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An Evening at a Brussels Museum
Thursday evenings in autumn need never be boring again. From September to December, most of Brussels' museums remain open to the public until 10pm. Guided visits, cocktail bars and other…
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…
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…
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…
Located at the foot of the Atomium, Mini-Europe faithfully reproduces the cities and sights of Europe. Wander past the Eiffel Tower and Big Ben, watch the gondolas go sailing by in Venice or…
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…
If the kids get tired of trooping around Antwerp's sights, revive their spirits with a visit to the Winterfoor, the city's winter funfair. With its vintage carousel and other retro rides…
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…
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…
Two hundred and fifty children from all over Brussels put on a lively show at the Marni Theatre during the Festival Bruxelles-Babel, aimed at 12 to 21-year-olds from a variety of cultural and…
Come fly a kite at Ostend's annual Lotto Kites International event at Groot Strand. Teams from all over Europe show off their skills and colours during demos and competitions and there are…
The biennial Zinneke Parade was born in 2000 as part of Brussels' City of Culture. It is an urban, artistic hybrid, the result of a process in which contemporary artistic creation goes…
Celebrate our gorgeous planet Earth at the Environment Fête in Brussels' Parc du Cinquantenaire. Now in its tenth year, the event is no longer the prerogative of a handful of vegetarians, but…
The Ghent Festivities take over the medieval centre of the city for ten days. The enormous festival includes a parade, love music, dance, theatre and puppetry festivals, fireworks displays and…
Brussels' grand buildings, squares and parks serve as concert halls when the Summer Festival takes over the Belgian capital. This annual extravaganza's varied programme spans hip hop, folk…
Brussels-on-Sea, on the banks of the Willebroek Canal, is a full-blown, albeit temporary, seaside resort. Watch as straw huts and barbecues, mojito-sipping oiled-up beach beaux and bikini-clad…
The popular Midi Funfair sets up camp every year in the area surrounding the Midi train station in Brussels. A cheerful mix of sounds, lights and smells forms an intrinsic part of Brussels in summer.