Status: 04/26/2021 12:18 p.m.
The Hamburg port birthday is also canceled this year due to the corona. At least online should be celebrated for three days, as the economic authority announced.
Among other things, there will be live shows on May 8th and 9th in the evenings with music by the maritime band Albers Ahoi, reggae by Guacayo, entertainment by Bernd Begemann, folk pop by Joseh and soulful tones by Enno Bunger and Singer -Songwriters Tom Klose will be filled. Drag queen Olivia Jones, the makers of the Miniatur Wunderland and singer Achim Reichel are also expected.
Traditional order
However, following tradition, the digital port birthday will start on Friday with the International Ecumenical Opening Service in the main church of St. Michaelis. The service will be streamed live at 3:30 p.m. The opening is followed by the welcoming speech by Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) on the museum ship “Rickmer Rickmers”.
Port birthday fans can also vote for the best musicians at a band contest in the Knust Live Club, listen to the port snacks by cabaret artists Lutz von Rosenberg Lipinsky and Kerim Pamuk, and move digitally through the port and call up individual program items. This also includes the tug ballet, the fireworks and greetings from traditional sailors.
Children can draw pictures of ships
Even the popular entry parade does not have to be missed: Painted pictures of ships by children up to 14 years old bring the parade to life virtually. The works of art can still be uploaded until May 3rd on the website https://www.hafengeburtstag.hamburg.
The Hamburg port birthday has been celebrated since 1977 and is one of the largest port festivals in the world, with more than a million visitors and around 300 participating ships every year. In 2020, the maritime celebration was canceled due to the corona.
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