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
Fri, 24 April, 4:30-6 pm, Best of Belgium book talk, Anticyclone des Açores, Leuven
Tue, 28 April, 7-9 pm, book talk, Rotary Club Brussels Cantersteen
Wed, 29 April, 7-8:30 pm: official book launch, Waterstones Brussels
Tue, 5 May, 7:30 pm, live podcast with Rob Vanoudenhoven, De Groene Waterman Kelder, Antwerp
Wed, 6 May, 7-8:30 pm, talk & signing, Atlas & Zanzibar, Ghent
Sat, 23 May, 3:30 pm, signing, De Reyghere, Bruges
Sun, 24 May, 2:30-4 pm, talk & signing, Barboek in M, Leuven
Tuesday, 16 June, 6:30-8 pm, talk & signing, InterNations Learning Lovers, Brussels
Fri, 26 June, 7-9 pm, talk & signing, Marnixring Ronse Taalgrens
Sun, 28 June, 11 am-12 pm, talk & signing, Brussels Women's Club
Thu, 16 July, 7:30-10:30 pm, Belgian wine tasting, talk & signing, Terre Mieli Cieli & American Club of Brussels
Thu, 23 July 6-9 pm; Sat-Sun, 25-26 July, 6-11 pm & 4-8 pm, signings, Dinant Jazz Festival
Tue, 8 September, 8-9:30 pm, Wow Belgium Try-Out, Bleyckhof, Oelegem
Wed, TBD October, 1-2:30 pm, International Coffee & Conversation, SHAPE, Mons
Wed, 14 October, 7:30-10 pm, talk & signing, The Nine, Brussels
Fri, 13 November, 7-9 pm, Author Meet & Greet, The Bookshop Mons
Thu, 3 December, talk & signing, Destination Management Companies (private), Penta Hotel, Leuven
Thu, 12 December, 1-2 pm, talk, AmCham Belgium (private), Brussels
SEPTEMBER
Until 17 Jan 2027: Antwerp Six Exhibition
1 Sept: Waregem Koerse
4-6 Sept: Belgian Beer Weekend (Brussels)
5-6 Sept: Veni Vidi Oraulonum (Bouillon)
12 Sept: OdeGand (Ghent)
11-13: Jazz at Home (Mechelen)
11-27 Sept: Flanders Festival Ghent
12-13 Sept: Bruges Beer Festival; Heritage Days Wallonia
13 Sept: Open Monuments Days Flanders
19-20 Sept: Heritage Days Brussels
20 Sept: Car-Free Sunday Brussels and beyond
