Qué hay en Brussels (Bruxelles), Bélgica, a lo largo del año

Máxima afluencia — Winter Wonders, Winter (Christmas) holidays en Bélgica

En enero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Winter Wonders (27 Nov – 3 Ene (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Binche Carnival, Krokusvakantie (Carnival) holidays en Bélgica

• Festival

  Binche Carnival

  1 Feb – 9 Mar · normalmenteMucha gente

  A day trip to Binche, an hour south-west, for the UNESCO-listed carnival: on Shrove Tuesday the Gilles in wax masks and ostrich plumes dance through town and throw oranges at the crowd. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Binche Carnival, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

En marzo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Binche Carnival (1 Feb – 9 Mar (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Hallerbos bluebells, Paasvakantie (Easter) holidays en Bélgica

• Naturaleza

  Hallerbos bluebells

  5 Abr – 5 May · normalmenteFlores silvestresMucha gente

  The beech wood at Halle, a short train ride south-west of Brussels, turns violet with bluebells for about two weeks, usually peaking in mid to late April. Weekends are packed; go early on a weekday. Fuente ↗

• Apertura

  Royal Greenhouses of Laeken

  17 Abr – 10 MayApertura de veranoReserva pronto

  The glass palaces of the royal estate open to the public for about three weeks each spring, when the plants are in flower. Tickets are online only and the good slots go within days. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Hallerbos bluebells, Brussels Jazz Weekend

• Festival

  Brussels Jazz Weekend

  22–24 May · normalmenteFestival de músicaMucha gente

  Three days of free concerts on the central squares and in the bars behind them, usually the weekend before the end of May. Nothing to book, which is the point of it. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Hallerbos bluebells (5 Abr – 5 May (normalmente)), Royal Greenhouses of Laeken (17 Abr – 10 May)

Concurrido — vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus mejores meses por clima

• Festival

  Ommegang

  28 Jun – 6 Jul · normalmenteGran festivalReserva pronto

  A costumed pageant of some fourteen hundred people, giants and horses staged on the Grand-Place over two evenings at the start of July. Grandstand seats are ticketed and go early. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Belgian National Day, Zomervakantie (summer) holidays en Bélgica

• Festivo

  Belgian National Day

  20–21 JulFiesta nacionalCierres

  The military parade and the fair in the Parc de Bruxelles on 21 July, with the palace and several ministries open to anyone who queues. Shops and offices shut for the day. Fuente ↗

• Cierre

  The August lull

  25 Jul – 20 Ago · normalmente

  The institutions rise for the summer and the city goes with them: neighbourhood restaurants close for a fortnight, the tram is empty, and the museums are the easiest they will be all year. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Ommegang (28 Jun – 6 Jul (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Flower Carpet, Zomervakantie (summer) holidays en Bélgica

• Festival

  Flower Carpet

  13–16 Ago · normalmenteGran festivalMucha gente

  Every second August, in even years, some seven hundred thousand dahlias are laid out across the Grand-Place for four days. The balcony of the Maison du Roi is the only view that reads as a pattern. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: The August lull (25 Jul – 20 Ago (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

• Norma

  Car-Free Sunday

  20 Sep

  One Sunday in September the whole capital region shuts to private cars from morning to early evening and public transport is free; streets fill with bikes and pop-up concerts. It often shares a weekend with Heritage Days. Fuente ↗

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En octubre no empieza nada nuevo.

Máxima afluencia — Winter Wonders, Herfstvakantie (autumn) holidays en Bélgica

• Festival

  Winter Wonders

  27 Nov – 3 Ene · normalmenteNavidad y Año NuevoMucha gente

  The market runs from the Bourse down to Sainte-Catherine with a rink and a big wheel, from the end of November to the first days of January. The sound-and-light show on the Grand-Place is on the hour. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Winter Wonders, Winter (Christmas) holidays en Bélgica

En diciembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Winter Wonders (27 Nov – 3 Ene (normalmente))