Brussels Events
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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. |  |
50.842433 4.35921 | 2 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 | 3 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… |  |
50.826506 4.372388 | 4 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… |  |
50.8483 4.3496 | 5 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… | |
50.864428 4.34992 | 6 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… | |
50.840971 4.35458 | 7 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… | |
50.863286 4.327497 | 8 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 | 9 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 | 10 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 | 11 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… |  |
50.8483 4.3496 | 12 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 | 13 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 | 14 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 | 15 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 | 16 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… |  |
17 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… |  | |
18 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. | ||
50.844328 4.359346 | 19 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… |  |
20 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. |  | |
50.8483 4.3496 | 21 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 | 22 Oceano is a unique film festival dedicated to the sea, which screens short and feature-length documentaries at venues throughout Brussels. | |
50.854306 4.366212 | 23 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 | 24 Brussels Pride started out as Pink Saturday in the 1980s and is now the starting point of the gay and lesbian summer. |  |
25 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… | ||
50.850714 4.3489 | 26 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 | 27 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 | 28 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… | |
50.8483 4.3496 | 29 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… |  |
50.8483 4.3496 | 30 Jazz fans can enjoy modern and trad jazz, blues and Latin, indoors and out during the annual Brussels Jazz Marathon. Local and international groups and artists fill the main squares, streets… |  |
31 Every year Brussels honours its port with a one-day festival. Members of the public can enjoy mini-cruises, music, boat visits and a number of shows. Bring your swimming costume! | ||
32 Fresh graduates of the prestigious La Cambre fashion academy release their end-of-year creations onto the catwalks, sometimes adding a star or two to the constellation of Belgian designers. | ||
33 Brussels' Oriental Art Fair is held throughout the Sablon; the city's antiques neighbourhood. More than 20 exhibitors open their galleries and exhibit the finest Asian art, attracting serious… | ||
34 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… | ||
50.844328 4.359346 | 35 Queen Elisabeth Contest - Violin Young virtuoso violinists compete for the Queen Elisabeth prize at this prestigious annual contest, held around various locations but mainly at the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels. |  |
50.8483 4.3496 | 36 The Fête de la Musique takes over Brussels (and towns in Wallonia) on and around the summer solstice every year. Featuring pop, jazz, hip-hop, salsa, chanson, classical and contemporary music… |  |
50.844328 4.359346 | 37 Brussels' Fine Arts Centre (Bozar) welcomes its annal flamenco festival with dance, concerts, films and workshops. Internationally acclaimed stars of the genre rub shoulders with a youth… | |
50.864428 4.34992 | 38 Held each year at the popular Tour and Taxis site in Brussels, Festival Couleur Café celebrates cultural diversity with music from around the globe with over 70,000 visitors. | |
39 Festival Danse Balsa Marni XII The Balsamine Theatre stages its annual festival of contemporary dance throughout the month of June, offering a chance to see established and up-and-coming talent from Brussels' resident dance… |  | |
50.837051 4.367612 | 40 Brussels' Grand Place is packed with spectators, including the Royal Family and their guests, for Ommegang, or "walk about", the major local folklore and heritage event taking place in the… |  |
50.837051 4.367612 | 41 Brussels' Grand Place is packed with spectators, including the Royal Family and their guests, for Ommegang, or "walk about", the major local folklore and heritage event taking place in the… | |
50.826506 4.372388 | 42 Brussels European Film Festival Brussels' European Film Festival presents a programme of new European and international films at the Flagey as well as several parallel events, promoting the diversity of the European… |  |
50.8483 4.3496 | 43 Louise High Heels Running Competition Surfing Sex and the City's wave, the first Louise High Heels Running Competition takes place on Brussels' stylish avenue Louise. The idea is straightforward; slip into your highest Manolo's… | |
44 The open-air Théâtre de Verdure, one of the loveliest and greenest places in Brussels, hosts the free annual Brosella Folk & Jazz Festival. |  | |
50.8483 4.3496 | 45 Belgians take to the streets of Brussels on 21 July every year with their black, yellow and red flags to celebrate with street festivals, music and a stunning firework display in front of the… |  |
46 The Recyclart Holidays festival is an eclectic event mixing art, music, dance, video installations, street theatre and live music around the Gare de Bruxelles-Chapelle. |  | |
47 On all (hopefully) sun-drenched Sundays of July, the Parc Royal, also known as Parc de Bruxelles, hosts high-quality concerts. Classical music is on offer in the morning and jazz in the… | ||
50.8483 4.3496 | 48 Come rain or shine, Brussels' PleinOPENair festival offers free outdoor movie screenings every Friday and Saturday. There's plenty of entertainment before nightfall, but the festival's… |  |
50.837051 4.367612 | 49 An unseasonably late maypole (or 'Meyboom') is raised in Brussels, on the anniversary of a wedding which took place in 1213. A posse of costumed giants accompanies the pole on its journey from… |  |
50.837051 4.367612 | 50 As if the Grand Place - one of the world's most beautiful squares - was not spectacular enough, every two years the Belgians cover it with a carpet of flowers. |  |
