Events

A special water light concert was composed for the anniversary celebrations of the sister city partnership. Different musical styles and well-known tunes from Tanzania will make the water fountains dance in a special way. Bathed in bright colors, you can experience and enjoy our partnership in a particularly magical way.

The sustainable sand sports club “Sand for All” from Barmbek is organizing an international beach volleyball tournament together with the “Faru Sports Foundation” from Dar es Salaam, with players from many cities in Germany, the Netherlands and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. What can spectators expect? Dynamic encounters in the wonderful surroundings of Hamburg's

Beats, Rhymes and History goes Jenfeld: Marc Agten has been on the road in Hamburg for several years with his rap culture format “Beats, Rhymes and History”. His focus is always on German colonialism and its traces in Hamburg's urban space. Marc has also been part of our project in Hamburg Jenfeld since 2023.

The sister city partnership between Hamburg and Dar es Salaam will celebrate its 15th anniversary in summer 2025 against the backdrop of changing North-South relations. Today, the countries of the Global South are acting with new self-confidence in sometimes changing alliance constellations. Actors in the Global South are aware of their growing importance. At

As part of the high-profile campaign before the town hall reception, we will be carrying nine scarves (each carried by 8 people) in a procession to the town hall market. The scarves have previously been colorfully painted by the participants in a preparatory public campaign and each contain a letter. Together, these letters form

Together -Pamoja- Gemeinsam Visiting friends - Senate reception at Hamburg City Hall on the occasion of the 15-year sister city partnership between Dar es Salaam and Hamburg Host: First Mayor Dr. Peter Tschentscher Guests from Dar es Salaam: including the city director and the deputy city director Award ceremony for the three winners of

What can athletes gain from the city partnership? The discussion with athletes from Dar es Salaam provides information on sport and concrete ideas on how athletes in East Africa can be supported. Interested, curious sports enthusiasts are just as welcome as representatives of sports clubs and associations. Together, we will discuss the future of

In the period from 28.6.2025 - 5.7.2025 we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the city partnership Dar es Salaam - Hamburg in Hamburg. A special topic that has developed in recent years in the city partnership is the training project for female photographers. Inspired by an idea from photographer Imani Nsamila, a photo exhibition

Hamburg and Dar es Salaam are working closely together in an environmental partnership in the field of environmental and resource protection. The main actors on the Hamburg side are the Department of Environmentally Sound Urban and Infrastructure Planning at HafenCity University and the Botanical Garden. In Dar es Salaam, we are working with the

KURZE SCHATTEN     -    de 2013, 58 min., original with English subtitles, digital Hamburg filmmaker Gerd Roscher follows in the footsteps of his ancestor, the explorer Albrecht Roscher, who traveled to East Africa in 1858 and is considered the “discoverer” of Dar es Salaam in the colonial narrative. Using letters, archive material and his

- in reference to the Hamburg Michel and the colloquial name of the inhabitants of Dar es Salaam - We are finally meeting live again, partners from Dar es Salaam and, of course, from Hamburg. Time to exchange ideas and think about how we want to shape our partnership in the future. The partnership