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 All that Brussels jazz |
Various Venues Brussels Belgium +32 (0)2 513 8940 (Informatie voor toeristen) http://www.brusselsjazzmaratho... |
The Brussels Jazz Marathon each May is one of the main cultural events taking place in the city of Brussels. This popular spring happening attracts more than 250,000 jazz-fans to the capital. As many as 400 musicians unfold their talents on 60 stages located in venues throughout the city. The entrance ticket to the Brussels Jazz Marathon offers more than 100 concerts and free access to the "Jazz Marathon" buses (as well as the public transport) joining the different "hot" spots across the city. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Sun block cinema |
26 Galerie de la Reine, 26 Arenberg Galeries Brussels 1000 Belgium +32 (0)2 512 8063 http://www.arenberg.be |
Enjoy an opportunity to escape the hot, summer sun by attending the Ecran Total (Total sunblock) cinema festival. Held for 10 weeks at the Arenberg Galeries/Galeries d'Arenberg, the screenings include new releases, retrospectives, film classics and children's favorites. The event attracts some 26,000 annual visitors. Four different films are shown at various times each day. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Summer Fun In The City |
14 Grand Place 14 (Organisers) Brussels 1000 Belgium +32 (0)2 552 0000 http://www.euritmix.be/ |
From the Palais des Beaux-Arts/Paleis voor Schone Kunsten to the Grand-Place/Grote Markt, the capital's most prestigious venues play host to the concerts of this excellent festival organized by the City Fine Arts Aldermen. Every evening during this time, the festival presents a "Music and Light" evening in the wonderful surroundings of the Grand-Place. The first performance is the renowned free "La Monnaie/De Munt" concert in Brussels Park. The timings vary according to event. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Crossroads of cultures |
23 Rue Ravenstein, 23 Brussels 1000 Belgium +32 (0)2 507 8595 http://www.europalia.be |
Theatre productions, music concerts, painting exhibits, film screenings, dance recitals and much, much more are part of this massive arts festival that takes place primarily in Brussels. Part of Belgium's cultural scene since 1969, this diverse and rich event draws thousands of tourists and city locals to see the art explosion. A different country is invited each year to provide the theme. The fest is four months long, so there are lots of opportunities to get in on the creative action. Ticket prices vary by event; call for details. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Three-day musical feast |
Grand Place Brussels 1000 Belgium +32 (0)2 209 1090 http://www.fetedelamusique.be/ |
This European event is held throughout the continent - it is a free event, open to any participant (amateur or professional) who wants to perform. It brings together all styles of music and targets the entire population, from all social backgrounds. Locations include streets, parks, courtyards, museums and castles. The event welcomes all styles of music: traditional, pop, jazz, rock, rap and techno. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Beautiful market |
Place Sainte Catherine Brussels 1000 Belgium +32 (0)2 513 8940 |
The Christmas Market is a wonderful cozy place to do all your Christmas shopping. There are stalls from lands such as Austria, Germany, Ireland and Italy where you can learn how different sorts of handmade products are made. At the market you can learn how to make Glühwein, an English Christmas Pudding or even American Christmas decorations. There is something for everyone. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Open air art movies |
31-33 Rue d'Arenberg 3 Brussels 1000 Belgium +32 (0)2 511 2477 http://www.nova-cinema.org |
Cinema Nova, housed in Rue d'Arenberg (in the very heart of Brussels), is one of the places to be for filmfreaks of the capital. During summer, the theatre is closed; films move to open air. Four weekends from 11 August to 2 September their small festival pleinOPENair highlights a particular theme. Every Friday and Saturday, the festival camps out in the neighbourhood of a different little Brussels station from the grey, desolate European Union neighbourhood to the everyday charm of a forgotten sports field in Kuregem. Admission is free, and festivities start at 8p with live music. If the festivities are flooded, the movies are repeated on Sundays in the theatre. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Parade for the King |
Huidevetterstraat 180 Brussels 1000 Belgium +32 (0)2 512 1961 http://www.ommegang.be/ |
This major event, held annually for three days beginning on the first Tuesday in July, started long ago as a tribute to the royal family. That was in the 1500s and the medieval fun hasn't stopped since. Nowadays, the highlight of the festival is still the 'walk-about' parade on the Grand Place; folks from all social stations (from the royal family to struggling students) rub elbows while awaiting the event. The procession features local artisans, craftspersons and castle guards dressed in period clothes and carrying the traditional tools of their trades. Flag bearers still carry the vivid colors of their liege, and palace guards still ride upon the fully-draped horses. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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A million begonias on Grand Place |
Grote Markt Brussels 1000 Belgium +32 (0)2 513 8940 (Informatie voor toeristen) |
Every two years, Grand Place turns into a gigantic flower carpet—300 square metres large, consisting of nearly one million begonias. These beautiful, yet remarkably tough flowers are just laidt on the cobbles, and still they smile and shine for a period of four days. The carpet's design is the work of horticultural experts from Ghent, a city renowned all over the world for the quality of its begonias. The best place to get a really great view of this truly magnificent visual experience is from the balcony of City Hall. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Brussels on its head |
Rue de la Caserne 37 Kazernestraat Brussels 1000 Belgium +32 (0)2 214 2007 http://www.zinneke.org |
Join in the fun, it's party time in Brussels. Held once every two years, the wildly outrageous Zinneke Parade, promises once again to be a fun fest for the young and old. Through five Brussels communes (Anderlecht, Ixelles, Molenbeek, Saint-Gilles and Schaarbeek) weaves this spectacle of costume and colorful floats. Everything goes in decorating the floats, with this sole condition: all carts have to be driven by human muscle or invention. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Photo: Jana Kukuckova |
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