The year in Ghent
The big moments of the year in Ghent: Six Days of Ghent, Museum Night, Ghent Winter Festival and Christmas market and more, with their dates.
Six Days of Ghent
Six nights of track cycling in 't Kuipke, the small velodrome in the Citadelpark, with racing until late.
Museum Night
One evening when the city's museums stay open late for free, from the MSK and S.M.A.K. to STAM and the Design Museum, with music, performances and street food.
Ghent Winter Festival and Christmas market
Ghent's Christmas market: chalets on the squares between Sint-Baafsplein and Korenmarkt, a ferris wheel on the Korenmarkt and an ice rink under the Stadshal. Free to walk around.
Ghent Light Festival
Light art by Belgian and foreign artists on a free walking route through the centre, every three years.
Mid-Lent Fair
The big spring fair on the Sint-Pietersplein, with more than 80 rides and a history of over 500 years.
Ghent Marathon
The city marathon and half marathon, with a route through the historic centre.
Gent Jazz
Jazz and beyond on the Bijloke site, where the festival has been at home since 2003: big names in the evening, spread over two weeks.
Gentse Feesten
Ten days of free music, theatre and street acts all over the old town, always around 21 July. Polé Polé plays on the Graslei and Korenlei.
Patershol Festivities
The Patershol neighbourhood party: the only weekend you can buy the original pressed mastellen buns, a flea market on Sunday and a candle parade to close.
OdeGand
The opening day of the Gent Festival van Vlaanderen: concerts on and along the city's waterways and in the old centre, moving between them by boat or on foot.
Film Fest Gent
Twelve days of new films, premieres and film music in the city's cinemas and at the Vooruit.
