Usually: Early July
Rock Werchter
Werchter
One of Belgium's biggest rock and pop festivals, on the Festivalpark in Werchter, four days with the big international headliners.
Live music in Belgium
Music festivals in Belgium
From Rock Werchter in July to Pukkelpop in August, a ten-day city party in Ghent and a metal weekend in Dessel: the music festivals of Belgium, with dates as their organisers announce them.
The festivals to know
The festivals people plan their year around, with the month they usually take place. Dates change every year, so check the festival's own site.
Usually: Mid to late August
Pukkelpop
Hasselt
The Limburg festival in Hasselt with a rock, indie, metal, hip-hop and electronic line-up spread over several stages and four days.
Usually: Late July
Tomorrowland
Boom
The electronic music festival in Boom, over two weekends, with stages built as little worlds.
Usually: Mid to late June
Graspop Metal Meeting
Dessel
The metal weekend in Dessel, four days of heavy music with names from every corner of the genre.
Usually: Mid July
Dour Festival
Dour
The Walloon festival in the Hainaut village of Dour, with rock, hip-hop, electronic and world music across many stages and several days.
Usually: Mid to late July
Gentse Feesten
Gent
Ghent's ten days of free music, theatre and street life across the old centre, with stages on squares such as the Sint-Veerleplein. It starts around the national holiday of 21 July.
Usually: Late June
Couleur Café
Brussel
The world music and urban festival in Brussels, a weekend of Afro, Latin, hip-hop and reggae on one site.
Usually: July
Gent Jazz
Gent
Jazz on the Bijloke site in Ghent, with jazz, soul, blues and world music names.
Usually: July
Cactusfestival
Brugge
The Bruges festival of the Cactus music centre: a weekend of pop, rock, soul and world music in July.
Usually: Early August
Suikerrock
Tienen
The Tienen festival in the sugar town of Flemish Brabant, a weekend of pop and rock with big Belgian names.
Usually: Late July to early August
Lokerse Feesten
Lokeren
Ten days of concerts in Lokeren, with a big open-air stage and international and Belgian acts.
Usually: May
Brussels Jazz Weekend
Brussel
A Brussels weekend of concerts across the city centre, with a large number of them free.
Festival gigs on the agenda30
Wed · Brussel
Fifty Lab Music Festival
Thu 18:30 · Ancienne Belgique · Bruxelles
Fifty Lab Music Festival
With Waterbaby, H.LLS, LinLin
Fri 18:30 · Ancienne Belgique · Bruxelles
Fifty Lab Music Festival
Thu · Beursplein, op de trappen van de Beurs · Brussel
Balkan Trafik!
Sat 14:00 · Botanique · Sint-Joost-Ten-Node
Tough Enough : David Eugene Edwards & Many more
With David Eugene Edwards
€44.00
28Nov
Sat 02:00 · Centre Culturel de Jette · Jette
Jam'in Jette INDOOR
From €3.00
Sat 14:00 · Botanique · Sint-Joost-Ten-Node
10 YRS STROOM Weekender
From €34.00
Sat 15:00 · Centre Armillaire / CC van Jette · Jette
Jam'in Jette Indoor
€12.00
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12Saturday, 12 December2
13Sunday, 13 December1
16Tuesday, 16 March1
20Saturday, 20 March1
10Saturday, 10 April1
23Friday, 23 April1
15Saturday, 15 May2
20Thursday, 20 May1
22Saturday, 22 May1
16Wednesday, 16 June1
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2Friday, 2 July1
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6Friday, 6 August1
- 14:00BrakrockKasteelruïne Ter Elst · Duffel€70.00
19Thursday, 19 August1
26Thursday, 26 August1
- 18:00MaanrockMechelen centrum · MechelenFree
