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50.8483 4.3496 | 1 Looking for love? Don your sexiest lycra and join the Brussels for Lovers night-time bike tour. Open to couples and singletons, the three-hour ride takes in some of the city's most romantic sights. |  |
2 Collectors from across Europe visit the Kunsthal Sint-Pietersabdij in Ghent for this ten-day antiques bonanza. |  | |
51.055611 3.72856 | 3 A bold and unusual venture, Ciné Privé features film screenings right in the homes of Ghent inhabitants. The films are mainly Belgian and most evenings are enhanced by the presence of their directors. | |
50.842433 4.35921 | 4 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… | |
50.8483 4.3496 | 5 The biennial Europalia Festival (established in 1969) spans the whole of Belgium, with many key events taking place in Brussels. These include a series of concerts, film screenings, literary… |  |
50.9372 4.0414 | 6 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… | |
50.4123 4.16603 | 7 Each year during the three days preceding Lent, the medieval town of Binche in Belgium's French-speaking Wallonia region hosts a jovial carnival celebration. Throngs of foreign visitors… |  |
50.826506 4.372388 | 8 The Anima International Animated Film Festival has a packed programme of feature films, cartoons, competitions, retrospectives and workshops. Not just for kids, the festival showcases… |  |
50.461438 3.935208 | 9 Mons International Love Film Festival The Mons International Love Film Festival is an increasingly popular event that takes place around Valentine's Day every year, attracting some 30,000 viewers. The festival is hosted by Imagix… |  |
50.8483 4.3496 | 10 Fifteen Brussels museums keep their doors open until 1am during the Museum Night Fever. But there's more than merely viewing collections after dark - expect concerts, installations, guided… | |
51.231234 2.912793 | 11 Cast inhibitions to the wind and dress up in an outrageous outfit at the Bal du Rat Mort, held at Kursaal Oostende. Attendees can alternatively opt for evening dress, though the brave stand to… | |
50.864428 4.34992 | 12 The Brussels Book Fair at Tour & Taxis is a hive of activity, with thousands of publishers presenting their latest offerings. More than 700 authors are on hand to sign their works and there… | |
50.878821 4.704953 | 13 After extensive works, Leuven's M Museum opens its doors and in doing so becomes the town's largest cultural centre. Showcasing both ancient and modern art, the permanent collection traces… |  |
50.840971 4.35458 | 14 The Baroque Spring of the Sablon There is no better location for this week-long Baroque festival than the beautiful public and private premises in and around Place du Grand Sablon. In March, the buildings ring to the soaring… | |
15 What do you do if you want a Caribbean carnival but are marooned in chilly north-west Europe for the winter? Bring the carnival indoors! Since 1997 the spectacular Antilliaanse Feesten has… | ||
51.210392 3.223031 | 16 Bruges' Cinema Novo Film Festival presents new films from Africa, Asia and Latin America. Premières, shorts and features are screened in art house cinema the Liberty and the Lumière. | |
50.863286 4.327497 | 17 Festival Pistes de Lancement: Clown Festival The Festival Pistes de Lancement performs under canvas in Brussels' brand new Parc Victoria. A cavalcade of clown acts from all over Europe has audiences falling off their seats, with pure… |  |
50.8483 4.3496 | 18 The annual week dedicated to the French language is celebrated in France and French-speaking areas from Québec to Brussels and Geneva. Francophones are invited to take part in a very special… |  |
50.844328 4.359346 | 19 Brussels Electronic Music Festival The BOZAR welcomes the Brussels Electronic Music Festival. Over 30 DJs, musicians and VJs perform throughout the venue over a weekend. Expect famous figures spinning alongside newcomers… |  |
50.898963 4.337899 | 20 The Eurantica fine art and antiques fair at Brussels Expo offers bargain hunting on a continental scale, with dealers from all over Europe. Browsers and buyers can sample items from more than… |  |
50.183554 5.576101 | 21 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… | |
50.8483 4.3496 | 22 The Ars Musica contemporary classical music festival brings internationally renowned composers and performers to Brussels and other cities each year. Young talent is also given a chance to… | |
50.829064 4.371467 | 23 Young people from Brussels and across Europe put on theatre, dance, music and more at the Marni Theatre during the Festival Bruxelles-Babel. The festival is aimed at 12- to 21-year-olds from a… |  |
50.844328 4.359346 | 24 A collection of the works of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, along with a biographical study of her often turbulent life, is hosted by BOZAR, Brussels. The exhibition forms part of the BOZAR… |  |
50.864428 4.34992 | 25 International Festival of Fantastic Film Every year, the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film puts on a splendid line-up of screenings, premières, retrospectives, country spotlights, competitions, parties and theatrical… |  |
50.844328 4.359346 | 26 The centrepiece of BOZAR's Mexico Festival in 2010 is the exhibition "Imágenes del Mexicano", presenting a series of 150 portraits which illustrate Mexico's historical and cultural development… |  |
50.64502 5.5725 | 27 International Biennial of Photography and Visual Arts Contemporary trends in world photography are showcased at the International Biennial of Photography and Visual Arts in Liège. A number of the city's cultural venues host the two-month show… |  |
28 Art Brussels, first organised in 1968, has grown into a highly-respected international art fair, renowned for its excellence and cutting-edge profile. The fair presents 150 galleries at… |  | |
29 Born in 1995 at the initiative of a local socialist group, the Red Rock Rally is a free rock concert and outdoor party that celebrates workers' day in Bruges' Astridpark on 1 May every year. | ||
30 If your attention span is limited and celluloid epics send you to sleep, then Brussels' festival of short films, held in the Cinema Vendôme in Ixelles, is for you. | ||
51.208481 3.22452 | 31 Inside Bruges is an interior design event with a twist. Instead of grouping exhibitors under one roof, visitors follow a design trail through the city's narrow cobbled streets and along the… | |
50.844328 4.359346 | 32 Some of the finest works produced by El Greco are on show at BOZAR, including the artist's renowned series of Apostles. This is the last chance to catch this series of masterpieces on foreign… |  |
50.630968 5.574074 | 33 "Jazz for all" has been the motto of the Jazz à Liège festival since its inception. Affordable concerts and a range of artists represent the many facets of the blue note. |  |
50.879349 4.70369 | 34 Docville (International Documentary Festival) Leuven's Docville festival is about documentary films that move you, change you or open you up to new realities. The 2008 edition featured a selection of avant-premières and thematic series as… | |
35 With a range of activities from workshops and lectures to musical acts and juggling nights, this annual eight-day festival at the Ijzer Tower in Diksmuide celebrates peace. |  | |
36 Laeken Greenhouses Open to the Public The jewel within the Belgian Royal Parks, the Laeken Greenhouses were built in the 19th century by King Leopold II to house his collection of plants from the Congo. |  | |
37 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… |  | |
50.8483 4.3496 | 38 The iris is the symbol of Brussels and Iris Day celebrates the city in its spring splendour. The two-day programme includes live music, street entertainment and an open day at the Brussels… | |
50.8483 4.3496 | 39 Oceano is a unique film festival dedicated to the sea, which screens short and feature-length documentaries at venues throughout Brussels. | |
50.879349 4.70369 | 40 Leuven in Scene is a biennial international open-air theatre festival in which the city plays a leading part, featuring a number of performances of international standard, combined with smaller acts. | |
51.208481 3.22452 | 41 The elaborate Procession of the Holy Blood through Bruges celebrates one of Belgium's sacred relics. The event has been taking place since 1150, when the Count of Flanders appeared with a… |  |
50.854306 4.366212 | 42 The spring Nuits Botaniques festival in Brussels presents a wide array of concerts in the spectacular glass-roofed Botanique cultural centre, covering the whole musical spectrum from rock to… |  |
50.8483 4.3496 | 43 Brussels Pride started out as Pink Saturday in the 1980s and is now the starting point of the gay and lesbian summer. |  |
44 Culinaria Square - The Art of Taste Sixteen Belgian restaurateurs, all of them Michelin-starred, have teamed up for Culinaria Square, Brussels' mega foodie event. Together they have designed four menus, available at a fraction… | ||
51.028919 4.48544 | 45 The Hanswijk Procession fills the medieval town of Mechelen as the local people carry a statue of the Virgin Mary on a procession through the streets, supported by musicians, choirs and dance groups. |  |
50.850714 4.3489 | 46 Brussels' VISIT festival celebrates the diverse cultures that make up this cosmopolitan city. Expect live music, exhibitions and dance performances at various locations around the city… | |
50.8483 4.3496 | 47 During the month of May the wonderfully varied and innovative Festival of the Arts (Kunsten Festival des Arts) offers the public a range of new creations, several world premières and… |  |
50.850972 4.359997 | 48 The Moomins, creations of Finnish animator Tove Jansson, come to life at the Belgian Comic Strip Centre in Brussels. Jump into the world of the white, hippo-like trolls through comic strips… | |
49 Leuven's World Festival is a colourful day of solidarity with the developing world featuring food stands, world music and other entertainment. Although not groundbreaking festival stuff, it… | ||
50.8483 4.3496 | 50 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… |  |
