Comic strip year in Brussels

All year 2009 long

Exhibition 'From the yellow peril to world comics'

Belgian Comic Strip Centre
10 March - 07 June 2009 Brussels

Opening of the Herge Museum

Herge, father of Tintin, has his own museum outside Brussels. This new and modern building was designed by Christian de Pontzamparc.
May 2009 Louvain La-Neuve

Comics exhibition: 'From Superman to the Rabbi's Cat'

Jewish museum of Belgium
06 May -16 August 2009 Brussels

Exhibition 'The world of Lanfeust'

Belgian Comic Strip Centre
09 June - 27 September 2009 Brussels

Exhibition 'Comic strips ... 20 years later'

Belgian Comic Strip Centre
29 September - 06 December 2009 Brussels

Keukenhof

In addition to the millions of blooming flower bulbs and fantastic flower shows, Keukenhof has the largest sculpture garden in the Netherlands and is the most photographed spot in the world.
19 March - 21 May 2009 Lisse, The Netherlands

Royal Greenhouses open to the public

Each year for a very short period of time the Greenhouses of the Royal Palace at Laeken are open to the public.
17 April -10 May 2009 Brussels

Festival of the Cats

The parade remembers an Ypres tradition from the Middle Ages in which cats were thrown from the belfry tower of the Cloth Hall to the town square below. During the Cats parade nowadays they use toy cats to throw down. Participants in the festivities often dress as cats, witches, or townspeople from ages past.
10 May 2009 Ypres

Lesbian and Gay Pride

Street party, parade and pride shows in Brussels city center.
16 May 2009 Brussels

Brussels Jazz Marathon weekend

125 free concerts and more than 450 musicians await jazz lovers on the biggest squares in Brussels. Big Bands and famous soloists play in open air, smaller bands play in bars and taverns.
29 May - 31 May 2009

Opening of the Magritte Museum

The collection is a perfect proof of René Magritte's oeuvre and covers all the periods from his life. The works on display, among which his most important masterpieces, are mainly from the legacies of Irène Scutenaire-Hamoir and Georgette Magritte and from purchases made by the Royal Museums for Fine Arts of Belgium, completed with works on loan from private persons.
02 June 2009 Brussels

Re-enactment of the Battlefield at Waterloo

On the commemorative date of the battle, assist to the reconstruction of bivouacs and troop movements in the uniforms of the time. NEW in 2009: seats in the grandstand to attend this real show under exceptional conditions.
20 June - 21 June 2009 Waterloo

Couleur Cafe

An explosion of exotic, throbbing music from the Caribbean, Africa and Latin America. In between concerts visitors can buy ornaments and handicraft products from all over the world and sample delicious cocktails and international dishes.
26 June - 28 June 2009 Brussels

Ommegang Pageant

Yearly colorful pageant on Brussels’ Grand’Place commemorates a celebration in honor of Emperor Charles V in the 16th century.
30 June - 2 July 2009 Brussels

Werchter Rock Festival

This festival brings a broad range of genres, a selection of all-time favourites as well as the sounds of young, new talent. In short, the best of what has been and what is still to come. First name in the line up for this year is the English rock band, Radiohead.
02 July - 5 July 2009 Werchter

Royal Palace open to public

Open every day, except on Monday from 10 am to 5 pm – Entrance free.
Summer 2009 Brussels

Ghent Festivities

The Ghent Festivities take over the medieval centre of the city for ten days every year. The enormous festival includes a parade, international music, dance, theatre and puppetry festivals, fireworks displays and much more. More than a million people attend every year.
18 July - 27 July 2009 Ghent

The Belgian Formula 1-Grand Prix of Spa

The Belgian Formula One Grand Prix of Spa- Francorchamps is a mythical event where every year numerous exciting surprises await you. Discover the best F1 pilots' favourite track of them all!
28 August - 30 August 2009 Spa

Memorial Van Damme-Athletics meeting

Annual international athletics competition.
September 2009 Brussels

Europalia China

The programme will include several hundred events: exhibitions, concerts, dance and theatre performances, cinema, literary encounters and scientific conferences. This ambitious festival will present masterpieces from Chinese history.
October - February 2009 Brussels

Christmas market

Winter fun, an ice skating rink and much more await visitors in the warm and friendly atmosphere of downtown Brussels. A holiday shoppers’ delight!
December 2009 All big cities

Floralies of Ghent

A pleasant atmosphere and stunning smells, colours, creativity and contemporary floral art – those are the ingredients of the 2010 Ghent Floralies. Floriculturists will be more than happy to display their craftsmanship, their skills and their ‘green jewels’, while dynamic landscape architects, international florists, creative designers and artists will combine flowers and plants to summon the ultimate emotion.
16 April 2010 - 25 April 2010