Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Belgium
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- 21 Jun 2022
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This list includes major festivals in major cities, plus national holidays observed throughout Belgium. Many sights and banks close down on national holidays — keep it in mind when planning your itinerary. Note that this isn't a complete list; holidays can strike without warning.
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2022
January 1: New Year's Day (closures)
February–early April: Carnival season on various weekends in different French-speaking cities; particularly lively and bizarre in towns of Binche and Stavelot
February 25–March 6: Anima international animation film festival, Brussels
March 29–April 10: Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (series of cult films)
April 15–18: Easter weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday; closures on Easter Monday)
May 1: Labor Day (some closures)
May 14: Zinneke Parade, Brussels (procession with music, dance, and floats, but no combustion engines)
May 21: Belgian Pride, Brussels (LGBT pride parade)
May 26: Ascension (closures); Procession of the Holy Blood, Bruges
May 27–29: Brussels Jazz Weekend (free concerts around town)
June 5 & 6: Pentecost and Whit Monday (closures)
June 12: Ducasse de Mons, south-central Belgium (procession, enactment of battle between St. George and the dragon)
June 18–19: Battle of Waterloo Reenactment, Waterloo
June 23–July 2: Brussels International Film Festival
June 29 & July 1: Ommegang Pageant, Brussels (historic costumed parade to Grand Place)
June 30–July 3: Rock Werchter, near Leuven (huge pop and rock festival)
July 8–10: Cactus Festival, Bruges (alternative pop and rock in Minnewater)
July 15–24: Ghent Festival (free concerts, fireworks, street performers, market)
July 21: Belgian Independence Day (parades, fireworks, closures)
July 22–24 & 29–31: Tomorrowland, north of Brussels in town of Boom (electronic music festival)
July 28–31: Sfinks Mixed, near Antwerp (world music, free)
July 29–August 11: Moods, Bruges (eclectic concert series, with some free performances)
August 5–14: Musica Antiqua Festival, Bruges (medieval music)
August 11–15: Brussels Flower Carpet
August 15: Assumption Day (procession in Bruges, Bathtub Regatta in Dinant, southern Belgium; closures across Belgium)
August 18–21: Pukkelpop, near Hasselt in northeast Belgium (progressive music festival)
August 18–22: Brussels Summer Festival (concerts, street performers)
August 26–28: La Ducasse in Ath, southwestern Belgium (traditional procession featuring giant puppets) Read More...
