Events

Events calendar

As a cosmopolitan city, Bruges has a lot to offer, to see and to enjoy. Below you will find an events overview.

2010

• September
  > Expo Miró (01/05-03/10), Oud Sint-Jan
     This exhibition includes 60 original litographs, paintings and ceramics.
  
  > Beer Festival (11-12/09), Belfry
     This annual beer festival introduces you to each and every Belgian top-fermented beer. To look, to smell, to taste. That’s what it is all
     about!
  
  > Heritage Day Flanders (11-12/09), City centre and surroundings 
     All the famous and not-so-famous patrimony of Flanders opens its doors for the general public. But it is not just monuments that are in
     the spotlights, also archaeological sites and landscapes occupy centre stage. Not only can you admire some of Flanders’ most exciting
     heritage, but there are also loads of activities, for young and old, presented to you as well (this includes exhibitions, walks, bicycle tours 
     and much more). Every year we highlight one specific topic. This changes the wide variety of activities we offer you every year and it also
     makes sure that Open Monumentendag will never cease to amaze you. And what is more: all the visits and activities during Open 
     Monumentendag are free of charge!
  
  > Brugge Centraal (18/09 - 30/01/2011), various locations in the city centre
     In 2010, 5 years after Corpus ’05 and 8 years after the project ‘Cultural Capital of Europe’, Bruges will organize ‘Bruges Central’, a new
     and ambitious cultural festival.
  
  > Zandfeesten (26/09), 't Zand 
     Over the years this immense antiques and bygones fair has proven its international appeal. A crowd puller that attracts both the keen
     collector and the interested day tripper time and again.
  
  > Jazz Brugge (30/09 - 03/10), De Werf 
     This famous festival introduces for the 5th time qualitative European Jazz. This years theme is Central Europe.
   
• October
  >Expo Miró (01/05-03/10), Oud Sint-Jan 
     This exhibition includes 60 original litographs, paintings and ceramics.
  
  > Luc Tuymans: a Vision of Central Europe (22/10 - 23/01/2011), city centre
     Luc Tuymans, universally regarded as one of the world’s leading contemporary artists, is both the driving force and source of inspiration
     behind this truly exceptional programme parading the plastic and performing arts.
  
  > Van Eyck to Dürer (29/10 - 30/01/2011), Groeninge Museum 
      The Groeninge Museum brings Jan Van Eyck and albrecht Dürer together, presents their famous and not so famous contemporaries 
      and displays a plethora of paintings, sculptures, manuscripts, drawings, prints and engravings. 
   
• December
  > December Dance (01-12/12) 
     The productions of this international dance festival take place at various locations in Bruges. The festival highlights the contemporary
     dance scene, and features dance legends from across the world as well as up and coming young talent.