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.
BOOK EVENTS
Fri, 24 April, 4:30-6 pm, Best of Belgium book talk, Anticyclone des Açores, Leuven
Tue, 28 April, 7-9 pm, book talk, Rotary Club Brussels Cantersteen
Wed, 29 April, 7-8:30 pm: official book launch, Waterstones Brussels
Tue, 5 May, 7:30 pm, live podcast with Rob Vanoudenhoven, De Groene Waterman Kelder, Antwerp
Wed, 6 May, 7-8:30 pm, talk & signing, Atlas & Zanzibar, Ghent
Sat, 23 May, 3:30 pm, signing, De Reyghere, Bruges
Sun, 24 May, 2:30-4 pm, talk & signing, Barboek in M, Leuven
Tuesday, 16 June, 6:30-8 pm, talk & signing, InterNations Learning Lovers, Brussels
Fri, 26 June, 7-9 pm, talk & signing, Marnixring Ronse Taalgrens
Sun, 28 June, 11 am-12 pm, talk & signing, Brussels Women's Club
Thu, 16 July, 7:30-10:30 pm, Belgian wine tasting, talk & signing, Terre Mieli Cieli & American Club of Brussels
Thu, 23 July 6-9 pm; Sat-Sun, 25-26 July, 6-11 pm & 4-8 pm, signings, Dinant Jazz Festival
Wed, TBD Sept, 1-2:30 pm, International Coffee & Conversation, SHAPE, Mons
Thu, 8 October, 8-9:30 pm, talk & signing, Alta Via travel bookstore, Antwerp
Wed, 14 October, 7:30-10 pm, talk & signing, The Nine, Brussels
Fri, 13 November, 7-9 pm, Author Meet & Greet, The Bookshop Mons
Thu, 3 December, talk & signing, DMC/MICE representatives, Penta Hotel, Leuven
Thu, 12 December, 1-2 pm, talk, AmCham Belgium, Brussels
AUGUST
21, 23, 25, 27, 29 Aug: International Fireworks Festival (Knokke-Heist)
27-30 Aug: Maanrock (Mechelen)
28-30 Aug: Cirk! (Aalst); Wavre sur Herbes
JULY
Until 17 Jan 2027: Antwerp Six Exhibition
6 July-31 Aug: Oostende Koerse (Mondays)
11 July-Aug: Het Groot Verlof (Leuven)
11 July-6 Sept: Kuntenfest Watou
SEPTEMBER
1 Sept: Waregem Koerse
4-6 Sept: Belgian Beer Weekend (Brussels)
5-6 Sept: Veni Vidi Oraulonum (Bouillon)
12 Sept: OdeGand (Ghent)
11-13: Jazz at Home (Mechelen)
12-13 Sept: Bruges Beer Festival
11-27 Sept: Flanders Festival Ghent
