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During Sablon Nights, explore one of Brussels' most beautiful districts. Stroll past the best spots and spectacular illuminations in the city's antiques quarter during this magical event.…
December Dance is the latest addition to Bruge's festival landscape. Curated by a different choreographer each year, the performances are a mix of old and new pieces, intimately linked to…
Mechelen's Grote Markt in the centre of town hosts a three-day Christmas market every December. Visitors can stock up on decorations and sip some glühwein under the Christmas tree while…
The Grote Markt (Market Square) in Antwerp hosts a Christmas market every December. Visitors can stock up on decorations, sip mulled wine under the Christmas tree and purchase seasonal produce…
The central square of Liège and the neighbouring Place du Marché stage one of Belgium's biggest Christmas markets, consisting of 190 decorated chalets. Stalls sell goods that range from…
The Ardennes region was the scene for some of the largest and bloodiest battles of the Second World War. The Battle of the Bulge Museum in La Roche showcases a vast collection of Allied Forces…
Ghent welcomes the festive season with its Christmas market. Visitors wander among the wooden huts in search of decorations, food and gifts, serenaded by a choir singing carols. Live jazz…
There can't be many settings more beautiful at Christmas than medieval Bruges, with its cobbled streets, historic buildings and horses and carts plodding by. The Christmas market on the main…
Bruges' enchanting market square fills up once again for an especially Belgian introduction to the new year. Wrap up warm to listen to the sounds of the carillon.
A festive flavour comes to medieval Namur with the Christmas Village. The Place d'Armes and adjacent streets are transformed into a winter wonderland with colourful chalets, carol singing, an…
Brussels' mammoth event, Winter Wonders, features one of Europe's best Christmas markets. There are 240 wooden chalets dotted around the Place Sainte Catherine and the Grand'Place, an…
Ypres' Christmas market takes place on the Grote Markt, the town's main square. Expect food and gift stalls disguised as Swiss chalets, an ice-skating rink and plenty of cafés for a warm pick-me-up.
Ostend Christmas Market and Ice-Skating Rink
Ostend has its very own Christmas Market and ice-skating rink. Head to the illuminated Wapenplein square for lots of winter cheer with music provided by a live DJ, food and mulled wine. Stalls…
Ostend's Wapenplein in the centre of town is transformed into a magical Christmas Square with a big tree, twinkling lights, an ice-skating rink and festive entertainment. Surrounding stalls…
Open-Air Ice Skating in Antwerp
Every year at Christmas time the city of Antwerp sets up a skating rink in the Grote Markt, the large square by the west porch of the cathedral (Europe's tallest Gothic church).
Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival
This winter, Bruges' train station square hosts the magical Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival. Three hundred thousand kilos of ice and 400 tons of snow are shipped in and professional ice…
Hasselt Shots Cultural Festival
All the cultural institutions in Hasselt club together for the Shots Cultural Festival, much-awaited by the public every year. There is an abundance of exhibitions, concerts, film screenings…
The Mandarin's Three Dreams is ING Cultural Centre's blockbuster autumn exhibition. Run in parallel to the Europalia Festival of which China is the guest of honour, the event examines Mandarin…
Although less well-known than its counterpart in Binche, the Aalst Carnival is no less spectacular. A three-day extravaganza, it allows inhabitants and tourists alike do away with the long…
2009 has been selected as the year of the Belgian Comic Strip, and Brussels' Balloons Day Parade officially launches the festivities. Giant balloons bearing the faces of your favourite cartoon…
