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December 2024

Christmas Market

We are inviting our members to join us for mulled wine at the famous White Christmas Village on the Alster river. Date will be announced through LinkedIn and the Mailing List.

November 2024

Annual Dinner 2024

We look forward to the Annual Black-Tie Dinner of the Oxbridge Society in Hamburg. Date will be announced through LinkedIn and the Mailing List.

October 2024

Oxbridge Pub Meet-up

On 24th October 2024, we will be organizing a Pub Meeting. The place will be announced through LinkedIn.

September 2024

Cambridge Alumni Festival

The Cambridge Alumni Festival will be held on September 27th at the Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. Find all events here:

https://www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/festival/events

Freshers Event

We will be holding our Freshers’ Event on Tuesday 17 September 2024, from 19.00 hrs at ABATON Bistro, Grindelhof 14A, 20146 Hamburg (Bahnhof Dammtor, Bus 5 in the direction of Burgwedel, Grindelhof stop)

If you have been admitted to either of Oxford or Cambridge and wish to attend this informal get-together with other students who like you intend to take up their places, please register by September 3rd 2024 by email to info@oxbridge-society-hamburg.org indicating your name, college (Oxford or Cambridge), and subject you will study.

Find all Freshers Events here:

Cambridge: https://www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/events/cambridge-university-freshers-events

Oxford: https://www.alumni.ox.ac.uk/alumni-groups

International Mendelssohn Festival

This year marks the tenth edition of the IMF International Mendelssohn Festival in Hamburg. Between September 11 and 22, 2024, internationally renowned artists will perform ten chamber music concerts in the small hall of the Elbphilharmonie, in the church of St. Johannis in Harvestehude and in the forum of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater.
Our member Götz Triebel is a member of the festival’s board of curators. They would be delighted to count you among the guests at this year’s festival. The easiest way to purchase tickets is via the website  https://mendelssohn-festival.com/konzerte/

Tickets cost between €11 and €55. For all Oxbridge Society members, the festival offers a 15% discount. Please reach out to us, to receive the discount code.

British Summer Get Together at Guthaus Basthorst

The British Flair takes place at Gut Basthorst on September 7th 2024. Last year, one of our members, invited us to celebrate British Flair together. Registration will be announced through LinkedIn and the Mailing List.

More information on the program below.

https://www.britishflair.de/gut-basthorst.html

July 2024

Members for Members Lecture

“The European Economic Union, 25 Years On”

“By our Members for our Members” series of events: “The European Economic Union, 25 Years On” by Arno Bäcker, President of the Regional Office of the Bundesbank in Hamburg.

Date: Wednesday 17th July 2024 18.00 to 19.30 hrs
Location: Bundesbank, Regional Office, Willy-Brandt-Straße 73
Dresscode: Come as you are

For those of you who wish to stay for dinner, a table will be reserved at the “Buddels” Gasthaus und Weinbar in Deichstraße.

June 2024

Annual Garden Party

As a cherished annual tradition, the Oxbridge Society of Hamburg celebrated the summer of 2024 on June 15th 2024. in grand fashion with its Summer Garden Party. This delightful event, held at the prestigious Anglo-German Club, brought together members of the Oxbridge Society and the Harvard Club for an unforgettable afternoon.

The event kicked off with croquet on the immaculate lawns, setting a perfect tone of leisurely elegance. The guests enjoyed the excellent service provided by the club, which ensured that every need was met with grace and efficiency. The highlight of the gathering was the short speech delivered by our president Wilfried Becker. True to his word, he reiterated the importance of brevity in speeches, making a succinct yet impactful address that resonated with all attendees.

Amidst the engaging conversations and laughter, members shared stories and exchanged ideas, rekindling old friendships and forging new connections. The Anglo-German Club’s charming atmosphere, combined with the diverse and vibrant crowd, made for a memorable celebration of Oxbridge tradition.

April 2024

Boat Race

The Oxbridge Boat Race was transmitted “en directe” from the river Thames on Saturday 30 March 2024 at Norddeutscher Regatta Verein, Schöne Aussicht 37, 22085 Hamburg 15.00 to 18.00 hrs. The „Kaffee und Kuchen“ buffet and Sandwiches were served between the women’s and the men’s race.

“Cambridge, by 10 lenghts” was the winning bet – For this year’s Oxbridge Boat Race, President and Cambridge contact Wilfried Becker welcomed more than 30 members and their families for a private screening at the suitably aquatic Norddeutscher Regatta Verein (NRV), a
sailing club on the Alster.

The Oxford womens’ boat had a formidable start but, in the end, Cambridge won (as usual) – a pattern which was, as it turned out, equally pronounced in the men’s race. The Society’s resident rowing expert, Christian Baierle, was on hand to offer running commentary and, in the
interval between the races, organize a betting competition on the result of the mens’ race, with a bottle of Pimms up for grabs (Many thanks, Christian!).

Arno Baecker won the prize – and generously shared it with all who attended the event. Special thanks also go to our Past President and Oxford Contact, Brian Melican, who applied his technical wizzardry to link the River Thames with the Alster and get the race up on the NRV’s big screen.

Members for Members Lecture

StartUp Down – Lessons (to be learned)

Our event “Start Up Down – Lessons to be learned”, on April 19th at 12.30pm to 2pm, at the Al Lido in Hamburg was very enjoyable. Our member Hannes Schmidt hosted a working lunch as part of its new “By the Members for the Members” event series.

The event, titled “StartUp Down – Lessons (to be) Learned,” featured Hannes Schmidt of Jesus College, Cambridge. Held at Al Lido in the HafenCity, around 10 members and their guests gathered for an engaging discussion led by Hannes. Following a short introduction given by Wilfried Becker, Hannes shared his valuable experience in founding and closing a startup, offering first-hand insights into the challenges of entrepreneurship. Attendees enjoyed a relaxed setting, while networking and learning from Hannes’ journey. This intimate event provided an excellent opportunity to connect and exchange ideas over a delicious meal. It was a memorable and enriching experience for all who attended!

December 2023

Christmas Market 2023

In December, we met at the Alster Christmas Market, to enjoy mulled wine and hot chocolate, to enjoy an informal Christmas Market Get-Together on Wednesday 6th December 2023 at “Weißer Zauber” on Jungfernstieg, Hamburg 18.00 to 20.00 hrs

Past President Brian Melican and present President Wilfried Becker welcomed guests at the Lucullus Glühweinstand (booth 31) next to the Bratwurst stand, offering a a free Glühwein at the Society’s expense for every member arriving on or before 18.15 hrs wearing their college scarf.

November 2023

Our Annual Black-Tie Dinner was held on 18th November 2023 at the Anglo-German Club. Our guest of hours was Prof. Christoph Trebesch from the University of Kiel, who spoke about “Populists in Power”.

September 2023

Cambridge Alumni Festival

The President of the Oxbridge Society Hamburg, Wilfried Becker, and the Secretary, Karsten Wenzlaff, attended the Cambridge Alumni Festival in the United Kingdom.

https://www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/festival/events

Wilfried and Karsten attended a reception by the Vice-Chancellor at the University Library. Karsten participated in a panel on the Developments of AI at Trinity Hall College.

British Flair at Gut Basthorst

On September 9th 2023, the Oxbridge Society Hamburg convened at Gut Basthorst, home of one of our members. We had a great time, enyoying British food, drinks, culture and music. The dinner was part of the British Flair Festival, held for the first time at Gut Basthorst.

July 2023

New Committee

In the attached letter, the two new presidents reached out to the members of the Oxbridge Society, thanking previous president Brian Melican for his commitment to the society.

December 2022

Christmas market
Lets indulge together in mulled wine and an enchanting Christmas atmosphere at one of the winter highlights in Hamburg at the Fleetweihnachtsmarkt near Stadthausbrücke and Jungfernstieg.

November 2022

Annual Dinner
This year we head back to The Anglo-German Club to enjoy a black-tie gala event. Our guest speaker will guide us through his research on “Secret Science”. We are looking forward to seeing you there.

October 2022

Museum visit
An after-work guided tour of one of Hamburg’s newer cultural attractions: the International Maritime Museum, delighted our members.

September 2022

Freshers’ Event
As ever, we will be holding an event for students headed to Oxford and Cambridge from in and around Hamburg. This year’s informal get-together will be on Friday, 16th September. Please use the University channels to sign up or, alternatively, contact us by e-mail.

June 2022

Summer Garden Party
In another tradition to be resurrected from pre-pandemic days, we will be joining with the Harvard Society of Hamburg to host a garden party in the beautiful grounds of the Anglo-German Club. Keep an eye on our e-mail updates for further information.

April 2022

Boat Race event
All things being well (a necessary caveat in these times), we will, for the first time in three years, be coming together to cheer on the Oxford and Cambridge crews and lob insults at each other across an imaginary dividing line on 3rd April. Please contact us for information about the location and how to book.

January 2022

Online talk
We are delighted to be hosting the President of the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Professor Amrita Narlikar, who will be speaking to us about relations between India and the EU on 20th January. Contact us for log-in details.

Novemer 2021

The Annual Dinner
Absence, so they say, makes the heart grow fonder – and after two years in which dinner suits and evening gowns seemed like relics of a bygone era, on Saturday, 20th November, it will once again be time to dust them off (maybe a little more thoroughly than in previous years…). Yes, our Annual Dinner at Anglo-German Club returns! Please contact us by e-mail if you would like to attend.

October 2021

Tour of Jenisch Park
On the afternoon of Saturday, 9th October we will be offering a guided tour of Jenisch Park. Starting at Jenisch Haus, Hamburg museums service will be showing us the undiscovered details of this beautiful green space and telling us about its history. Sign up using the events app.

September 2021

Freshers’ Event
Last year, even Corona couldn’t stop us from holding what has become something of an annual fixture for our Society: the Freshers’ Event. Unlike in previous years, however, the 2020 event took place as a very lively set of Zoom sessions!

This year, too, we will be providing an opportunity for those headed to Oxford and Cambridge from northern Germany to get to know each other prior to leaving. If at all possible, we will be holding an in-person event in Hamburg on the evening Friday, 10th September. Please save the date – and contact us – to be kept imformed.

Februar 2021

Online talk
We will be beginning the year with what promises to be a fascinating lecture by Charlie Schoonman, a geophysicist at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven. By interpreting seismological field observations from Greenland and Antarctica, she investigates the physical processes controlling glaciers and their sensitivity to climate change – and at 6pm CET on Wednesday, 24th February, Charlie will be explaining to us precisely how listening to Greenland’s glaciers helps to predict sea level rises in the future. As for previous talks, please sign up using the events app; access codes will be sent out in the days immediately preceding the event.

October 2020

Online talk
We are delighted to announce that we will be offering a talk on the life and work of Anton Wilhelm Amo, the first man of African descent recordedat a European university – Wittenberg, in Germany, in the mid-18th century. A largely forgotten figure until recently, a major Berlin thoroughfare will soon be named in his honour; and as our speaker Dwight K. Lewis PhD, whose dissertation was titled “Amo’s Philosophy and Reception: from the Origins through the Encyclopédie”, will explain, Amo also has a connection to Hamburg. Sign-up using our app will be from early October onwards.

September 2020

Freshers’ Event
As in previous years, we will be holding an event for freshers headed to Oxford and Cambridge from northern Germany to get to know each other – and to ask questions about life at the Universities of us and our volunteers currently studying there. Unlike in previous years, this event will take place online! Please sign up using our app and we will reply with details on joining the meeting

June 2020

Online talk
We will be holding our first wholly digital event at 6.15pm on Thursday, 11th June with a lecture on Brexit, focussing on the legal issues at stake, from a true authority on the topic, Professor Jörg Terhechte. The talk will take place using Zoom; if you wish to attend, please sign up using our app and we will reply with details on joining the meeting. We welcome your guests and, as ever, participants from other Oxford and Cambridge Societies.

April 2020

NB: Cancelled due to coronavirus Hamburg Marathon
We are delighted to announce that the Society will be fielding a four-person, two-University relay team at this year’s Hamburg Marathon on 19th April. E-mail us for details on where to gather and cheer on our four plucky runners!

March 2020

NB: Cancelled due to coronavirus Boat Races
The boatiest of our Boat Race events yet will see us gather at the home of an Olympian rower and member of the winning Cambridge First Eight in 2007(!) for the usual hurling of abuse and armchair commentary but with some actual expertise on the subject matter at hand. Members who register in the app will receive details in good time

Spring dinner
In another of our semi-regular formal dinners at the Anglo-German Club, it will, on 5th March, once again be time to don suits, ties, and dresses for an evening of fine dining and plush carpets at our favourite Alster-side location. Sign up in the app.

February 2020

Brunch at Literaturhauscafé
Join us on 2nd February for a relaxed brunch at this superb location on the banks of the Alster. We have a private room, but space is limited, so do sign up in advance using the events app.

December 2019

Christmas Market Meet-up
To celebrate the Society’s fourth full year, join us for an informal mid-week gathering in the third week of December at the Eppendorfer Weihnachtsmarkt on Marie-Jonas-Platz for high-calorie refreshments of the Christmassy kind. Enquire by e-mail if you wish to attend.

Photography exhibition
We will be meeting at Hamburg’s renowned photography exhibition space Deichtorhallen for an after-work guided tour of Paolo Pellegrin’s UN’ANTOLOGIA on 5th December and will make dinner arrangements afterwards for those wanting to stay in town. Sign-up using the app.

November 2019

Black Tie Dinner
The Fourth Annual Dinner of the Oxbridge Society with guest of honour Jeremy Cliffe, International Editor of the New Statesman, will be taking place of 16th November at the Anglo-German Club; the invitation has been sent to members. We look forward to continuing what has become one of our favourite traditions this year; please contact us by e-mail if you have not received the invitation and would like to attend.

September 2019

Talk by Prof. Lothar Wieler
On Thursday 12th September, we shall have the honour of hosting internationally renowned expert on infectious diseases Prof. Lothar Wieler, President of the Robert Koch Insitute, for a talk on the subject of global health security. Sign-up using the events app for details on the location and how to pay.

Freshers’ Event
If you are starting at Oxford or Cambridge this autumn, join us from 6pm on Friday 7th September (at the usual bar-café in Hamburg-Eppendorf) for an informal information evening. Contact us by e-mail to find out details on how to sign up.

June 2019

Summer Garden Party
It’s year four now, so you know the drill: barbecued delights in the beautiful grounds of the Anglo-German Club if the weather is nice, curries upstairs if it isn’t. The scores to date: BBQ 1, Curries 2. Sign-up using the events app.

Stand-up paddling
For our first genuinely sporty event, we have secured the use of 10 stand-up paddling boards and the attentions of one stand-up paddling trainer for the evening of Friday, 7th June. Why not join us for this after-work outing on the Alster (or perhaps more of an inning…)? Use the events app to (not particularly) secure your place.

April 2019

Boat Races
The location couldn’t be more apt: we’ll be watching this year’s epic Thames contest (Sunday, 7th April) between our two venerable institutions in the suitably boat-y surroundings of the Alster-side Norddeutscher Regatta Verein, starting with a lunch buffet at 1pm (races at 3:20pm and 4:20pm CET). E-mail sign-up here, please.

March 2019

Museum Tour
Join us on Thursday, 21st March for an after-work tour of Hamburg’s Museum of Arts and Crafts (Museum Kunst und Gewerbe, MKG) on the wide-ranging topic of European and Asian power-centres in the 16th to 18th centuries. Use the app to register.

February 2019

Dinner with the Consul
It will be our very great honour to host the Honorary Consul of the United Kingdom in Hamburg, Nicholas Teller, for a formal dinner on 20th February. The Consul will deliver a short after-dinner speech and is looking forward to meeting our members personally. Sign up via the app to attend.

Kohlpartie
After two years in which we kept up the wintry north German tradition, we will once again be taking to a long, straight road near Hamburg for strolling and bowling accompanied by piles of steaming kale and back-straightening schnaps. The event will take place on Sunday 3rd February; sign up by app or e-mail for details.

 

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December 2018

Christmas market meet-up
With the Society’s third full year drawing to a close, join us for an informal mid-week gathering in the second week of December at the Eppendorfer Weihnachtsmarkt on Marie-Jonas-Platz for mulled wine, fried snacks dredged in sugar, and the sound of (recorded) sleighbells ringing. Sign-up using the app for date and precise details.

November 2018

Black-tie dinner
With two highly successful formal dinners at the Anglo-German Club under our belt, we will be continuing what is now a tradition with the Third Annual Dinner of the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Hamburg on 3rd November. The evening’s guest speaker is German public service broadcasting’s “woman in London” Annette Dittert, ARD senior foreign correspondent, who will be offering an entertaining and informative talk on the subject of Britain, Brexit, and house boats.

Violin concert
Our treasurer Andreas will be hosting young violinist Dmytro Udovychenko in his home and has kindly extended an exclusive invitation to members of the Society. Dmytro recently won second prize at the international Joseph-Joachim Violinist Competition in Hannover and will be offering a range of music on Friday, 16th November. Members of the Society please contact the Committee by e-mail to register.

October 2018

Author reading with Anselm Rodenhausen
Dr. Anselm Rodenhausen is a writer and lawyer who has advised international tech-companies and is now working for the European Commission in Brussels on digital policy files (AI, Blockchain, online platform regulation). He is also a writer who has produced a gripping thriller called Zernetzt about a new kind of social network with a dark secret from which he will be reading to us on 21st October. Use the events app to sign up.

September 2018

Information evening for freshers
Live in northern Germany and got a place at Oxford or Cambridge starting this autumn? Join us from 6pm on Friday 7th September and ask all those questions that we wish somebody would have been able to answer when we were getting ready to go. Just contact us to find out about where we be holding the event and what to expect.

July 2018

Summer Garden Party
Following the success of the last two, we will be holding our third Summer Garden Party at the Anglo-German Club from 6pm onwards on 6th July; we are delighted to once again be joining forces with the Harvard Club Hamburg for this year’s edition. Invitations to follow by group e-mail.

June 2018

Museum tour
This tour of the Museum für Völkerkunde takes a critical look at how ethnographic museums of this kind began operating and the assumptions on which they based their activities; it also explains how the museum is now engaging with the descendents of groups who were the subject of colonial-era interest. This weekday after-work event is scheduled for Thursday, 14th June. Use the events app to book.

April 2018

Spring Dinner
It’s time for another one of our classic, formal-hall-style dinners at the Anglo-German Club on 11th April. Space is limited, so respond to the e-mail invitation early to avoid disappointment.

March 2018

Boat Race Event
For the second year running, a Hamburg-based alumni with an extremely large television screen has kindly agreed to host us for an afternoon/evening of good-natured inter-University abuse based on the performance of 18 current students on the Thames on 24th March. Details on request by e-mail.

February 2018

Grünkohlwanderung
After last year’s successful event in this north German tradition, we’ll be meeting for more buccholic strolling, steaming kale, and back-straightening schnaps this February. Sign up for precise details about location and time.

January 2018

Sunday brunch
Join us for a relaxed Sunday brunch at Café Borchers in Eppendorf, a popular destination for a late breakfast/early lunch near the university hospital and within post-prandial walking distance of the Alster.  Details about reservation by e-mail or using the app.

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December 2017

Christmas market meet-up
To round off a fantastic year for the Society, join us at the charming Eppendorfer Weihnachtsmarkt on Marie-Jonas-Platz for mulled wine and calorific snacks a-plenty (you’ll note that we’re studiously avoiding mention of the weather). Details on signing up (e-mail or using the app).

November 2017

Black-tie Dinner
Following last year’s successful formal dinner at the Anglo-German Club, we will be holding the Second Annual Dinner of the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Hamburg on 4th November; our guest speaker is the author of a book about Volkswagen and will be giving us his insider’s perspective on the challenges facing the carmaker. Invitations will follow to members in due course.

October 2017

Exhibition tour at the Kunsthalle
Join us for an after-work tour of the latest edition of the “Honey, I re-arranged the collection” series at the Hamburg Kunsthalle on Thursday 12th October. Registration by e-mail.

September 2017

Information evening for freshers
Headed to Oxford or Cambridge this autumn? Join us from 6pm on Friday 8th September and ask all those questions that we wish somebody would have been able to answer when we were getting ready to go. We will have current students at both universities on hand to provide you with the most up-to-date insiders’ perspective possible. Please contact us by e-mail to find out about the location.

July 2017

Summer Garden Party
Following the success of last year’s event, we will be holding our second Summer Garden Party at the Anglo-German Club from 6pm onwards on 12th July; we are delighted to be joining forces with the Harvard Club Hamburg for this year’s edition. As there will be no fixed seating arrangements, we look forward to welcoming as many members of the Society with friends/family as possible. To help us plan, please let us know if you are attending by replying to the invitation by 14th June.

May 2017

Lunch-time talk on UK General Election
We will have the great pleasure of hosting Jeremy Cliffe of The Econmist, who will be offering us the insight he gained into British politics as author of the weekly’s “Bagehot” column two weeks before the snap election on 8th June. Central Hamburg location t.b.c.; contact the Society to reserve your space.

April 2017

Boat Race Event
A Hamburg-based alumni with an extremely large television screen has kindly agreed to host us for an afternoon/evening of good natured inter-University abuse based on the performance of 18 current students on the Thames on 2nd April. Details on request by e-mail.

March 2017

Spring Dinner
We will be holding one of our classic dinners at the Anglo-German Club on 22nd March. Space is limited, to respond to the e-mail invitation early to avoid disappointment.

February 2017

Grünkohlwanderung
If you’re Northern German, this will need no further explanation. If not, just trust us on this one. We meet at 2.30pm on Sunday 19th February at Poppenbüttel S-Bahn. There will be walking, kale, and perhaps some schnaps.

January 2017

New Year’s Brunch
Join us at 10am on Saturday 21st January for brunch by the Alster. Please confirm your attendance by e-mail in advance as spaces are limited.

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November 2016

Black-Tie Dinner
On 12th November, the Society will be holding a black-tie dinner at the Anglo-German Club with an after-dinner speech by the publisher of a renowned weekly newspaper. Invitations will be sent to members in due course.

October 2016

Museum tour
We have organised a private tour of the Salonfähig exhibition about literary hostesses and ladies of letters at the Jenisch-Haus in Hamburg. The tour will start mid-afternoon on Saturday, 22nd October, and we will arrange coffee and refreshments afterwards. Please e-mail if you would like to join the tour.

September 2016

Information evening for freshers
Headed to Oxford or Cambridge this autumn? Join us from 6pm on Thursday 15th September and ask all those questions that we wish somebody would have been able to answer when we were getting ready to go. Whether you’re starting a first degree or going as a post-grad, we’re looking forward to meeting and helping you prior to departure. Please contact us by e-mail to find out about the location.

July 2016

Summer Garden Party
From 6pm onwards on 13th July, we will have the run of the Anglo-German Club’s splendid Alster-side gardens for the evening . Weather permitting, there will be a barbecue and buffet. As there will be no fixed seating arrangements, we look forward to welcoming as many members of the Society with friends/family as possible. To give our hosts a rough idea of numbers, please let us know if you are planning to attend, however, using the Doodle link in the invitation e-mail.

June 2016

Lunch with Ambassador Anthony Gardner
On 14th June, we will be enjoying lunch with a talk by the US envoy to the European Union, Anthony Gardner. All details by e-mail to the Society.

Museum tour
There will be a private tour of the Falckenberg Collection for members of the Oxbridge Society Hamburg on 11th June, late afternoon, followed by dinner at a nearby restaurant. Please contact us by e-mail if you intend to come.

March 2016

Spring Dinner
Our first Anglo-German Club Dinner as the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Hamburg will be taking place on 30th March 2016. Please confirm your attendance by 14th March latest by e-mail.

January 2016

Planning meeting for 2016
In order to set out our activities for our first year as a society, we will be meeting for an informal planning session on the afternoon of Sunday 24th January.

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December 2015

Christmas Brunches, 13th and 20th December
Due to the excellent response to our Doodle survey – and in order to avoid disappointment for a sizeable portion of those who replied – we have decided to hold two Christmas Brunches.

The first will start at 10am, 13th December at:
gloria Café-Bar
Bellealliancestraße 31-33
20259 Hamburg
A buffet brunch costs €12.90 per person, with a drinks supplement of €10.00 for unlimited coffee and soft drinks.

The second, on 20th December, will also start at 10am:
Alex Hamburg im Alsterpavillon
Jungfernstieg 54
20354 Hamburg
The buffet costs €15.50; drinks are charged extra as ordered.

Please feel free to attend either – or both!