Things to do in Leuven today and this weekend

Start at the Grote Markt with the Town Hall and St Peter's Church, where Bouts' Last Supper hangs. Walk to the Ladeuzeplein and climb the University Library tower, then down to the Great Beguinage. Have dinner near the Oude Markt and end the day with a concert at Het Depot or a show at 30CC.

Go indoors: M Leuven, St Peter's Church, the University Library tower, Cinema ZED or, from 12 December 2026, the new Vesalius Museum. The rainy-day page lists what is indoors, with what is on there next.

From Thursday 3 to Sunday 20 December 2026 on the Ladeuzeplein and the Herbert Hooverplein. Entry is free. It opens at noon (11:00 on Fridays) and closes at 23:00, at 22:00 on Sundays and Mondays, and at 21:00 on the last day.

Outdoors: the playgrounds of the Provinciedomein in Kessel-Lo, the water play at the Sluispark and the mouse tour for 6 to 10-year-olds at Park Abbey. Indoors: the family trails at M Leuven and the FunOase play hall. In December the Botanique Magique light walk in the Kruidtuin suits all ages.

On the Oude Markt, the long square of cafés. Students also go to the bars on the Tiensestraat. For dancing there is Rumba&Co in the Kiekenstraat and club nights at Stelplaats; for concerts, Het Depot.

Climb the University Library tower (10:00 to 18:00), walk along the Vaartkom, have a picnic in the Kruidtuin or the Sint-Donatuspark, or cycle out to Park Abbey. Shops open only on the city's shopping Sundays.

At Leuven Countdown on the Oude Markt: on Thursday 31 December 2026 a DJ plays from 22:00 to 00:30, entry is free, and the cafés stay open after. From 20:00 no glass bottles are allowed inside the ring.