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Toppsesong — Winter Wonders, Winter (Christmas) holidays i Belgium

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Fortsatt på gang: Winter Wonders (27. nov – 3. jan (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Binche Carnival, Krokusvakantie (Carnival) holidays i Belgium

• Festival

  Binche Carnival

  1. feb – 9. mar · vanligvisMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

Travelt — Binche Carnival, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Binche Carnival (1. feb – 9. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Hallerbos bluebells, Paasvakantie (Easter) holidays i Belgium

• Natur

  Hallerbos bluebells

  5. apr – 5. mai · vanligvisVillblomster og blomstringMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

• Åpning

  Royal Greenhouses of Laeken

  17. apr – 10. maiSommersesongen åpnerBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — Hallerbos bluebells, Brussels Jazz Weekend

• Festival

  Brussels Jazz Weekend

  22.–24. mai · vanligvisMusikkfestivalMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Hallerbos bluebells (5. apr – 5. mai (vanligvis)), Royal Greenhouses of Laeken (17. apr – 10. mai)

Travelt — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

• Festival

  Ommegang

  28. jun – 6. jul · vanligvisStor festivalBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — Belgian National Day, Zomervakantie (summer) holidays i Belgium

• Helligdag

  Belgian National Day

  20.–21. julNasjonaldagStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

• Stengt

  The August lull

  25. jul – 20. aug · vanligvis

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Ommegang (28. jun – 6. jul (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Flower Carpet, Zomervakantie (summer) holidays i Belgium

• Festival

  Flower Carpet

  13.–16. aug · vanligvisStor festivalMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: The August lull (25. jul – 20. aug (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Regel

  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. Kilde ↗

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Toppsesong — Winter Wonders, Herfstvakantie (autumn) holidays i Belgium

• Festival

  Winter Wonders

  27. nov – 3. jan · vanligvisJul og nyttårMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — Winter Wonders, Winter (Christmas) holidays i Belgium

Ingenting nytt starter i desember.

Fortsatt på gang: Winter Wonders (27. nov – 3. jan (vanligvis))