På gång i Brussels (Bruxelles), Belgium under året

Mest folk — Winter Wonders, Winter (Christmas) holidays i Belgium

Inget nytt börjar i januari.

Pågår fortfarande: Winter Wonders (27 nov – 3 jan (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Binche Carnival, Krokusvakantie (Carnival) holidays i Belgium

• Festival

  Binche Carnival

  1 feb – 9 mar · vanligtvisTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Binche Carnival, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Binche Carnival (1 feb – 9 mar (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Hallerbos bluebells, Paasvakantie (Easter) holidays i Belgium

• Natur

  Hallerbos bluebells

  5 apr – 5 maj · vanligtvisVildblommor & blomningTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Öppning

  Royal Greenhouses of Laeken

  17 apr – 10 majSommarsäsongen öppnarBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Hallerbos bluebells, Brussels Jazz Weekend

• Festival

  Brussels Jazz Weekend

  22–24 maj · vanligtvisMusikfestivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Hallerbos bluebells (5 apr – 5 maj (vanligtvis)), Royal Greenhouses of Laeken (17 apr – 10 maj)

Mycket folk — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

• Festival

  Ommegang

  28 jun – 6 jul · vanligtvisStor festivalBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

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

• Helg

  Belgian National Day

  20–21 julNationell helgdagStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

• Stängt

  The August lull

  25 jul – 20 aug · vanligtvis

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Ommegang (28 jun – 6 jul (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Flower Carpet, Zomervakantie (summer) holidays i Belgium

• Festival

  Flower Carpet

  13–16 aug · vanligtvisStor festivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: The August lull (25 jul – 20 aug (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

• 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. Källa ↗

Mellansäsong — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Mest folk — Winter Wonders, Herfstvakantie (autumn) holidays i Belgium

• Festival

  Winter Wonders

  27 nov – 3 jan · vanligtvisJul & nyårTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Winter Wonders, Winter (Christmas) holidays i Belgium

Inget nytt börjar i december.

Pågår fortfarande: Winter Wonders (27 nov – 3 jan (vanligtvis))