The Ardennes town of Stavelot is where the peculiar Blancs Moussis exercise their festivities during Lent. Wearing hooded white gowns and Pinocchio-like...
Themes:
Entertainment
, Religion
, History
, Music
One of Europe's oldest surviving street carnivals takes place in the medieval town of Binche. Rich in folklore and tradition, the carnival occupies the...
Themes:
History
, Dance
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, Music
This festival of rock and roll, reggae and contemporary music plays at the former botanic garden, now a cultural centre for the French speaking community....
Fantasy, science fiction and thriller movies are the subject of BIFF. The big international event attracts audiences of over 60,000 to venues across Brussels....
Themes:
Theatre & Film
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Unusual
Since it was first held in 1982, Artbrussels has established itself as a leading European platform for contemporary art. Many international artists have...
The Royal Greenhouses of Laeken comprise one of the most important monuments of the 19th century in Belgium and are often referred to as 'glass palaces'....
From spring through until autumn, the cities of Flanders stage up to 150 concerts as part of its annual Flanders Festival programme. Mainly including...
The relic of the Holy Blood (a blood-stained cloth retrieved from the crucifixion) was brought to Bruges in 1149. Ever since, it has been the subject...
Themes:
Religion
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, History
The Festival of Travelling Arts comes to the Walloon capital, converting its streets into an open-air stage. A huge street fair, the event features over...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Entertainment
, Music
, Food & Drink
, Home & Fashion
, Spectacle
, Theatre & Film
Founded in 1951, the Queen Elisabeth Competition is open to musicians from all countries who have completed their training and who are ready to launch...
This arts festival covers a lot of ground. Not only are 20 diverse venues employed all around the city, but the scope of the festival embraces theatre,...
Themes:
Dance
, Entertainment
, Theatre & Film
, Art & Literature
, Spectacle
, Music
Eurantica Brussels is a major art and antiques fair that showcases the 150 leading antique dealers and art galleries of Belgium, Luxembourg, France, the...
Themes:
Business
, Art & Literature
, History
, Exhibitions
Lesbian and Gay Pride Day in Brussels attracts around 15,000 participants and visitors to a full programme of events, running way past midnight. In amongst...
Themes:
Gay & Lesbian
, Dance
, History
, Entertainment
, Music
The multicultural communities of Brussels come together in the middle of the city on this day of colourful, exuberant celebration of the Zinneke Parade....
Themes:
Dance
, Spectacle
, Kids' Stuff
, Culture
, Entertainment
, Music
Each summer the Antwerp Docks on the banks of the River Scheldt is converted into an urban beach. Popular with the city's young trend setters, visitors...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Sport
, Unusual
An extensive, rolling programme of concerts and music festivals takes place across all the districts of French-speaking Belgium throughout the summer...
La Monnaie is the finest theatre in Brussels which occupies and wonderfully restored historic building. Each year the company performs an opera free of...
BAAF, BOAF and BRUNEAF - these are not characters from Belgian mythology but groups of antique specialists in Brussels. Respectively their specialities...
Themes:
Business
, History
, Exhibitions
, Art & Literature
Every Friday evening from June through until September, the roar of the Brussels traffic is replaced with the whoosh of roller blades. Hundreds of roller...
This world music event is a highly atmospheric, vibrant and multicultural affair which brings a touch of the tropics to Brussels. Apart from stage performances...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Music
, Entertainment
, Culture
Borne out of Antwerp's status as 'Cultural Capital of Europe' in 1993, the annual Summer in Antwerp is a programme of events that spans music, art and...
Themes:
Art & Literature
, Dance
, Theatre & Film
, Spectacle
, Exhibitions
, Music
Each summer the Ommegang Royal Pageant lights up the magnificent Brussels' Grand Place. It is a colourful reconstruction of the spectacle originally held...
The Royal Palace of Belgium, facing the Parliament building across the Royal Park, is rated one of the most beautiful official buildings in the capital....
Themes:
Home & Fashion
, Art & Literature
, Culture
, History
This mammoth rock festival, held in a special site north of the university city of Louvain, draws crowds of around 280,000 each year. Held every year...
Each summer a stretch of the city's canal is converted to Brussels Spa, a waterside resort in the city. An urban beach scene is created where visitors...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Kids' Stuff
, Sport
, Entertainment
, Music
Marktrock is an outdoor rock concert held over a long weekend each summer. Groups from home and abroad perform on four stages in the heart of town. This...
A huge area at the centre of the celebrated Grand Place becomes a floral work of art every other year as a giant carpet is laid out to a pre-determined...
More of a lark than a serious competition, this event is open to seaworthy bath tubs of all classes, from all nations. The exact rules are vague, but...
Held each August in honour of one of the city's most famous sons, the Rubens Market is a colourful event where traders dress in the clothes that would...
Themes:
Culture
, Art & Literature
, Spectacle
, History
Beer drinkers beat a path to Brussels' Grand Place for this cultural, boozy weekend celebrating the amber (and various other shades) nectar. Belgium boasts...
