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Belgium continued.......
09 - 12 Namur: Festival of the Fairground Arts -
comedians, magicians, dream and illusion merchants
take you along in search of emotions and pleasure!
Fascinating!
09 - 12 Antwerp: Taste of Antwerp The country’s largest
and leading food festival www.antwerpenproeft.be
18 Brussels: Belgium Gay Pride: With walks through
Brussels, music and festivities www.blgp.be Parade
on 14 th May
19 Bruges: Procession of the Holy Blood: Annually
since 1150, one of the greatest religious pageants
in Europe, mile long procession of Bruges citizens -
many in medieval dress www.bruges.be
23 – 26 Ostend: Ostend at Anchor Maritime Festival www.
oostendevooranker.be
24 - 25 Brussels: 18 th Jazz Marathon: With 400 artists at
125 free concerts www.jazzmarathon.be
JUNE
To Sept
Brussels: Roller Parade: 7pm every Friday, June-
September. 10km roller skate Circuit, ending with a
fiesta in the centre of town.
05 -09 Brussels: Ancient Art Fair: Dealers in classical,
Egyptian and Near Eastern antiquities, from all over
the world, display their treasures. www.baaf.be
15- 22 (tbc) Dinant: Jazz Nights Festival International event.
Groups and musicians - old and new names www.
dinantjazznights.org
21 – 23 Brussels and Wallonia - Fete de la Musique,
Hundreds of free concerts in Brussels and
Wallonia to celebrate the summer solstice.www.
fetedelamusique.be/
28 – 30 Brussels: Couleur Café festival . 75,000 people
attend Brussels most atmospheric, multicultural
music festival
JULY
To September Brussels-Royal Palace: Open daily from 10: 30 am to
4: 30 pm, except on Mondays Entrance free. www.
monarchie.be
02 – 04 Brussels: Ommegang Pageant Annual event in
honour of Emperor Charles V at The Grand Place
05 – 11 Aug Bruxelles-les-Bains (Brussels Beach), along the
Beko Basin: Summer in the city with sand, coconut
palms, fountains, a football pitch, a pétanque
green, salsa bars, dance classes, DJs and concerts
and more. Free www.bruxelleslesbains.be
12 - 14 Chiny: Intercultural Fairytale Festival. Attracts a
large number of storytellers and joke tellers who
can be found, in the halls and streets of the town
and in the forest and boats on the Semois River.
13 - 14 Brussels: Brosella Folk & Jazz Free festival
including jazz, folk and numerous activities for all
18 – 21 Dour Festival: - bands and artists in all the musical
genres .www.dourfestival.be
26 - 29 Libramont: Fair Huge outdoor rural exhibition
showcasing machinery, livestock breeding, forestry,
agri-food industry, horticulture and more.
AUGUST
01 – 31 Bruges: Canal Festival 2013 recreates the history
of the city along the magically lit canals and on the
Burg in the heart of Bruges.
02- 04 Dranouter: Folk Festival annual largest in Europe in
Heuvelland www.folkdranouter.be
02 - 11 Brugge: MAfestival one of the most important early
music festivals with competitions
08 – 19 Antwerp: The EuroHockey Nations Championship
www.hockey.be
15 Dinant: 28th Bathtub Regatta: Over 250
participants race on the river Meuse,
17 – 18 Chassepierre (Province of Namur): International
Festival of Street Artists 40th edition of this
lively and colourful event which takes over the
town,street entertainment, theatre, music and
puppetry.
23 – 25 Brussels: Fiesta Latina this festival is a unique
opportunity for everyone to start discovering the
traditions, rhythms, colours and flavours of Latin-
America. http: //www.fiesta-latina.be/
23 – 25 Spa Francorchamps (Province of Liege)Belgium
Formula 1 Grand Prix, The exciting F1 on one of the
racers’ favourite tracks in the world http: //www.
spa-francorchamps.be
24-25 Ducasse, Ath (Province of Hainaut) Dating from
15 th century. A folkloric procession of giants and 20th
century style floats, culminating in a hot air balloon
festival on Sunday www.ducassedath.be (French
only)
24 – 25 (Province of Namur) Temploux Market the largest
market in Belgium, with over 2000 exhibitors of
antiques and second and items. A veritable feast
for bargain hunters who are free to nose around at
any time of day or night! http: //www.temploux.be
(French only)
30 – 01 Sept Brussels: Beer Festival www.weekenddelabiere.be
SEPTEMBER
11 - 16 Festival of Wallonia: Prestigious international
orchestras and soloists perform in castles, abbeys
and churches in the French speaking part of
Belgium. www.fetesdewallonie.be
14 – 28 Gent: Flanders Festival taking place throughout the
historical cities
27 Antwerp: Opening of the new museum Red Star
Line from here immigrants and tourists left for
America www.redstarline.be
30 -06 Oct Antwerp: World Cup Artistic Gymnastics www.
sportpaleis.be
OCTOBER
06 Brussels: Marathon
08 – 19 Ghent: International Film Festival of Flanders
www.filmfestival.be
16 – 20 Antwerp: World Cup - Billiards
19 - 20 Hasselt: Jenever Festivities The Borrel Man changes
water into gin. Vistiors can walk or ride on the Gin
Tram. www.jeneverfeesten.be
NOVEMBER
Throughout Belgium: Christmas and Advent
Markets see www.christmas-markets.org
29 – 05 Jan Brussels: European Christmas Market – Ice Rink,
shopping, Winter Fun.
www.christmas-markets.org
Croatia
APRIL
27 – 15 Sept Fažana: Little
Academy
of Pilchard
Fishing, A new
gastronomic
experience - over
a hundred ways
to prepare this
oily fish. www.istria-fazana.com
MAY
15 – 02 June Karlovac: Nobility Fair The town returns to the
Middle Ages
16 – 19 Metković: Folk Lore Festival becomes the gathering
point for folklore groups coming both from Croatia
and abroad, singing and dancing www.metkovic.hr
24 - 25 Požega: One-Minute Film Festival, ~ Films of all
genres where the plot, the action and the outcome
happens in just 60 seconds. www.crominute.hr
JUNE
03 – 12 June Zagreb: Cest is D’Best, a world of circus and
theatre entertainers, music, jugglers, clowns and
magicians. www.kraljeviulice.com
07 – 09 Ogulin: Fairytale Festival a magical world of fairies,
dwarves and mystical creatures from Croatia’s most
famous author of fairytales, Brič Mažuraničofte.
www.ogfb.hr
15 – 30 Split: Festival of street performers Artists, street
performers and performers of free form artistic
expression from sixteen countries www.visitsplit.
com
22 - 06 July Šibenik: 52 nd International Children’s Festival,
storytelling, crafts, music and dance, giant screens,
theatre productions, puppet shows and parades all
staged to promote creativity in children www.mdfsi.org
27 – 29 Istria: Vrsar Casanovafest, the festival of love and
eroticism, celebrates the connection between the
famous seducer and Vsar. www.casanovafest.com
27 – 25 July Rijeka: Summer Nights classical drama productions,
opera, premieres and concerts of classical
music, street theatre and pop concerts. www.
rijeckeljetnenoci.com
28 - 29 Hvar: Lavender festival revel in lavender products
and presentations about traditional distillation, local
cuisine, exhibitions, workshops, concerts etc
JULY
03 - 10 Petrčane: 7 th Garden Festival, actually a dance
festival www.thegardenfestival.eu
09 – 12 Donji Miholjac: Slavonian Folklore Festival –
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