belgien festivals

Enjoy some of the top names in the musical world – Techno, house, and more – in an environment vibrant with color, beauty, and wondrous sights and sounds.More than forty bands performed on four magical stages in 2019, but that is only the beginning.

Aside from its widely celebrated national holidays, Belgium hosts a range of exciting festivals throughout the year. Making a home of the majestic Place des Palais and Mont des Arts once more, this summer the festival will celebrate its …

Use Rock Werchter is one of the biggest pop and rock festivals in Belgium. To commemorate this milestone in history, and Thousands of re-enactors don period uniforms on the battlefield to honor the victory over the course of a weekend.

If you’re an avid cat lover, then you will be in paradise at Either way, the quirky festival, which is now held on the second Sunday of May every three years, is famous for its Cat Parade. If you're coming with public transportation, you can take the train to the train station of Ieper and from there the bus by Rocking hard since 2008, the annual Alcatraz Hard Rock and Metal Festival gets bigger and better every year. Early Bird tickets are on sale now.There aren't really any hotels at Linkeroever, but crossing the water takes you straight to Antwerp's historical center where you'll find plenty of places to stay. 27. Due to COVID-19, all Belgian festivals until August 31, 2020 included have been canceled. Groezrock 2020 – Canceled for 2020 due to COVID-192. Hageland Blues & Roots Night – 3380 Glabbeek – www.hagelandblues.be; April. Good idea! Summer in Belgium means festivals means fun!This Belgian punk / emo / ska / rock festival grew from a small event in the town of Meerhout to an international Belgian rock festival that welcomed over 30.000 visitors in 2019. We bring dub music, this isn’t dubstep but more a subgenre of reggae. But as legend has it, a long time ago, a nine-year-old boy from the Walloon town of Andenne killed a bear that was terrifying his grandmother.

In 2019, more than 40,000 people attended Dranouter.The Dranouter line up 2020 has not yet been announced.Dranouter encourages people to travel “low-impact” but does provide a parking lot for €7. This is a list of Blues festivals in Belgium ordered by month. I’ll see if I can include it in next year’s update, thanks!I’m pretty sure Pukkelpop has a lot more than 67 000 attendees.According to the organization, there were 79,000 unique visitors this year (2016), so I’ve updated the post to reflect that number:A very nice and complete list, with a good variety of music styles!

In 2019, over 100,000 people attended the festival.The Sfinks Mixed line up 2020 has not yet been announced.Suikerrock or “Sugar Rock” is a mainstream music festival that got its name from the large sugar factory in the city of Tienen, where the festival takes place. The official opening of the festival occurs on the Friday before the third Sunday of July. Then the hotel's cocktail bar is a great place to take a breather.The best way to travel to Ghent, is by train. Information for W-Festival 2021 will be added once it becomes available. There's a free shuttle bus to take you from the parking lot to the festival site. Pukkelpop 2020 – Canceled for 2020 due to COVID-1930.

:-pBtw, Reggae Geel is ten minutes by bike from where I grew up.

Over 15,000 people attended this amazing musical marathon in 2019.Listen!

What's special is that most of the artists performing here, sing in – indeed – French.

It's one of the most bad-ass festivals in Belgium. Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 11 apr 2020 om 08:50. Genk on Stage 2020 – Canceled for 2020 due to COVID-196. We can dance 2020 – Canceled for 2020 due to COVID-1926. During this contest, two groups of stilt-wearing contestants must battle it out to the sound of beating drums, attempting to make their opponent fall down using only their elbows or stilts. Over 15,000 people attended this event in 2019.The 2020 Listen! They are also able to enjoy a wide-angle view of the extraordinary spectacle from the balcony of the Town Hall. This festival has a dancehall, club tents, smaller stages and the main stage, each with a specific line-up, making Pukkelpop a very diverse festival.

Rooms feature air conditioning and WiFi is free of charge. Gent Jazz Festival 2020 – Canceled for 2020 due to COVID-1910. There's no train station at walking distance, but you can take If Groezrock didn't seem rough enough to you, Graspop Metal Meeting might. If you're staying at a campsite, you'll obviously need a lot more.Traveling to Belgium from outside the EU and want to stay connected so you can share photos, call loved ones over WiFi and easily use apps like Google Maps?

Festival is a Brussels-wide celebration of electronic and dance music, bringing together some of the scene's most talented artists from Belgium and abroad. Kijk dan eens in ons verdere aanbod. I've been using their daily passes not just when I travel outside the EU (no roaming charges for me in the EU) but also as a backup for when I think I'll go over my phone's data plan.Plan for the best, prepare for the worst.

Though there's international titans of hip hop and trap (Pusha T, Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug etc), you'll also find a good dose of house, techno and IDM to keep the tempo up. There are also several well-loved city-based beer festivals, in Brussels, Leuven, Bruges, Antwerp and Tongeren for example.

Don't worry, Groupon is here to save the day! Though the festival used to have a strong rock appeal, the lineups in recent years have been made up of a vast array of musical styles.

And because the festival is free to attend, it continues to attract a large and diverse crowd each year. Cactusfestival 2020 – Canceled for 2020 due to COVID-1913. Don't be alarmed if you hear massive waves of people shouting of 'DOUREUHH', its a custom of the festival and no doubt you'll be joining in by the end. Various colorful floats, bands, and dance groups entertain the crowds; many of whom come dressed as cats, witches, mice, and old townspeople.