Visitor's guide - Visit Gent

P. 48FESTIVALS, FEASTS AND EVENTSThe Ghent FestivitiesIn the second half of July Ghent goes crazy for ten dayswith hundreds of performances, street theatre and plays,fairs and entertainment for kids, an opening parade anda closing concert. We party the night away and downAll year longBut during the rest of the year, the city is equally bubbly.The Ghent Jazz Festival and the Festival of FlandersGhent make Ghent a UNESCO Creative City of Music.international allure that even attracts our royals.In a nutshell: every visit to Ghent is different, fun andBelow you will find a list of regular events. To checkwhat’s on this weekend go to the website or have a lookat the multimedia information table at the Ghent TouristOffice in the Old Fish Market.LIGHT FESTIVAL / EVERY TWO YEARS - JANUARYGHENT JAZZ FESTIVAL / JULYTHE GHENT FESTIVITIES / WEEK OF JULY 21STFESTIVAL OF FLANDERS / SEPTEMBER-OCTOBERThe power of classical musicGHENT FILM FESTIVAL / OCTOBERSIX DAYS OF GHENT / NOVEMBERGHENT FLORALIES / EVERY FIVE YEARS - APRIL 2015