Overview
- The long-running event, hosted by communications agency Gute Leude Fabrik at the Hotel Reichshof, drew a large crowd from politics, business, culture and sport.
- Attendance figures varied across reports, with estimates ranging from more than 600 to about 900 guests.
- Donations and a raffle benefited the local aid group Mensch Hamburg, with organizers reporting €41,000 raised.
- Mayor Peter Tschentscher delivered remarks citing Hamburg’s capacity for euphoria, danced with hotel director Kathrin Wirth-Ueberschär and served as a raffle drawer.
- The party spanned multiple floors with DJ Tobi Schlegl, a traditional shanty chorus and late-night singalongs of Hamburg classics.