Visitor's guide - Visit Gent

Ghent by nightThe lights are fantastic, but so is the city’s social and culturalnightlife.One last drinkWhen we last counted, there were 320 cafes in the historical citycentre, each with its own atmosphere, audience and draught beer.Dance the night awayYou’ve been walking all day but still you feel like partying? No-. In pubs, bands takethe rickety stage by storm, while DJs do their thing at trendy clubs.The British Face Magazine even named the Culture Club the hippestplace on earth. And who are we to question that?On stageSinger-songwriters at the Handelsbeurs, musical actors at Capitole,rock stars at Vooruit and divas at the Opera, they all have one thingin common: they love performing in Ghent.Dozens of theatre companies bring classics and their own creationsto stages big and small: from the Royal Dutch Theatre to the MinardTheatre, Campo, Arca, Tinnenpot, De Centrale and De Kopergietery.Studio Skoop and Cinema Sphinx. Once a year, the stars walk thered carpet at the Ghent Film Festival.You’ll find all cultural hotspots and programmes onwww.visitgent.be. Alternatively, check the multimediainformation table at the Ghent Tourist Office in theOld Fish Market.UIT IN GENTP. 47