (in Hamburg-Altstadt)
• Magazin Filmkunst (in Winterhude)
• Studio Kino (Altona-Altstadt, near the Schanzenviertel)
• Kinderfilmring – cinema for children in Schnelsen
• B-Movie (in St. Pauli)
• Zeise Kinos (in Ottensen)
• Abaton (in the Rotherbaum district)
• 3001 Kino (in the Schanzenviertel)
• Lichtmess Kino (in Ottensen)

38. Theater and opera

If you like theater and opera, you’ll get your money’s worth in Hamburg. However, most of the theater performances are in German. Here is just a selection of theaters and opera houses in Hamburg.

Theaters in Hamburg:

• Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg
• Hamburger Kammerspiele
• Harry Potter Theater
• Ernst Deutsch Theater
• Thalia Theater (once a month with English surtitles)
• Allee Theater
• Altonaer Theater
• Ohnsorg Theater
• The English Theatre of Hamburg (in English)

Opera in Hamburg:

• Opernloft Altona
• Staatsoper Hamburg

39. Cabaret

Cabaret is performed in somewhat smaller venues and is usually a little more socially critical.

• Alma Hoppes Lustspielhaus
• Theaterschiff
• Schmidt Tivoli
• St. Pauli Theater
• Centralkomitee

40. Variety theater

Variety is like normal theater, but with much more artistry, dance, acrobatics, magic and music.

• Pulverfass – Variety & drag show on the Reeperbahn
• Bunny Burlesque – Drag show with Olivia Jones, Germany’s most famous drag queen
• Varieté im Hansa Theater – for over 125 years

41. Hard Rock Café

There are often long queues outside the popular Hard Rock Café on Hamburg’s Landungsbrücken. Especially for guests who also want to eat something here.

But be smart and get a “skip the line” dining ticket for the Hard Rock Café in advance.

42. Trampoline park

Jump yourself happy: The Jumphouse is probably one of the favorite places for children of bouncing age. Here the little ones can burn off all their energy with all kinds of cool activities – there are basketball hoops, somersault areas, climbing courses, arcade games and lots more. The Jumphouse has 2 facilities – one in Poppenbüttel and one in Stellingen.

Another option is Rabatzz! In addition to lots of trampolines, there are also all kinds of climbing facilities, slides, arcade games and a bull riding machine.

By the way: both trampoline and play parks are not just for children. They can also be booked separately for adults, e.g. for team events.

Another option for jumping around and having fun are the Sprungraum trampoline facilities, the most modern trampoline park in Germany, covering over 5000 m².

43. Aquarium

Fish are not only found in the Elbe, but also in the Hagenbeck Tropical Aquarium. Here you can immerse yourself in a colorful, dazzling underwater world that has plenty to offer for young and old. On 8,000 m² you can observe over 350 different species, such as sharks in the large shark atoll, snapping crocodiles or poisonous snakes.

44. Skiing or snowboarding

Hamburg is not necessarily known for its snow-covered mountains with ski slopes. However, there are plenty of opportunities for fun on the slopes in the northern coastal region:

• Snowdome Bispingen – 300-meter-long and up to 100-meter-wide slope in the Lüneburg Heath
• Alpincenter Hamburg-Wittenburg – Located east of Hamburg on the A24 motorway, this indoor ski hall has a 330-meter-long and 50-meter-wide slope.

45. Water skiing or wakeboarding

You can also ski and board in a liquid state. There are several water ski facilities in the city and the surrounding area:

• Wasserski und Wakeboard Hamburg – facility on Lake Neuländer See south of the Elbe in Harburg
• Cablesport Arena Pinneberg – somewhat smaller facility, perfect for learning to wakeboard or water ski
• Spotz – wakeboard park in Norderstedt

46. Swimming

If you want to go swimming in Hamburg, you definitely can’t avoid the name Bäderland. The Bäderland pools are located all over the city. There are 25 of them in total.

You can also enjoy a good swim in one of the 5 pools (including a heated outdoor pool) at Aspria Uhlenhorst, a large fitness facility (also available in Alstertal).

In the aqua world of the Badebucht, you can swim laps in the 25-metre-long sports pool and let your children let off steam in the adventure pool. There are also sauna and wellness facilities. Also popular with families with children is the ARRIBA Erlebnisbad & Saunadorf. It’s no longer in Hamburg, but it’s easy to reach on the U1 towards Norderstedt.

There are also bathing lakes and bathing spots on the Elbe and in the Hamburg area where you can swim for free:

• Allermöher See bathing area, northern tip
• Boberger See (sandy beach)
• Bredenbeker Teich (a bit outside the city in the north near Ahrensburg)
• Hummelsee (swimming temporarily prohibited)
• At the jetties on the Alster, e.g. at the park on the Meenkwiese
• At the jetties on the Stadtparksee lake
• At Öjendorfer See lake

47. Wellness in the spa and sauna

Hamburg’s Bäderland pools not only offer indoor swimming pools, but also 10 varied sauna landscapes.

The Meridian Spa and Fitness is also a top address for wellness in Hamburg. There are a total of 5 locations in Hamburg where you can enjoy a sauna or steam bath, pool or beauty and wellness treatments.

A Balinese wellness oasis awaits you at the Vabali Spa. The wellness facility is 36,000 m² in size and offers everything your wellness heart desires.

Oriental pampering awaits at Das Hamam. Here you can enjoy a typical hammam treatment in the marble bath followed by a scrub, cloud foam and massage – depending on your preference.

The Aspria Uhlenhorst also has a great spa area, for which you can buy a day spa ticket even if you are not a member of the large fitness facility.

Many hotels in Hamburg also have their own spas and relaxation areas. This is a great option for couples in particular to do something romantic. Book at least one overnight stay and enjoy the various wellness areas.

• GRAND ELYSEE Hamburg – 5-star hotel with a 1,000 m² wellness area with indoor pool, saunas, whirlpool and fitness room
• Westin Hamburg – 20-meter indoor pool, 6 treatment rooms, 1 Finnish sauna (90 degrees) and 1 bio sauna (70 degrees)
• Silver Whirlpool Suite – accommodation with a private pool

48. Planetarium

Hamburg’s planetarium is located in the Stadtpark. There is a viewing platform on the very top of the roof and the planetarium offers changing shows, some of which are also great for children aged 6 and over. You can see all the shows here and book a ticket directly.

49. Climbing parks

Hamburg offers plenty of climbing facilities, not just for little climbers but also for big ones:

• HanseRock – high ropes course with 5 courses and 7 zip lines
• Kilimanschanzo – in the middle of Florapark in the Schanze, you climb on an old bunker
• Flashh – bouldering facility with over 200 boulder routes on an area of 1300 m²

50. Funfair: Hamburger Dom

The Hamburger Dom is a traditional funfair with lots of rides, food stalls and other attractions. It takes place 3 times a year for one month at a time:

• Winter Dom: Usually November to December (also known as Dommarkt)
• Spring Dom: Usually March to April (also known as Frühlingsfest)
• Summer Dom: Usually July to August (also known as Hummelfest)

There is always a family day with discounts on Wednesdays.

51. Virtual reality experience (VR)

VR systems are becoming increasingly popular. In Hamburg, there are already several places where you can immerse yourself in virtual worlds and experience adventures.

The difference to VR experiences at home is that here you have sensors all over your body, making the experience feel even more real – almost a bit like the Holodeck in Star Trek.

At Sandbox VR, you can play the games of the well-known Korean series Squid Game. But there are also many other worlds for 2 to 6 players.

In the spaced-out free-roaming experience rooms of Yullbe, you can play various single- and multiplayer adventures in virtual reality.

• There are five 10-minute single-player adventures (Yullbe Go)
• And then there are also the 30-minute multiplayer experiences with up to 6 players, including a journey through Miniatur Wunderland in miniature.

You get a backpack with a virtual reality helmet and sensors on your hands and feet, and then walk through one of the free-roaming rooms.

At VRHQ, you can book a full two hours and play all VR games together as a group. For example, there is a flight over Hamburg and virtual laser tag against each other.

At Virtual Escape, you can play over 30 VR adventures, from horror to action.

52. Christmas market

Hamburg is also worth a visit at Christmas. There are many different Christmas markets in different parts of the city, which also start and end on different days. Each of them has a different theme and differently designed stalls.

Some of the Christmas markets are within walking distance of each other, so you can visit them one after the other in one go. My tip in this order: Hanseatic Christmas – Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz – Historic Christmas Market – White Magic – Gänsemarkt.

Historic Christmas market

• Where? At City Hall
• Opening hours: Nov 24 – Dec 23, 2025, daily 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. (closed on Nov 23)
• Stalls: 80 stalls with red roofs and lots of arts and crafts

The largest and most famous Christmas market is the historic market at Hamburg City Hall. There are always extremely many people at the market organized by Roncalli – around 3 million visit it every year. A special feature here is Santa Claus, who flies over the visitors three times a day. The stalls all have red roofs and roughly in the middle there is a beautiful carousel from 1927.

White Magic (Weißer Zauber)

• Where? At the Jungfernstieg
• Opening hours: tba (usually end of November until shortly before Christmas)
• Stalls: White pagoda tents

Right next to City Hall on Jungfernstieg, you will find the next Christmas market, whose white color scheme is reminiscent of snow, ice and winter.

Gänsemarkt Christmas market

• Where? At Gänsemarkt around the Lessing Monument
• Opening hours: tba (approx. mid-November to December 23)
• Stalls: Gingerbread houses

The Christmas market at Gänsemarkt looks like a small gingerbread village. There are all kinds of different stalls here selling arts and crafts, health products and, of course, Christmas sweets and food. Every Thursday and Friday from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., there is a themed evening with music.

Hanseatic Christmas

• Where? In Spitalerstraße
• Opening hours: Nov 20 – Dec 27, 2025, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. (food and drinks until 11 p.m.), closed on Nov 23 and Dec 25
• Stalls: Stalls in traditional Hanseatic brick style

A classic Christmas market in the middle of the Gründerzeit houses. There are plenty of arts and crafts and Christmas delicacies.

Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz

• Where? On Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz
• Opening hours: Nov 20 – Dec 23, 2025, daily 11 a.m. – 9 p.m., closed on Nov 23
• Stalls: Nostalgic half-timbered huts

The market’s landmarks are the large Christmas tree, a nativity scene and a nostalgic carousel.

StrandPauli Winter Market

• Where? St. Pauli Hafenstraße
• Opening hours: Nov 1, 2025 – March 2026
• Stalls: Beach bar in winter mode with a Christmas atmosphere

Open from November into the following year, this is probably the longest-running market, open throughout the winter. It is less about Christmas and more about mulled wine and après-ski – just without the skis. Events also take place regularly in a large Alpine-style ski hut.

Santa Pauli – Christmas market on the Reeperbahn

• Where? Spielbudenplatz on the Reeperbahn
• Opening hours: From November 10, 2025, please check exact times on site
• Stalls: Stages with live shows and regular Christmas stalls

The Christmas spirit at the Reeperbahn Christmas market is also conveyed by the male and female strippers who perform live shows here every Thursday to Saturday at 9:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. In addition, there are the typical Christmas treats that you can also find at other Christmas markets.

Fleetinsel Christmas market

• Where? At the Stadthausbrücke
• Opening hours: tba (to be announced)
• Stalls: Maritime flair thanks to two vintage sailing boats bathed in Christmas lights

Ottensen Christmas market

• Where? In front of the Mercado Altona next to Altona station
• Opening hours: Nov 24 – Dec 23, 2025
• Stalls: 40 huts

The Ottensen market in front of the Mercado is a classic Christmas market with authentic huts. It has a focus on families, so there is also the dwarf hut, for example, where children up to 12 years of age can sell homemade crafts or baked goods without paying a stall fee.

There are also other Christmas markets in other districts:

• St. Georg – Winterpride (gay and lesbian Christmas market)
• Blankenese Christmas market
• Barmbek Christmas market
• St. Petri Christmas market at St. Peter’s Church
• Bergedorf Christmas market in front of Bergedorf Castle
• Eppendorf Christmas market
• HafenCity Christmas market
• Eimsbüttel Christmas market

53. Ice skating

There are several places in Hamburg where you can go ice skating in winter:

• Eis Arena Hamburg in Planten un Blomen park – ice surface of 4,300 m² – one of the largest ice surfaces in Europe
• Eisland Hamburg in Farmsen – 1,800 m² ice surface
• Eisbahn Stellingen – artificial ice rink with 1,800 m² ice surface

54. Ice stock sport (Eisstockschießen)

At the Rindermarkthalle and at StrandPauli, you can try your hand at Eisstockschießen (ice stock sport) every winter. The game works just like curling, except that here you have to push so-called ice stocks as close as possible to a target (the “Daube”).

You should book a lane in advance. You can do this online here. Two teams play against each other on each lane. A team consists of up to 4 people.

55. Winter Spectacle (Winterspektakel)

The name is no exaggeration: the Winter Spectacle has been taking place at the Bahrenfeld trotting track for several years now and is a mixture of funfair, circus and food court with a winter touch. Children will love the spectacle, but adults won’t miss out either.

The highlight is the 70-minute show in the ring with live music, acrobats, dancers, clowns, fire artists and much more. The show is also different every year, so it’s worth coming back.

The food court and the show are in tents and well heated. Some of the fairground stalls can even be used for free.

56. Christmas Garden Hamburg

Once a year, the Loki Schmidt Botanical Garden is transformed into a sea of lights. Between mid-November and mid-January, you can marvel at the many illuminated figures along a circular route and experience magical moments.

The whole thing is called Christmas Garden and opens every day during this time from 4:30 p.m.

57. Attend a soccer match

Hamburg not only has 2 teams in the first and second Bundesliga (soon both will surely be back in the first, I’m sure ;) ), but also lots of clubs in individual parts of the city that offer enthusiastic, down-to-earth football.

But let’s start with the city’s grandees:

• HSV – for 55 years HSV was in the first Bundesliga without interruption, longer than any other club. But even in the second division, the stadium, which can hold up to 57,000 spectators, offers plenty of action. You can book tickets here.
• St. Pauli – Although HSV attracts more visitors to the stadium and is also historically more successful, the club with the skull and crossbones is more popular with many Hamburgers. Tickets for the games are available here.

St. Pauli also has a museum, for which you can get tickets here: FC St. Pauli Museum entrance ticket.

There are also a number of other soccer clubs that don’t play too badly and may one day be in the top flight. For example, there is Teutonia Ottensen, which plays in the Regionalliga Nord. The Eimsbütteler Turnverband (ETV) also plays in the fourth division north. And let’s not forget Altona 93 – one of the city’s most traditional clubs, founded in 1893.

58. Film and Flavor

Do you know the feeling? You watch a movie in which something delicious is served and suddenly your mouth starts watering and you want to try the dish in the movie yourself.

Well, at Film and Flavor you can do just that.

It’s a restaurant with a bar all about the combination of food and film. You watch a movie here, and everything that is shown in the movie is also served on the table. The movie Ratatouille is currently on the menu and you can reserve tickets online on the website.

59. Golf: driving range

There are several courses in Hamburg where you can simply hire a golf club and a few golf balls and then practice your swing on the driving range – by the way, this is also a great way to let off steam.

• Golf Lounge Resort: Here you can book one of many tee mats directly online (including rental clubs).
• Golf Range: 100 partially covered tee stations (special offers for an annual range fee)
• Golf Arena at Golf Gut Glinde: driving range and large short game area for practicing
• Wentorf-Reinbeker Golf-Club e.V.: driving range with 4 covered tee stations and more than 20 outdoor positions (for members and guests only)

60. 3D trick art

Make sure you have your smartphone with a camera at the 3D Trick Art Museum. Because here you can marvel at numerous so-called 3D trick pictures by Japanese artist Masashi Hattori. These are pictures drawn on objects, which then appear three-dimensional from a very specific angle. Each picture has a photo spot from which you can take a photo from exactly the right perspective.

The trick pictures are spread out in such a way that you can try out a lot of things here and run around, which is particularly popular with families with small children.

61. Go-kart

There is actually only one real karting track on the outskirts of Hamburg – Mega Kart near the airport in Norderstedt. This is an indoor karting track with electric karts. There are even twin karts that fit 2 people at the same time.

62. Flea markets in Hamburg

If you are looking for unique treasures, love vintage items and enjoy haggling over the best price, then you should not miss Hamburg’s flea markets. Just browsing is an activity in itself.

The most famous and largest regular flea market in Hamburg is the Flohschanze on Feldstraße, opposite the bunker. It takes place here every Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. I myself love browsing through the many historical maps here.

The rooftop flea market on the roof of the Galeria Karstadt department store on Osterstraße in Eimsbüttel is also a really cool flea market. You can not only find second-hand treasures here, but also enjoy the view over the neighborhood. There is usually also street food. However, this flea market only takes place on selected days of the year. It’s best to check the website for the latest dates.

A neighborhood flea market takes place once a month and a bicycle flea market several times a year at the HausDrei cultural center. You can find the dates here.

On certain days of the year, the Altona flea market on Große Bergstraße, the night flea market at the Rindermarkthalle, and the flea market on the Heiligengeistfeld also take place.

Many more flea markets with current dates can be found here.

63. Axe throwing

This new trend sport from the USA is relatively popular for team building. With the Woodcutter, there is also a facility in Hamburg where you can book one of 12 lanes and throw an axe wildly like a crazy hillbilly. Beer is available at the bar. Beer and axe throwing – a great combination for anyone who likes to wear a red-checked shirt.

If all this sounds a bit too dangerous for you, don’t worry. So-called Axe Masters will teach you how to throw the axe and make sure that everyone follows the rules. Each team also has its own lane.

64. Barista and knife-sharpening courses

The Manufactum store in the Chilehaus in Hamburg not only offers high-quality and unusual products, but you can also learn how to sharpen knives properly or get basic knowledge about how to prepare coffee properly in a barista course.

65. Embassy of Wild Animals (Botschaft der Wildtiere)

The Botschaft der Wildtiere (Embassy of Wild Animals) in HafenCity doesn’t see itself as a museum, but as an experience world all about native animals. It is an interactive permanent exhibition covering 2,200 m² about the animal species living in the wild in Germany.

Great for families: Admission is free for children up to 14 years.

66. Riverbus

Have you ever sat in a bus that suddenly drives into the water? That’s exactly what happens on the Riverbus: the amphibious vehicle first rolls through the city and then glides into the Elbe. On the tour you see the Speicherstadt and HafenCity from two perspectives and also pass through Rothenburgsort, a district that most visitors to Hamburg never get to see.

67. Ballet of Lights

If you are a fan of classical ballet (but not only then), this activity is probably just your thing. At Ballet of Lights, childhood stories such as Cinderella, Peter Pan or Sleeping Beauty are packaged in a spectacular ballet show with lots of light effects.

68. Panik City

Hamburg and Udo Lindenberg are practically synonymous. The artist and singer has been living at the Atlantic Hotel in the Hanseatic city for many years. Panik City is a multimedia experience with augmented & virtual reality right on the Reeperbahn, dedicated to the life of the famous musician.

69. KJ Adventure World

At the KJ Adventure World, kids and adults alike can expect lots of fun and action. In a nutshell, it’s a mix of fun arena, jump action and escape room. There are several tracks where you and your team solve puzzles and overcome obstacles in various interactive rooms in a race against time.

70. Mega ball on the water

Kids in particular will love this activity on the water in the Bergedorf district. At Wasserball Bergedorf, they can romp around wildly on the water in so-called mega balls right at Bergedorf’s Serrahn harbor – without getting wet. By the way, every now and then you’ll also see an adult or two in the balls.

Afterwards, it’s also worth exploring Bergedorf Castle and the town center.

71. Karaoke

A hit for bachelor parties and team events: belting out “Es steht ein Pferd auf dem Flur” or similar songs into the microphone, loud and off-key, in front of your friends or colleagues. You can do exactly that in various karaoke bars, in private rooms or in front of an audience, and have lots of fun. For more introverted singers like me, listening is the better – but by no means less fun – alternative.

Here’s a selection of great karaoke bars in Hamburg:

• Koya – Private and public karaoke rooms in Japanese style in St. Pauli
• Colibri – Live venue on Große Freiheit with open mic night and private lounges
• Stage 15 – Karaoke bar at Hans-Albers-Platz with private lounges
• Thomas Read – Irish pub with live music and occasional karaoke nights
• Tawan Daeng Karaoke Bar – Small Thai-style bar (up to 100 guests) with a karaoke stage
• Schmidt Tivoli house bar – karaoke show every Friday
• Thai-Oase – Small karaoke bar on Große Freiheit
• Drafthouse – Drafthouse Karaoke on the first Friday of every month
• Chingu – Korean-style karaoke restaurant
• Songs – Karaoke bar in Hamburg-Othmarschen

Further Hamburg activities

Of course there are many more Hamburg activities. So here is a small additional selection:

• The ultimate sex, drugs and hot dog tour
• Sightseeing tour with the Scuddy
• Hamburg: 1-hour Airbus A320 flight simulator private tour

As you can see, there are lots of great Hamburg activities to experience. I try to update the list here all the time. Which of the Hamburg activities have you already tried? Have I forgotten something? Are there any other Hamburg activities that belong here? Help me out and write your tip in the comments!