Leisure time

Sporty, cultural or family orientated - Hanover offers you a comprehensive range of leisure activities that leaves nothing to be desired. The city is ideal for switching off after work, recharging your batteries at the weekend or experiencing special moments together with others.

Sport & Action

Stages & Theatre

Museums & Galleries

Markets & Shopping

Fun & games

Indoor

Outdoor

Sights & highlights

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Stages, Theatre & Film , Event location

Gilde Park Stage

In the middle of the city park, the Gilde Parkbühne offers unforgettable open-air concert experiences - with top acts, a unique atmosphere and space for up to 5,000 music fans.

Calenberg New Town

Event location

Swiss Life Hall

The Swiss Life Hall in Hanover is a modern event venue that has hosted up to 100 events a year since 2004, including concerts, sporting events and corporate events.

Calenberg New Town

Region , Sightseeing

Horse region around Hanover

Idyllic terrain, cosy half-timbered farms, riding clubs, sights and leisure activities - this is the Hanover horse region, right at the heart of Hanoverian horse breeding.

Southern city

Shopping

fairKauf - Your second-hand department stores'

Over 5 floors, the fairKauf offers donated goods in good condition: from textiles, household goods and toys to books, furniture and technology, there is something for everyone.

Centre

Christian Wyrwa

Event location

Orangery Herrenhausen

Originally built for exotic plants and orange trees, the Orangery Herrnehausen now serves as a venue for cultural events, concerts and exhibitions.

Herrenhausen

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Sightseeing

Ahlem Memorial

Today, the Ahlem Memorial with its permanent exhibition is a place of remembrance for the people who were executed on the grounds of the horticultural nursery.

Ahlem

Christian Wyrwa

City tours 2025

See Hanover with new eyes: our tours bring you closer to history, architecture and hidden places in an exciting way. Whether on foot, by bike or by bus - each route shows you a different side of the city.