A truly brilliant idea supported by multiple voluntary organisations but primarily by KinderKinder…read moree.V and SportSpaß. The whole theme of the event is music for kids. And this festival occurs every year around June. What can you expect? Planten und Blomen is transformed from a tranquil park space into a park full of music and activity. Expect international dances, childrens songs, instruments for all children to experiment with, storytelling, face painting, and much much more. There is always a programme (see above to the pdf link for that). And then on the side lots of stuff for your kids to experiment with. Not just traditional instruments are there, expect strange looking home made instruments made out of drain pipes, pots and pans, and anything else that makes a great sound. It's incredibly hard to describe how it really is. If you have kids then just head over there and have a fantastic afternoon. I have been there the past few years and never been disappointed with the offering there. Conclusion: A yearly festival that you just have to visit if you have kids. And even if you don't, then just act like a big kid! And the added bonus it doesn't cost a thing.

Free live musik, lots of take-away and millions of people trying in vain to sell absolute rubbish…read moreto you. I'd only walked through half of the fair, but it seemed pretty chav-tastic, so I quickly jumped onto the nearest U-Bahn and went to watch St Pauli's 5th team run around in a dust cloud

We were in Hamburg after our cruise and found out there was an Oktoberfest celebration here, so we…read moredecided to stay in town for a couple of days to check it out. It was actually still the middle of September, but Oktoberfest had already started, and we could only go on a Sunday, so we weren't sure how festive it would really be. Turns out, it was! It wasn't crazy packed, which was great for us because we were a bit tired of huge crowded spaces from our cruise, but there were definitely more people there than we expected on a Sunday. We didn't think we needed to make reservations and saved the few extra bucks in doing so, as it absolutely wasn't necessary for us at the time, but might have been on a Friday or Saturday. Everything we expected was there - music, sausages and pretzels, and, of course, allll the beer! There were also other vendors outside for more food and drinks, as well as candy, treats, and some rides for the kids. Wandsbeker Wiesn is conveniently located at/on top of Wandsbek Markt (Hamburg U-Bahn station), washrooms were set up right outside of the front entrance, super clean, and there are other small shops, stores, and restaurants in the area as well. Nice open space to enjoy some air if you're not feeling the crowds inside. It turned out to be one of the best nights we had on our whole trip, cruise included!