Experience the Best of Belgium: City Travel Guides
From must-see events to memorable gastronomic experiences and one-of-a-kind shops, discover gems across 32 historic cities in all regions and provinces with Best of Belgium's curated tourism recommendations. Also learn why this small country has BIG influence!
Insider Recommendations
Complementing the Best of Belgium travel guide, here are suggestions for special events, hotels, restaurants, bars and shops.
Upcoming Events & Festivals
From the sounds of wooden clogs at the Carnival of Binche to electronica pulses at Tomorrowland,
here are quarterly listings for Belgium's most vibrant gatherings. Experience the local energy of
cities across all Belgian regions and provinces through culture, heritage and gastronomy.
wow belgium EVENTS
Wed, 14 October, 7:30-10 pm, book talk & signing, The Nine, Brussels
Fri, 13 November, 7-9 pm, Author Meet & Greet, The Bookshop Mons
Wed, 25 November, 1-2:30 pm, book talk & signing, SHAPE (private), Mons
Monday, 30 November, 8-9:30 pm, Wow Belgium live podcast, BELvue Museum, Brussels
Thu, 3 December, 4-8 pm, book talk & signing, Belgian MICE representatives (private), Penta Hotel, Leuven
TBD December, 5-8 pm, book talk & signing, Press Club Brussels Europe
Sat, 12 December, 11 am, book talk & signing, Chaines des Rotisseurs Belgium, Brussels
Tue, 15 December, 1-2 pm, book talk, AmCham Belgium (private), Brussels
oCTOBER
3-11 Oct: ANTE Festival (Brussels)
7-11 Oct: Zoute Grand Prix (Knokke)
7-18 Oct: Film Fest Gent
8-17 Oct: Festival des Libertés (Brussels)
17 Oct: Museum Night Fever (Brussels)
17-18 Oct: Jeneverfeesten (Hasselt)
18 Oct: TREK Antwerp Marathon
22-25 Oct: KIKK Festival (Namur)
25 Oct-22 Nov: Where Art Meets Sound (Ronse)
NOvEMBER
11 Nov: Armistice Day commemorations, Ypres
20 Nov-14 Feb: Wintergloed, Bruges
27 Nov-3 Jan 2027: Plaisirs d’Hiver, Brussels
28 Nov: Reopening of KANAL art & architecture museum, Brussels
DEcEMBER
3-20 Dec: De Leuvense Kerstmarkt (Christmas market)
3 Dec-3 Jan 2027: Gentse Winterfeesten (Ghent)
3-7, 10-14 and 17-20 Dec: Les Féeries du Parc (Ciney)
4 Dec-3 Jan: Winter in Antwerpen
11-13 Dec: Nuts Weekend (Bastogne)
12-13: Opening of Versalius Museum (Leuven)
24 Dec: Kaarsjes op het Begijnhof (Turnhout)
