Program
Check-In: Friday, July 4th, 2025, 5 pm to 9 pm
At the Check-In you register for the weekend and meet new friends while we have a glass of sparkling wine together, meet new friends and pick up your competition bag. If you cannot make it to the check in, you will be able to pick your bag up at the entrance at competition day.
Where: Will be announced
Competition: Saturday, July 5th, 2025
Where: Schwimmhalle Inselpark, Kurt-Emmerich-Platz 12, 21109 Hamburg
The competition takes place in the swimming pool Inselpark in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg. The best way to get there is by S-Bahn (Station Wilhelmsburg, about 10 min from central train station) Parking is very limited. You’ll need a 1 Euro coin for the lockers.
We will provide further information on the program here.
Party “Badeanstalt royale”: Saturday, July 5th, 2025, starting 10 pm
Where: Hörsaal, Talstraße 12, 20359 Hamburg, S-Bahn Reeperbahn
Our party “Badeanstalt royale” starts at 10 pm, so you can rest a little after the competition and look awesome again to meet us on the dance floor. It will be fun!
If you booked your party ticket at registration, we will give it to you at registration. If you missed that out or want to bring family and friends, there will be tickets at party entrance (no card payment).
Brunch: Sunday, July 6th, 2025, 10 am
Where: T.R.U.D.E, Maurienstraße 13-15, 22305 Hamburg, S-Bahn Barmbek
After an exhausting competition and a nice party night, it’s the best to enjoy some fresh coffee and tee and to enjoy the various breakfast and brunch. Take your time to review the days with old and new friends. If you decided later to join the brunch, pleas write an e-Mail to moin@hamburg-queer-cup.de.
Getting around
We recommend travelling to Hamburg via train for sustainalbe reasons. Hamburg has a great public transport with subway (“U-Bahn”) and metro (“S-Bahn”). The Deutschlandticket is valid and allows to use the city’s public transport including harbour ferries. Alternatively, you can purchase day and group tickets. It is often cheaper than a regular return-ticket. All U-Bahn and S-Bahn trains stop at Hamburg Central (“Hauptbahnhof”).
Timetable Information for public transportation
If you consider coming by bicycle, the “StadtRAD Hamburg” bike system has docking stations all over the city. Registration at StadtRAD Hamburg
Registration at StadtRAD Hamburg
Discover Hamburg
There is much to see and do in Hamburg. If you have some time left, here are some ideas and tips.
Elbphilharmonie: The new concert hall is already a landmark. For the viewing platform (Plaza), you can get a free ticket on site. You get there via the largest curved escalator in the world and enjoy a spectacular view over the HafenCity and the harbour.
Hamburg Harbour / Landungsbrücken / Old Elbtunnel: Why not admire some ships, old and new, during a stroll along the harbour jetties? Or walk through the historic Elbtunnel to the free-port side of the Elbe? From there you have a fantastic view of the city and the Elbphilharmonie. By the way, did we mention that you can take the ferry (number 62) the jetties to Finkenwerder and back and enjoy the view of the harbor and the Elbe suburbs. The ferry is included in the HVV tariff.
St. Georg and Lange Reihe The heart of Hamburg’s queer community is St. Georg and in particular Lange Reihe. Enjoy the many cozy cafés, trendy bars, and fantastic restaurants taking a rest from your shopping and sampling the local eye-candy.
Miniatur Wunderland: The attachment located at Hamburg Speicherstadt is not only just for kids and nerds. It is easy to get lost for hours admiring the different landscapes, cities and scenes. It is not only railways here, but also ships, lovers, bog bodies and even an airport. Best to buy a ticket online so you do not have to wait in line. The Speicherstadt Incidentally is the world’s largest continuous warehouse complex and, since 2015, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.