Botanique in Sint-Joost-Ten-Node
A cultural centre in Brussels' old national botanic garden, with four concert rooms, about 300 concerts a year and a garden that opens onto Rue Royale.
Photo credits
The historic Botanique building and its garden on Rue Royale in Brussels: Suicasmo · CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answers
- Address
- Koningsstraat 236, 1210 Sint-Joost-ten-Node
- Address
- Koningsstr. 2361210 Sint-Joost-Ten-Node
- Main halls
- Orangerie 700 · Rotonde 250 · Witloof 200
- Typical night
- Doors 6:30 pm · main act 8:30 pm · ends ~10:30 pm
- Metro
- 2/6 to Botanique-Kruidtuin, then 4 min walk
- Parking
- Parking Bota €3.50, 100 m, 7:30 pm–1 am
- Tickets
- Card only, online or at the box office
- Contact
- +32 2 218 37 32
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How many people fit in each Botanique hall?
The Orangerie is the big one, the Rotonde is the round intimate one, and the Witloof Bar is the cellar club. The Museum is an exhibition hall that sometimes clears its floor for a concert.
Botanique publishes standing and seated capacities for its three main concert rooms. The Orangerie takes 700 standing or 350 seated. The Rotonde takes 250 standing or 125 seated. The Witloof Bar takes 200 standing and has no published seated layout. The Museum, the Galerie, the Library and the Cinéma are the other spaces; the Museum is the only one that regularly hosts concerts, and it has no published concert capacity.
Do not add the rooms together: a ticket is for one hall, and the halls are never opened as one space. For scale, the Cirque Royal, a partner hall in another building, seats 2,000, while Spirito (650) is close to the Orangerie's standing capacity. The Witloof Bar is the smallest of the three main rooms at 200; the Rotonde is next at 250.
| Venue | Type | Capacity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botanique — Orangerie | Concert hall | 700 standing / 350 seated | Botanique venue page |
| Botanique — Rotonde | Concert hall | 250 standing / 125 seated | Botanique venue page |
| Botanique — Witloof Bar | Club | 200 standing | Botanique venue page |
| Spirito | Concert venue | 650 | Wikidata via OpenStreetMap |
| Théâtre Royal des Galeries | Theatre | 850 | Wikidata via OpenStreetMap |
| La Monnaie / Koninklijke Muntschouwburg | Opera house | 1,700 | Wikidata via OpenStreetMap |
| Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus | Partner concert hall | 2,000 | Botanique venue page |
Standing or seated at Botanique?
Assume standing. Nearly every concert at Botanique is general admission on a flat floor; seats appear only when the event page says the show is seated.
- Default
- Standing, unless the event says seated
- Orangerie seated
- 350 chairs
- Rotonde seated
- 125 chairs
- Witloof Bar
- Standing only, 200 people
- Museum
- Standing concerts among exhibitions
The venue states that all concerts are standing unless stated otherwise. When a show is seated, the Orangerie can hold 350 chairs and the Rotonde 125. The Witloof Bar is a standing vault with no seat count, and concerts in the Museum are standing among the exhibitions.
For a seated show, the Orangerie and Rotonde are compact enough that the first rows put you close to the stage; there is no large balcony to aim for. For a standing show, the Rotonde is the most intimate room and the Orangerie gives the most space to move. Wheelchair users are shown to a place when the doors open, because the halls have no separate adjusted area; the access page's example is 7:30 pm, while typical doors are 6:30 pm.
Eating at Botanique: La Cantine du Bota
La Cantine du Bota is the venue's own kitchen. On concert days it serves street food from 6:30 pm to 9 pm, and the café stays open until 11:30 pm for concert-goers.
The menu is street food built on local and seasonal produce, with plant-based dishes alongside meat and fish. The kitchen runs from 6:30 pm to 9 pm on concert days, so eat before the main act rather than during it. The café keeps serving until 11:30 pm on concert evenings, but only for people with a ticket for that night.
In the evening you pay with tokens, bought from the dispensers at reception or in the café; lunch is paid by card. You can reserve a table for lunch, not for the evening service. For allergies or a group, email [email protected] or call +32 2 226 12 28.
- Kitchen
- 6:30 pm–9 pm on concert days
- Café
- 6:30 pm–11:30 pm for concert-goers
- Menu
- Street food, local and seasonal
- Evening payment
- Tokens, from reception or the café
- Lunch
- Card payment, reservations possible
- Contact
- [email protected]
Bags, cloakroom and security at Botanique
Travel light. Large bags and backpacks are discouraged, every bag goes through a check, and the cloakroom is the only storage the venue names.
Botanique asks visitors to leave large bags and backpacks at home. If you bring one, it has to go in the cloakroom. The venue's safety page names a cloakroom but no self-service lockers, so do not count on a locker for a laptop or a camera bag.
Security is visible: body checks are carried out systematically at the entrance, and queues can be slower on big nights. Arrive with time to spare and follow the staff's directions. The venue's care charter also sets out respect and consent rules; the care team wears purple at Bota By Night, and [email protected] is the feedback address.
- Large bags
- Leave at home; cloakroom if brought
- Lockers
- None listed; cloakroom only
- Security
- Systematic body checks at the entrance
- Care
- [email protected]; purple team at Bota By Night
Wheelchair access at Botanique
The building is accessible, with a lifting platform at the main entrance and step-free routes to the halls. There is no separate adjusted viewing area, so arrive when doors open (typically 6:30 pm) and let staff seat you before the crowd.
The main entrance on Rue Royale has a lifting platform. From there, the Rotonde and Orangerie are reached through the conservatories, and the Witloof Bar by lift from the entrance hall. Call 00 32 2 226 12 24 before your visit to arrange the route and to ask about the room your show is in.
Because the halls have no adjusted areas, wheelchair users sit among the standing audience, and staff show them to a place first when the doors open. The access page's example is 7:30 pm; on a typical night doors open at 6:30 pm, so arriving at doors gives you the most time.
- Main entrance
- Lifting platform on Rue Royale
- Access phone
- 00 32 2 226 12 24
- Routes
- Conservatories to Rotonde/Orangerie; lift to Witloof
- Adjusted area
- None; arrive at doors (typically 6:30 pm)
- Les Nuits
- Chapiteau via Boulevard Saint-Lazare
Tickets for Botanique: online, box office and resale
Buy online and show the e-ticket on your phone. The box office on Rue Royale sells card-only tickets and opens until 9 pm on show nights.
Tickets are sold online and at the box office; payment is by card only, never cash. You receive e-tickets by e-mail immediately, so there is no need to print them. The box office at Rue Royale 236 is open weekdays from noon to 8 pm and until 9 pm on the day of a show.
If a show is sold out, TicketSwap is the official resale route, and tickets may not be resold above their original price. Prices differ per concert, so the event listing is the only reliable price. For ticket problems, call +32 2 218 37 32 or email [email protected].
- Payment
- Card only, no cash
- Delivery
- E-tickets by e-mail
- Box office
- Weekdays noon–8 pm; show nights until 9 pm
- Resale
- TicketSwap, never above face value
- Ticket help
- +32 2 218 37 32 · [email protected]
How to get to Botanique by metro, tram, bus or train
The nearest stop is Botanique-Kruidtuin, 290 m and four minutes from the entrance. Brussels-North is the closest mainline station, 840 m away; the venue gives 10–15 minutes on foot.
From Brussels-North, walk 840 m (the venue gives 10–15 minutes; OSM measures 12 minutes). From Brussels-Central, the walk is 1,430 m and about 20 minutes, or public transport takes under 15 minutes. The nearest stop is four minutes from the door.
Metro lines 2 and 6, tram lines 92 and 93, and bus 61 all stop at Botanique-Kruidtuin. Night bus N04 also stops there, and De Lijn buses 270, 271, 272, 358, 470 and 620 from Flemish Brabant stop at Kruidtuin. Bikes have free parking at the building entrance, and a Villo station is three minutes away. By car, remember that the venue sits inside the Brussels low-emission zone.
Parking near Botanique: Bota, Saint-Jean and Pacheco
Parking Bota is the closest and cheapest for a concert: 100 m from the door, €3.50 from 7:30 pm to 1 am, with a 180 cm height limit. Two larger garages are within a short walk.
Parking Bota sits in Rue Traversière, 100 m from the entrance. It charges €3.50 every day from 7:30 pm to 1 am, weekends included, but the height limit is 180 cm, so check your roof box before you drive in.
Interparking Botanique - Saint-Jean on Boulevard du Jardin Botanique is open 24/7, has 328 spaces and a 1.9 m height limit. It costs €3.60 for an hour or €30 for a day; Pcard+ holders pay €3.24 an hour and €7.20 for the evening tariff (7 pm-05:00, 10 hours). Q-Park Pacheco on Pachecolaan has 339 spaces, is open 6 am-11 pm and gives the first 15 minutes free, but does not publish its price online. It is 660 m and nine minutes on foot.
| Garage | Address | Walk | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parking Bota | Rue Traversière 17, 1210 Sint-Joost-ten-Node | 100 m, 2 min | €3.50, 7:30 pm–1 am; max height 180 cm |
| Interparking Botanique - Saint-Jean | Boulevard du Jardin Botanique 29-31, 1000 Brussels | 6 min | €3.60/hour; €30/day; Pcard+ €3.24/hour; evening 10 h €7.20; max height 1.9 m |
| Q-Park Pacheco | Pachecolaan 7, 1000 Brussels | 660 m, 9 min | No online price; first 15 min free; open 6 am–11 pm |
- Closest
- Parking Bota, 100 m, €3.50
- Bota hours
- Every day 7:30 pm–1 am
- Height limits
- Bota 180 cm · Saint-Jean 1.9 m
- 24/7 option
- Saint-Jean, 328 spaces, €3.60/hour
- Pacheco
- 339 spaces, 6 am–11 pm, 15 min free
Botanique address and contact
Botanique is at Rue Royale/Koningsstraat 236 in Sint-Joost-ten-Node, postal code 1210 Brussels. The entrance is on the Rue Royale side, next to the garden.
- Address
- Rue Royale 236, 1210 Brussels
- Phone
- +32 2 218 37 32
- General e-mail
- [email protected]
- Tickets e-mail
- [email protected]
- Reception
- Until 9 pm on show nights; closed July–August
Botanique's history: from botanical garden to music venue
The glasshouses opened in 1829 as Belgium's national botanic garden. In 1984 the site became a cultural centre, and it now runs about 300 concerts a year.
The building and gardens opened on 1 September 1829 as the national botanic garden of Belgium. The site later became the cultural centre of the French Community, on 23 January 1984, which is when the concert programme began.
The name survives in the rooms: the Orangerie was built for orange trees, and the Witloof Bar is a vault where Belgian chicory was first cultivated. Today Botanique programmes about 300 concerts, 10 exhibitions and 100 residencies a year. Les Nuits Botanique takes over the building and garden every May.
- Opened
- 1 September 1829, as a botanic garden
- Cultural centre
- 23 January 1984
- Yearly programme
- 300 concerts, 10 exhibitions, 100 residencies
- Festival
- Les Nuits, every May
- Witloof Bar
- Vault where Belgian chicory was born
Photos
Photo credits
The historic Botanique building and its garden on Rue Royale in Brussels: Suicasmo · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Rotonde concert hall at Botanique in Brussels: Finne Boonen · CC BY-SA 2.5
A live concert in the Rotonde at Botanique, Brussels: Kristof Acke · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Botanique: questions people ask
The short answers to the questions that come up before a night at Botanique.
What time do Botanique concerts start?
Evening concerts follow a regular pattern: doors 6:30 pm, support 7:30 pm, main act 8:30 pm and end around 10:30 pm; some early shows start at 17:30 with the main act at 19:00. Botanique has no standard matinee slot: its family Bota Kids shows are announced separately, with their own start time.
How do I get to Botanique by public transport?
Metro 2 or 6, tram 92 or 93 and bus 61 stop at Botanique-Kruidtuin, 290 m (4 min) from the door. From Brussels-North, the walk is 840 m and the venue gives 10–15 minutes; from Central, the walk is 20 minutes, or public transport takes under 15 minutes.
Where should I park near Botanique?
Parking Bota is 100 m away and costs €3.50 from 7:30 pm to 1 am, but is limited to 180 cm height. Saint-Jean (328 spaces, 24/7, 1.9 m) costs €3.60/hour or €30/day; Pacheco (339 spaces, 6 am–11 pm) gives the first 15 minutes free.
Is Botanique wheelchair accessible?
Yes. There is a lifting platform at the main entrance, and the Rotonde and Orangerie are reached through the conservatories. Call 00 32 2 226 12 24 in advance. There is no separate adjusted area, so wheelchair users are asked to arrive when doors open (typically 6:30 pm; the access page's example is 7:30 pm) to be seated first.
Can I pay by card or cash at Botanique?
Tickets are card-only, online or at the box office; cash is not accepted. In the evening, food and drinks are paid with tokens bought at reception or in the café, and lunch is paid by card.
Is there a cloakroom or lockers at Botanique?
Large bags and backpacks should stay at home. If you bring one, the cloakroom takes it; Botanique's visitor pages name a cloakroom but no self-service lockers. Expect a body check at the entrance.
Do I need to print my ticket?
No. Tickets arrive by e-mail as e-tickets and can be shown on your phone. The box office is at Rue Royale 236, open weekdays from noon to 8 pm and until 9 pm on show nights.
Can I resell my Botanique ticket?
Yes, through TicketSwap, and the resale price may not exceed the original price. Botanique points ticket holders to TicketSwap rather than to unofficial resellers.
What are the capacities of the Botanique halls?
The Orangerie holds 700 standing or 350 seated, the Rotonde 250 standing or 125 seated, and the Witloof Bar 200 standing. The Museum also hosts concerts but has no published concert capacity; the halls are separate, so do not add them.
Are Botanique concerts seated?
Most are standing, general admission. Seats appear only when the event says the show is seated, with 350 chairs in the Orangerie and 125 in the Rotonde. The Witloof Bar and Museum concerts are standing.
Can I eat at Botanique?
Yes, at La Cantine du Bota on concert days: kitchen 6:30 pm–9 pm, café until 11:30 pm for ticket holders. Evening food and drinks are token-only; lunch is card and accepts reservations.
What is the address and contact for Botanique?
Rue Royale/Koningsstraat 236, 1210 Brussels (Sint-Joost-ten-Node). Phone +32 2 218 37 32, [email protected]; [email protected] for ticket questions. Reception stays open until 9 pm on concert nights and is closed in July and August.
When is Les Nuits Botanique?
Les Nuits takes place in May every year, with concerts across the building and garden. The exact dates and line-up are announced separately, so check the agenda before planning around it.
Sources: Botanique: our venues (November 9, 2026) · Botanique: de zalen (November 9, 2026) · Botanique: mobility (November 9, 2026) · Botanique: how to get there (NL) (November 9, 2026) · La Cantine du Bota (November 9, 2026) · Botanique: extra safety measures (November 9, 2026) · Botanique: access requirements (November 9, 2026) · Botanique: tickets (November 9, 2026) · Botanique: history (November 9, 2026) · Botanique: in touch and opening hours (November 9, 2026) · Botanique: practical information (November 9, 2026)
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