Brussels
Festivals and Events
- Belgisch Bierweekend / Belgian Beer Weekend
- Up to 50 breweries, large & small, bring their beers to the most beautiful square in the world! Taking place every September, admission is free, but tastings are charged.
- Address:
- Grote Markt
- 1000
- Brussel
- Couleur café
- Every summer Brussels sees the opening of Couleur Cafe, its 3-day urban music festival. The music is cast wide: Funk, Hip-hop, Reggae, Dance, Soul, Latin, Blues & Rock play across 4 stages.
- Address:
- Tour & Taxis
- 1000
- Brussel
- Summer Festival
- The Brussels Summer Festival is the most important cultural happening in the capital in August. Stretching over 10-days you'll see street theater, music, street animation and much more.
- Address:
- Koningsplein
- 1000
- Brussel
- Ommegang
- Ommegang is an annual street parade, held in July. The procession actually reconstructs the entry of Charles V & his court in 1549. Nowadays a great show with 100's of artists with amazing costumes.
- Address:
- City Centre
- 1000
- Brussel
- Brosella Folk & Jazz
- Organized every July since 1977, this festival takes place at the foot of the Atomium, in the Green Theatre. The concept is simple: Saturday folk and Sunday jazz.
- Address:
- Groentheater
- 1000
- Brussel
- The Brussels Marathon
- Every year, usually in October, the city's traffic comes to a halt, as the full marathon (and several other less demanding routes) takes to the streets. Time limit is 5 hours!
- Address:
- City Centre
- 1000
- Brussel
- Zinnekeparade
- Every second May, a colorful parade grips Brussels, as schools, workshops, youth centers, cultural centres parade through the city with lively music, dance, costumes and scenery.
- Address:
- City Centre
- 1000
- Brussel
- Christmas Market
- In December, the city centre becomes a beautiful Christmas market complete with wooden chalets, where you can buy all sorts of gastronomic specialities & fun gifts.
- Address:
- City Centre
- 1000
- Brussel
- Nuit Blanche
- Nuit Blanche is a night in October where the capital comes alive with an amazing array of personal artistic acts – music to juggling to street art – lasting from dusk to dawn.
- Address:
- City Centre
- 1000
- Brussel
- Zuidfoor
- From mid-July to mid-August you can enjoy this big fair, all along the ring road on the Boulevard du Midi, near the train station. Has nearly 130 attractions for young & old.
- Address:
- Boulevard du Midi
- 1000
- Brussel
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