City Parade
The Tanztriennale kicks off with a dance parade!
June 14, 2026
Start: 14.00 h, Museum der Arbeit
Finalé: 16.00 h, Große Festwiese, Stadtpark with MAI:COMPANY
Free entrance
Public parade from Museum der Arbeit to Stadtpark (via Wiesendamm)
We dance in the rain, too!
The City Parade will take place even in light to moderate rain and wind. Please remember to dress for the weather. Only in the event of extreme weather conditions that could compromise the safety of participants may changes to the programme become necessary.
Viewing Points:
1. Museum der Arbeit (Trude)
2. Hufnerstraße
3. Wiesendamm
4. Saarlandstraße
5. Stadthallenbrücke/Modellbootsee, Stadtpark
6. Große Festwiese im Stadtpark
On Sunday June 14, 2026 the very first parade dedicated to dance and the people of Hamburg will take place in Barmbek Nord. The City Parade treats the city itself as a stage. Through artistic interventions, public engagement and cross-generational participation, Braves Moves. Courageous Joy., will be put into action.
More than 550 people will get the Barmbek-Nord district dancing! Groups representing hip-hop, Estonian folk dance, roller-skating performances, Salsa Cubana, Irish dance, Bolivian dance, classical Indian dance, Bollywood, contemporary dance, cheerleading, puppet characters, and many more will move through the streets together—filled with joy, courage, and collective energy.
The City Parade will put a spotlight on the diversity of dance cultures and communities living in Hamburg, ranging from choreographies from local artists to community made dances, dance schools, associations and clubs.
Participating are: ABAILAR Tanzgruppe, Candombe La Peregrina, CC Chasing Collective x Muuh Joachim Lützow, CDSH - Contemporary Dance School Hamburg, Die Antwort, Erika Klütz Schule für Theatertanz und Tanzpädagogik, ETV Dance vom Eimsbütteler Turnverband e.V., Flying Fish, Gabriell School Germany, Hamburgi Pääsuke, HipHop Academy - AJ Unity, Kantuta Hamburg, LaLu Performances, Las Divas, LIMINAL LAB, Lola Rogge Schule, Rap & move, ROLLERSKATING HAMBURG E. V., Rolling Good Times, SG HOBBY CLASSES HAMBURG, Sol Mexicano, Stellara & Flash Time, Step by Step - Institut für Tanz und Bewegung, Studio Tanzkunst - Jürgen Robisch - Hamburg Ottensen, TanzNrityam, Tinnitussis Hamburg, TUSCH Projekt mit Louise Weiss Gymnasium und Hamburg Ballett, Yalla Dabka.
Finalé with the MAI:COMPANY
The grand finale of the City Parade is choreographed by Hamburg-based choreographer Patricia Carolin Mai. Together with her MAI:COMPANY, she invites everyone to a self-proclaimed Day of the Skirt, encouraging parade participants and visitors to the Stadtpark to exchange steps, gestures, and skirts in the open air.
The City Parade finale is a dance celebrating the self-determination of every body beneath a gender-neutral skirt—moving with complete freedom. Feel free to bring a skirt of your own—we’ll take care of the sunshine and the dance steps!
The City Parade will also mark a special moment between two triennals in Hamburg - the last day of the opening of the 9th Triennial of Photography and the first day of the Tanztriennale. For this reason, the parade begins at Museum der Arbeit, a partner in the Triennale of Photography program, and dances towards the Stadtpark for the finalé.
