05.08.2026
performances, concerts and opening speeches by, among others, senator Dr. Carsten Brosda
Irresistible Revolution
05.08. - 08.08.2026
State of exception at the opening: a choreographic celebration inspired by the infectious energy of Argentine carnival.
Sugar Island
07.08. - 09.08.2026
Minimalist performance spectacle by a theater anarchist, in which a ballet dancer finds herself stranded on an island with a different set of stage rules.
Opening concert
Opening concert with genre- and age-defying Brazilian flair from Rio de Janeiro’s rising star.
Concert
05.08. - 06.08.2026
05.08. - 22.08.2026
Migrantpolitan
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, 1992
05.08. - 23.08.2026
This legendary visual diary by American artist Nan Goldin captures the life and death of an entire generation – presented as a slide show with a soundtrack ranging from Maria Callas to The Velvet Underground.
Das Schiff
05.08. - 16.08.2026
The award-winning summer festival favourites Nesterval are back and take over the MS Stubnitz for an immersive journey into the depths of power, desire and privilege.
Trapicana
06.08. - 08.08.2026
In this German-Cuban collaboration by a renowned team, dance and trap meet cabaret, revue, and tourism.
and from their hair, unending forest
Powerful retelling of the origin of the world from a queer, Black perspective, featuring Norse giants and resistant dance.
Konzert & DJ-Sets
06.08.2026
The Hamburg-based avant-garde label bureau b presents DJ sets and live concerts with Finnish jazz-fusion legend Jimi Tenor and Japanese musician Saeko Killy.
Radio Atopia: The Return of the Firefly-Rave
06.08. - 22.08.2026
The Life-Art Guerilla JAJAJA takes over the Avant-Garten for one last time, celebrating the ecstasy of physical dance.
Concert & Party
07.08.2026
Sufi tradition meets synthesizers and club music: An evening by and featuring Diarfest.
Reading & Discussion: R-O-N=O (diaphanes, 2025)
Concert and Party
08.08.2026
Empowerment and ecstasy: this Berlin party series brings global beats and ballroom energy to Kampnagel Club.
Reading & Discussion: Anti Opfer. Warum wir Verletzlichkeit verachten (Ullstein, 2026)
King Coal Laments / Musiques pour Tuyauterie
A concert performance as part of the current Kunsthalle exhibition, inspired by mining communities, Duchamp’s urinal, and 35,000-year-old flutes made from animal bones.
09.08.2026
The Summer Festival return of Hamburg’s internationally acclaimed pop artist Sophia Kennedy, who “for sure writes the most unique songs in Germany” (DJ Koze). Supported by an award-winning art pop.
as a guest: Tobias Preisig & Stefan Rusconi
City Curator`s Public Art Exhibition at the St. Nikolai Memorial
08.08. - 22.08.2026
Performative tours through the exhibition FIRE. From the Cosmos to the Commons at the St. Nikolai Memorial with City Curator Hamburg and guests.
"Palimpsest" - Release Concert
Album premiere in the neo-Gothic St. Gertrud Church.
