Midsummer Mozartiade
Château du Karreveld
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Festival
Midsummer Mozartiade
Les Equinoxes Festival
La Tricoterie - Link factory
Saint-Gilles
Festival
Les Equinoxes Festival
Hopla !
Various places in Brussels
Brussels
Show
Hopla !
International Jazz Day
Various places in Brussels
Brussels
Festival
International Jazz Day
Oxalys Festival
1/05, 20:00
CD presentation 'The American Album'
C. Ives, Largo
G. C. Menotti, Cantilena e Scherzo
J. Adams, Shaker Loops
A. Copland, Appalachian Spring
3/05/ 20:00
A.Beach, Theme and Variations
S.Coleridge-Taylor, Clarinet Quintet in A
E. Walckiers , Quintette no. 1 in A, Op. 49
5/05.15.00
J. Novák, Balletti a 9
E. Wellesz, Octet, Op. 67
L. Spohr, Nonet in F, Op. 31
Shirly Laub , Frédéric d’Ursel, Pieter Jansen, & Sarah Bayens, violin, Elisabeth Smalt & Marc Sabbah
, viola, Justus Grimm & Pierre Fontenelle , cello,
Koenraad Hofman double bass, Toon Fret flute, Piet Van Bockstal, hobo, Nathalie Lefèvre clarinet, Pieter Nuytten & Marceau Lefèvre bassoon, Bart Cypers horn, Annie Lavoisier, harp, Caridad Galindo Rueda, piano
La Tricoterie - LInk Factory
Saint-Gilles
Concert
Oxalys Festival
Irisfestival
The Iris Festival takes place on 4 and 5 May. That’s when we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Brussels-Capital Region in style. What’s to expect? A weekend packed with a variety of free activities. The Iris Tipik Electro Night, street art, entertainment villages, activities for children, guided tours... don’t let this event pass you by!
Brussels devotes an entire weekend to the celebration of its anniversary. The festivities will take place on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May 2024. On Saturday, the focus of the Iris Festival will be on the communes with numerous guided tours. The day concludes with the Iris Tipik Electro Night, transforming the impressive Place des Palais/Paleizenplein into a mega dance floor. Once again, the collaboration between the Brussels-Capital Region, visit.brussels, and RTBF via its Tipik media has resulted in an impressive lineup featuring Ofenbach, one of the most popular French electro duo’s worldwide, social media stars TRINIX and local heroes such as Alex Germys, Emjie, and Raql!
The following day, the Brussels Park becomes the epicentre of the Iris Festival. In the park, you can enjoy a plethora of fun activities with the whole family throughout the day. Visitors can also marvel at the talents of street artists.
Fête de l'Iris
Brussels
Festival
Irisfestival
Queen Elisabeth Competiton
In 2024, the Queen Elisabeth Competition will be dedicated to the violin for the twentieth time. The best young violinists from the four corners of the world will compete in Brussels, from 6 May to 12 June.
Tickets and subscriptions will be on sale as from February 2024.
Flagey & Bozar
Brussels
Festival
Queen Elisabeth Competiton
Kunstenfestivaldesarts
Kunstenfestivaldesarts is an international performing arts festival dedicated to contemporary theatre, dance, performance and visual arts. Every year, it takes place in Brussels during three weeks in May.
Contemporary: the festival supports both established and up-and-coming artists with the creation of bold artistic work rooted in today’s world.
International: artists from all over the world are invited to confront us with diverse artistic practices and perspectives. Every year, the programme includes around thirty artistic projects that can be experienced and understood in a whole range of ways. It is intended for anyone who is keen to make discoveries.
Nomadic: the festival takes place in around thirty venues in Brussels – theatres, cultural centres, museums and public spaces – but also venues that are not well known by audiences from Brussels or abroad.
Of Brussels: the festival is organised in dialogue with several French and Dutch-speaking cultural partners and local associations in Brussels. It aims to reflect the diversity of Brussels. Since it started back in 1994, it has encouraged mobility between audiences, cultures and neighbourhoods.
Kunstenfestivaldesarts stimulates debate and dialogue. Every year, it hosts a temporary Free School dedicated to sharing knowledge and artistic practices. Through its Communities projects, the festival also runs initiatives that allow students, associations, performing arts professionals or interested members of the public to connect during and beyond the festival.
Various places in Brussels
Brussels
Festival
Kunstenfestivaldesarts
Jam'in Jette Outdoor - Free Festival
Parc de la Jeunesse
Jette
Festival
Jam'in Jette Outdoor - Free Festival
JEM International Puppet Festival
7th International Puppet Festival. 39 performances of 19 different shows over 4 weekends, 10 Premières by international companies in Belgium, 1 international exhibition "The Vessel", 1 UNIMA International Round Table, and a Focus on South Korea (last weekend 8 and 9 June) for all the family, from 4-5 years upwards.
Who better than the Peruchet to invite and show puppets in all their eclectic and bewildering forms, to keep us wondering and to entertain all audiences.
Launched in 2013, the JEM (Journées Européennes de la Marion-nette) festival at the Théâtre Royal du PERUCHET/MUSEE INTERNATIONAL DE LA MARIONNETTE has grown with the success it has met each time with spectators and audiences curious about puppetry arts for the widest possible audience and creative quality.
This festival gives Brussels an international and European profile. The festival promotes the art of puppetry, its tradition and its modernity, by inviting European theatres (but not only) of international renown. Over the years, the festival has established itself as Belgium's most international puppet festival.
Recognised with the European EFFE label for the 6th edition of the festival in 2022, this new edition is as promising as ever in inviting international artists and audiences from different European and international communities to discover puppets from different cultures, as open forms that play on the diversity of the puppetry arts.
10 Belgian premieres out of the 19 shows programmed
for 39 performances, workshops, a lot of non-verbal shows,
1 exhibition on American artist Matt Jackson and 1 international round table over 4 weekends.
The puppeteers will come from 4 corners of the world:
South Korea, DRC Congo, the United States, but also Ireland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, Greece, France, the Netherlands and Belgium.
The 7th edition offers a diversity of genres and shows that showcase the richness of this multifaceted art form. Paper puppets, glove puppets, shadows, rods, strings, hand puppets and objects will take us on improbable journeys, each more improbable than the last, journeys into puppet worlds.
Shows, meetings, exhibitions, happenings and workshops will be on the menu for this 7th edition of the festival, which highlights the need for exchange between artists and cultures in Brussels, one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world.
Mayan Iungman, Matt Jackson, Katanari, Thomas Baker, Hubert Mahela, Irene Vecchia, Bufos Puppet Theatre, Marie Denham, Divadlo B, Theater Sangsahwa, Daeyeol Lee et FFWANG Art Culture Bakery, Clair de Lune Théâtre, Mehrzad Kateb, Cie La Synecdoque, Cie Sixfauxnez, les Royales Marionnettes, Cie FITHE d'Eupen, le Théâtre du Nombr'île
Théâtre Royal du Peruchet
Ixelles
Festival
JEM International Puppet Festival
Brussels Pride - In the capital of europe
On May 18, 2024, Brussels Pride celebrates inclusion with concerts, performances, and activist speeches. The Pride March departs at 2:00 p.m. from Mont des Arts. Theme: "Safe Everyday Everywhere". A Pride Village with associations and activities, Pride Safer Zones, and the Rainbow Village liven up the city center. Join us for a day of advocacy and celebration of diversity!
On 18 May 2024, from 12 noon, join us for Brussels Pride 2024 - In the capital of Europe. This annual celebration, an ode to inclusion, will be held on two main stages featuring concerts, artistic performances and activist speeches. The Pride March will start at 2pm from the Mont des Arts. Join us for a memorable day of celebrating diversity in all its forms, which strives to promote a more inclusive future for all. This year's theme is Safe Everyday Everywhere, a vision which aims to create a society where everyone can feel free and safe every day, everywhere.
In addition to the concerts and stage performances, a Pride Village will be waiting for the public with a host of associations and activities. Alongside this, Pride Safer Zones will be set up around the stages to provide safe spaces to take a break or be looked after by health services at any time of the day. The Rainbow Village and its LGBTQIA+ establishments, located in the Saint-Jacques district in the heart of the capital, will also be livening up the streets of the city centre throughout the weekend. Discover the programme and take part in this day of protest and celebration!
Express yourself and celebrate diversity with us at Brussels Pride 2024 - In the capital of Europe !
Mont des Arts
Brussels
Festival
Brussels Pride - In the capital of europe
La Demence
“The secret for this so long going on party, is the happy mix of styles and ages”
The first ever LA DEMENCE party took place almost 30 years ago in 1989 ! What began as a weekly gay party on Sundays in small cities around Belgium has now become one of Europe’s biggest and most renowned parties.
The concept really came into its own and became a roar-away success when the parties settled down in the capital, Brussels, in 1992, and from then on took place in a regular monthly slot at Fuse club: the day before a bank holiday or on a Friday. Besides that,each anniversary at Halloween a full party weekend with several parties is organised, including a huge Main Party at Palais 12.
What makes LA DEMENCE stand out from the other gay parties is the happy mix of different styles and ages partying together: leather boys, bears, fashion victims, muscle queens, drags, young and old – in total in excess of 2000 gays having one hell of a party together. This happy mix creates a family feeling which is the secret of this so long going on party!
As Brussels is strategically placed as a city, LA DEMENCE attracts visitors from France, The Netherlands and Germany as well as hot sexy Italian, Swiss, Spanish, British and American boys.
The venue at Fuse club is huge – containing three different rooms which has the advantage of offering an eclectic range of music delivered by eight international DJs progressing from techno to house, with even a smattering of pop in the smaller room.
Great music and a great crowd also makes LA DEMENCE very sensual, so there are a few darker areas well worth exploring for those looking for a more than just a dance.
La Demence
Brussels
Clubbing
La Demence
Lotto Brussels Jazz Weekend
Lotto Brussels Jazz Weekend, the free city festival that attracts some 300,000 music lovers to Belgium’s capital every year, will take place again this year. This year Lotto Brussels Jazz Weekend is once again able to treat the municipalities of the Brussels Capital Region to FREE open-air concerts.
Jazz will rule over Brussels for the sixth time at the end of May
During the last weekend of May, Brussels will once again be dominated by jazz. From 24 to 26 May, three iconic squares will host a varied outdoor programme. In parallel, no fewer than 30 indoor concerts will take place and brass bands from all over Europe will parade through the city centre. And all of this for free.
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PROGRAM WILL COME SOON !!!!
STAY TUNED.
Various places in Brussels
Brussels
Festival
Lotto Brussels Jazz Weekend
Festival CubaLandz - Contemporary Cuban Arts
Festival CubaLandz - Contemporary Cuban Artscelebrates its 7th anniversary!
The 7th edition of the CubaLandz festival, which highlights contemporary Cuban art, celebrates the movement négritude and its impact on modern Cuban culture. Inspired by the work of Cuban poet and essayist Nicolás Guillén, this theme emphasises the importance of integrating Afro-Cubans into a diverse society while fighting against imperialism and neocolonialism. This year, the festival takes place over three days in two Brussels venues: Bozar (25/05) and BRASS (01/06 & 02/06). The programme includes concerts, a conference, video mapping, a performance, theatre for young audiences and a dance workshop. During the three days, you can also tune in to What is Hip! Radio and experience the festival live, wherever you are!
Co-production Camarote, Bozar and Brass.
With the support of Région Bruxelles-Capitale and COCOF
Bozar & BRASS
Brussels
Festival
Festival CubaLandz - Contemporary Cuban Arts
20 km de Bruxelles
A l'entrée du musée du Cinquantenaire
Brussels
Sport
20 km de Bruxelles
europalia art2gether
Europalia presents art2gether, a vibrant celebration of the core principles outlined by Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union – including pluralism, non-discrimination, solidarity and equality. At the intersection of art, culture and the values that unite us - now more than ever - europalia has curated a series of free performances, film screenings and talks across various locations, set to the ever-dynamic backdrop of the European capital.
On Wednesday 29, Thursday 30 and Friday 31 May 2024, art2gether will toast to the ideals upheld by both europalia and Article 2, echoing their shared commitment to a better future. Featuring P.A.R.T.S., Laure Prouvost, Mohamed Toukabri, Benjamin Vandewalle and many more.
Discover the complete programme soon.
In the framework of EU2024BE, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Place de la Bourse
Brussels
Festival
europalia art2gether
Zinneke Parade
Zinneke asbl
Brussels
Festival
Zinneke Parade
Brussels Renaissance Festival
The Brussels Renaissance Festival offers a series of events that showcase European heritage and history during the Renaissance.
The festival highlights the important role of Brussels during this period. Charles V, the most powerful sovereign of the 16th century, had Brussels as his main residence. This city, where he received his first inheritance in 1515, has since become the capital of 500 million Europeans.
Various places in Brussels
Brussels
Festival
Brussels Renaissance Festival
TB² Festival
For the third time, the Brigittines and the Théâtre Les Tanneurs are joining forces to close the season together with combined evening performances at both arts centres (a first show at 7pm at The Brigittines followed by a second one at 9pm at Les Tanneurs (and vice versa).
Les Brigittines
Brussels
Festival
TB² Festival
Fashion Moves
Things are moving this summer at MAD Brussels. With Fashion Moves, the Centre for Fashion and Design presents a fascinating exhibition on the multifaceted relationship between fashion and dance.
What does movement do to a piece of clothing? How does the fashion designer adapt to the demands of dance costume? To what extent do fashion and dance inspire each other? Dance and movement have always influenced fashion. For the exhibition Fashion Moves, MAD Brussels explores the interaction between the two worlds. From breathtaking creations dedicated to the stage to the latest trends emerging through social media, especially the influence of ballet and techno, or creations inspired by clubs and nightlife. Numerous creations and trends are reviewed in four different chapters.
The exhibition features the work of many renowned names such as Raf Simons, Glenn Martens, Marine Serre and Walter Van Beirendonck as well as emerging talents like Igor Dieryck, Marie Vandewiele, Stefan Kartchev, Jordy Arthur and many more.
MAD Brussels
Brussels
Exhibition
Fashion Moves
Midsummer Mozartiade
The Midsummer Mozartiade festival invites you to its 8th edition, from 17 to 23 June, right in the heart of Brussels. Our main stage performances will again take place at the Théâtre Royal des Galeries, located in the elegant and historic Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert, just a stone's throw from the Grand-Place.
A festival that gets a theatre singing (again)!
Following the resounding success of Die Zauberflöte last summer, we are proud to present the opera Mitridate, re di Ponto at the Théâtre des Galeries this summer. This is a rare production of Mozart's very first opera seria (written at the age of 14!), a veritable triumph when it premiered in 1770. This masterpiece sings a powerful story of geopolitical confrontation (in a region known today as Crimea), fratricidal conflict and thwarted love (what could be more topical?). For all those who love vocal fireworks, this is no doubt the very modern-day production in which the roles of the rival brothers (originally written for castrati) will both be sung by men (in this case a sopranist and a countertenor).
And echoing the ‘intimate and grandiose’ Requiem performed last summer by the prestigious phalanges of the CAV&MA de Namur, Missa Brevis will take the stage of the Théâtre des Galeries this summer. This ground-breaking concert, conceived by the excellent emerging conductor Gabriel Hollander, promises to delight all fans of sacred music (out of the box), chamber music (of a spiritual kind) or contemporary music (in its choral form). Featured on the programme are liturgical miniatures by Mozart, Haydn… and Belgian composer Fabian Fiorini.
A festival that shows you round the centre of Brussels!
Besides these exciting main stage productions, you will find a variety of free events at landmark venues throughout the city centre. In the Galerie du Roi, right outside the theatre, talented young performers (a wind quintet, a voice-cello duo and a string quartet) will serenade passers-by to kick off our festival week in style. A short stroll to Place des Martyrs will bring you to Maison CFC, at number 14, and two fascinating lectures on the journeys to Italy of aspiring composers and the evolution of opera seria across the ages. Turn left into Rue aux Choux, and straight ahead you will see the beautiful Mozart-era church Notre-Dame du Finistère. This peaceful haven in the bustling Rue Neuve will be the stage for a fabulous all-Handel concert, featuring two outstanding sopranos and a four-piece Baroque band.
A festival that takes opera on the road!
In July, we will once again be touring our opera production to the Théâtre Royal in Mons as part of the Festival au Carré, and then to the Grand-Manège in Namur as part of the Festival musical de Namur, courtesy of the ORCW and the CAV&MA, major partners of our Brussels festival. Our shared mission is to make opera (originally a popular form of entertainment) more accessible for a broader, more diverse audience. So make a date with Mozart this June! We look forward to seeing you there.
Stefan Sbonnik (tenor); Gianna Cañete Gallo (soprano); Dennis Orellana (sopranist); Pieter De Praetere (countertenor); Sonia Sheridan Jacquelin (mezzo-soprano); Mathis Van Cleynenbreugel (tenor); Eric Gobin (director); Thibaut Lenaerts (conductor); Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie (ensemble); Gabriel Hollander (conductor); Clara Inglese (soprano); Julie Bailly (mezzo-soprano);
Théâtre Royal des Galeries
Brussels
Festival
Midsummer Mozartiade
Brussels International Film Festival - BRIFF
The 7th edition of the Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF), will take place from June 25th to July 3rd 2024 in the heart of Brussels! This year again, the BRIFF promises you a concentrate of strong images and emotions on the big screen. Brussels will be brimming with a bouquet of emotions as the BRIFF takes place at Cinéma UGC, Cinéma Galeries and Palace as well as evening open-air screenings, thus offering an urban and cinematographic experience to the festival goers. Keep your eyes open, more details are coming soon...
Brussels International Film Festival - BRIFF
Ixelles
Festival
Brussels International Film Festival - BRIFF
Brussels Urban Sessions
THE BIGGEST ACTION SPORTS FESTIVAL IN BELGIUM
Josaphat Park
Schaerbeek
Sport
Brussels Urban Sessions
Festival Musiq3
Rise brings together emerging and established artists from the Belgian and international classical, jazz and electro scenes.
Rise brings together emerging and established artists from the Belgian and international classical, jazz and electro scenes. Eighteen concerts for young and old, encounters, an evening of podcasts about music and human nature, a showcase for the Propulse Classique competition, new works by sound and plant sculptor Bob Verschueren and dj sets on the square! Experience classical music in a different way and get ready for the summer! And for the first time this year, the festival will open on Thursday with an exceptional evening. Head to Flagey and the surrounding area for four days of musical and artistic excellence at the Festival Musiq3.
With, among others : Vox Luminis, Thomas Dunford, the Brussels Philharmonic, Antoine Pierre, Marc-André Hamelin, Adèle Molle, Elise Caluwaerts, Jos van Immerseel, Glass Marcano... and many more!
Théâtre Marni & Flagey
Brussels
Festival
Festival Musiq3
Couleur Café
The Couleur Café festival, located in the verdant Osseghem park next to the Atomium, is a vibrant melting-pot of musical genres, spanning from hip-hop, reggae, and afro to RnB, funk, and dub. For 34 years, the festival has welcome thousands of beautiful people, featuring dozens of both established and emerging artists, as well as remarkable DJs.
The greenest urban festival in the country is getting ready for its 33rd edition. On the 28th, 29th and 30th of June 2024, the breathtaking Osseghem Park by the Atomium will welcome a diverse mix of established and emerging hip-hop, soul, funk, reggae, dub, dance and afro artists, as well as dozens of DJ’s on 6 stages, countless experiences and culinary highlights, an enchanting decoration and thousands of beautiful people who perfectly represent the diversity of Belgium. Couleur Café is more than a festival, it is a journey around the globe that’ll keep you dreaming for the rest of the year. And it has been for 34 years. Discover more on couleurcafe.be.
Osseghem Park
Laeken
Festival
Couleur Café