Experience the Best of Belgium: City Travel Guides
From must-see events to memorable gastronomic experiences and one-of-a-kind shops, discover gems across 32 historic cities in all regions and provinces with Best of Belgium's curated tourism recommendations. Also learn why this small country has BIG influence!
Insider Recommendations
Complementing the Best of Belgium travel guide, here are suggestions for special events, hotels, restaurants, bars and shops.
Upcoming Events & Festivals
From the sounds of wooden clogs at the Carnival of Binche to electronica pulses at Tomorrowland,
here are quarterly listings for Belgium's most vibrant gatherings. Experience the local energy of
cities across all Belgian regions and provinces through culture, heritage and gastronomy.
wow belgium EVENTS
TBD between 25 Oct.-22 Nov., Wow Belgium presentation, Where Art Meets Sound, Ronse
Fri, 13 November, 7-9 pm, Author Meet & Greet, The Bookshop Mons
Wed, 25 November, 1-2:30 pm, book talk & signing, SHAPE (private), Mons
Monday, 30 November, 8-9:30 pm, Wow Belgium live podcast, BELvue Museum, Brussels
Thu, 3 December, 4-8 pm, book talk & signing, Belgian MICE representatives (private), Penta Hotel, Leuven
TBD December, 5-8 pm, book talk & signing, Press Club Brussels Europe
Sat, 12 December, 11 am, book talk & signing, Chaîne des Rotisseurs Belgium, Brussels
Tue, 15 December, 1-2 pm, book talk, AmCham Belgium (private), Brussels
Tue, 15 December, 6 and 7:30 pm, Wow Belgium presentations, BBT M&E Fair (private), Mechelen
oCTOBER
3-11 Oct: ANTE Festival (Brussels)
7-11 Oct: Zoute Grand Prix (Knokke)
7-18 Oct: Film Fest Gent
8-17 Oct: Festival des Libertés (Brussels)
17 Oct: Museum Night Fever (Brussels)
17-18 Oct: Jeneverfeesten (Hasselt)
18 Oct: TREK Antwerp Marathon
22-25 Oct: KIKK Festival (Namur)
25 Oct-22 Nov: Where Art Meets Sound (Ronse)
NOvEMBER
11 Nov: Armistice Day commemorations, Ypres
20 Nov-14 Feb: Wintergloed, Bruges
27 Nov-3 Jan 2027: Plaisirs d’Hiver, Brussels
28 Nov: Reopening of KANAL art & architecture museum, Brussels
DEcEMBER
3-20 Dec: De Leuvense Kerstmarkt (Christmas market)
3 Dec-3 Jan 2027: Gentse Winterfeesten (Ghent)
3-7, 10-14 and 17-20 Dec: Les Féeries du Parc (Ciney)
4 Dec-3 Jan: Winter in Antwerpen
11-13 Dec: Nuts Weekend (Bastogne)
12-13: Opening of Versalius Museum (Leuven)
24 Dec: Kaarsjes op het Begijnhof (Turnhout)
Wow Belgium/Wauw België Podcast
This bilingual podcast is about the small country with BIG influence whose ideas and inventions have changed the world – without hardly anyone noticing! Belgian TV icon Rob Vanoudenhoven hosts the Dutch episodes and American-Belgian journalist/PR pro Angela Dansby hosts the English ones. In each episode, two amazing Belgians help them reveal amazing Belgian feats.
Launch
Belgium is so much more than beer, chocolate, waffles and fries! Its contributions have travelled around the globe yet remain little known or celebrated—even by Belgians themselves. Why are they so much better at achieving than marketing? Can Belgium finally step out of its underdog role and claim the credit it deserves? Tune in ...
Wauw België
Host Rob Vanoudenhoven welcomes Belgian music experts Jimmy Dewit and Jan Delvaux to explore the country’s musical history and how Belgium is perceived abroad. Their conversation uncovers surprising facts about the Belgian music scene, inviting listeners to rediscover a cultural heritage that can be overlooked at home.
Wow Belgium
Host Angela Dansby discusses with VRT journalist and Knight in the Order of the Crown Björn Soenens and sportscaster and media personality Ruben Van Gucht why Belgium means more internationally than people sometimes realize. They discuss Belgian assets from global media and democracy to cycling, festivals and much more.
Wauw België
Infectious disease specialist Erika Vlieghe and economist Geert Noels join host Rob Vanouden-hoven to explore what Belgium deserves more credit for—and what Belgians should appreciate more at home. Expect Paul Janssen’s pharmaceutical legacy, Hercule Poirot’s little grey cells and a big question: when does modesty start to limit ambition?
