Editing Hamburg (section)

===Festivals and regular events===
[[File:Hamburger Hafengeburtstag.jpg|thumb|Annual ''Hafengeburtstag'' (Port Anniversary)]]
Hamburg is noted for several festivals and regular events. Some of them are street festivals, such as the [[LGBT pride]] ''[[Hamburg Pride]]'' festival<ref>{{cite web |title=Hamburg Pride |url=http://www.hamburg-pride.de/ |access-date=5 October 2008|language=de}}</ref> or the Alster fair (German: ''[[Alstervergnügen]]''),<ref>{{cite web |title=Alstervergnügen Hamburg |url=http://www.alstervergnuegen.net/ |access-date=5 October 2008|language=de}}</ref> held at the ''[[Binnenalster]]''. The ''[[Hamburger DOM]]'' is northern Germany's biggest funfair, held three times a year.<ref>{{cite web | title = Wann ist DOM | url = http://www.hamburger-dom.de/wann_ist_dom.html | access-date = 5 October 2008 | language = de }}</ref> ''[[Hafengeburtstag]]'' is a [[funfair]] to honour the birthday of the port of Hamburg with a party and a ship parade.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hafengeburtstag Hamburg |date=4 January 2024 |url=https://hammer-entruempelung.de/hafengeburtstag-hamburg/ |access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref> The annual biker's service in [[St. Michaelis Church, Hamburg|Saint Michael's Church]] attracts tens of thousands of [[Motorcycle|bikers]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Zehntausende Biker und ein schwerer Unfall |url=http://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/0,1518,565599,00.html |date=13 July 2008 |magazine=[[Der Spiegel|Spiegel Online]] |access-date=5 October 2008|language=de}}</ref> Christmas markets in December are held at the [[Hamburg Rathaus]] square, among other places.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hamburg.de/weihnachtsmaerkte/ |title=Weihnachtsmärkte in Hamburg-Mitte 2008 |publisher=[[Hamburg-Mitte|Bezirk Hamburg-Mitte]] |access-date=30 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918144638/http://www.hamburg.de/weihnachtsmaerkte/ |archive-date= 18 September 2009|language=de}}</ref> The ''long night of museums'' (German: ''Lange Nacht der Museen'') offers one entrance fee for about 40 museums until midnight.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lange Nacht der Museen |url=http://www.hamburg.de/lange-nacht-der-museen-hamburg/ |access-date=5 October 2008|language=de}}</ref> The sixth ''Festival of Cultures'' was held in September 2008, celebrating multi-cultural life.<ref>{{cite web |title=6. Festival der Kulturen Hamburg |url=http://www.karneval-kulturen-hamburg.de/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020613150718/http://www.karneval-kulturen-hamburg.de/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 June 2002 |access-date=5 October 2008 }}</ref> The [[Filmfest Hamburg]] — a film festival originating from the 1950s ''Film Days'' (German: ''Film Tage'') — presents a wide range of films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmfest-hamburg.de/en/index.php |title=Filmfest Hamburg |access-date=5 October 2008 |archive-date=21 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121031422/http://www.filmfest-hamburg.de/en/index.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ''[[Hamburg Messe und Congress|Hamburg Messe and Congress]]'' offers a venue for trade shows, such ''hanseboot'', an international boat show, or ''Du und deine Welt'', a large consumer products show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hamburg-messe.de/hmc/content/hmc/en/start.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051201212334/http://www.hamburg-messe.de/hmc/content/hmc/en/start.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 December 2005 |title=Welcoming the world |access-date=5 October 2008 }}</ref> Regular sports events—some open to pro and amateur participants—are the cycling competition [[EuroEyes Cyclassics]], the [[Hamburg Marathon]], the biggest marathon in Germany after Berlin,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/LRR08/news/newsid=44599.html |title=Mandago, Timofeyeva impress at Hamburg Marathon |date=27 April 2008 |access-date=5 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020094424/http://www.iaaf.org/LRR08/news/newsid%3D44599.html |archive-date=20 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the tennis tournament [[International German Open|Hamburg Masters]], and equestrian events like the [[Deutsches Derby]].

Hamburg is also known for its music and festival culture. For example, the Reeperbahn alone has between 25 and 30 million visitors every year. In addition, there are over a million visitors to the annual festivals and major music events.<ref>{{Cite web|year=2014|title=Standpunktepapier Musikstadt Hamburg|url=https://www.hk24.de/blueprint/servlet/resource/blob/1153140/1e79ca8d3c2459ca01f9fea387f7ff2f/standpunktepapier-musikstadt-data.pdf|publisher=Handelskammer Hamburg|pages=35–36|access-date=20 April 2021|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420084312/https://www.hk24.de/blueprint/servlet/resource/blob/1153140/1e79ca8d3c2459ca01f9fea387f7ff2f/standpunktepapier-musikstadt-data.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hamburg's festivals include the [https://www.elbjazz.de/de/pressekit?file=files/pdf%20downloads/ELBJAZZ_2020_Presseinfo_Basistext.pdf Elbjazz Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420084311/https://www.elbjazz.de/de/pressekit?file=files/pdf%20downloads/ELBJAZZ_2020_Presseinfo_Basistext.pdf |date=20 April 2021 }}, which takes place 2 days a year (usually on the Whitsun weekend) in Hamburg's harbour and HafenCity.

[[File:Shellac-Band Live-Hamburg-2014.jpg|thumb|''Shellac performing live in Hamburg @Kampnagel, Nov. 1, 2014'']]
For contemporary and experimental music, the "[https://www.vamh.de/index.php?what=blurred_edges&year=2020&sub=concerts blurred edges] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420084311/https://www.vamh.de/index.php?what=blurred_edges&year=2020&sub=concerts |date=20 April 2021 }}" festival usually follows in May at various venues within Hamburg. In mid-August, the [[Dockville|MS Dockville]] music and arts festival has run annually since 2007 in the [[Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg|Wilhelmsburg]] district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dockville|url=http://www.dockville.de|access-date=19 June 2009}}</ref> This is followed at the end of September by the {{ill|Reeperbahn Festival|de|Reeperbahn_Festival|vertical-align=sup}}, which has been running since 2006. As Europe's largest club festival, it offers several hundred program points around the Reeperbahn in Hamburg over four days and is one of the most important meeting places for the music industry worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reeperbahnfestival.com/de/info/ueber-uns|title=Über uns – Reeperbahn Festival|website=Über Uns}}</ref> In November, the ÜBERJAZZ Festival, which aims to expand the stylistic boundaries of the concept of jazz, starts every year at Kampnagel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hamburg-tourism.de/sehen-erleben/veranstaltungen/ueberjazz/|title=Überjazz – Jazzfestival auf Kampnagel &#124; Hamburg Tourismus|website=www.hamburg-tourism.de}}</ref>