IDFA DocLab 2026: VR, installations and digital stories

IDFA's programme of documentary art in new media: immersive and VR works, installations, live performances and digital storytelling, with its two competitions, at de Brakke Grond (Nes 45) and other places in the city centre. Every session and opening time.

Friday 13 November

11:30DocLab ExhibitionVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
11:30Microbiome Restaurant: Plural Tastings@droogWPTickets
11:30OrgasmagoriaCasa RossoWPTickets
12:30DocLab: VR GalleryVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondThis one sold outOther times
18:00Escape the InternetVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondWPTickets
18:30Microbiome Restaurant: Haute Cuisine for the Rectum@droogWPThis one sold outOther times
19:00Shifting ConnectionsVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondThis one sold outOther times

Saturday 14 November

11:00In Pursuit of Repetitive BeatsENTR VR MuseumThis one sold outOther times
11:30DocLab ExhibitionVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
11:30Microbiome Restaurant: Plural Tastings@droogWPTickets
11:30OrgasmagoriaCasa RossoWPTickets
12:00Shifting ConnectionsVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondThis one sold outOther times
13:30DocLab: VR GalleryVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondThis one sold outOther times
15:00DocLab Playroom: Time versus SpaceVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
18:30Microbiome Restaurant: Haute Cuisine for the Rectum@droogWPThis one sold outOther times
21:00DocLab at the Planetarium: Sensing the UnseenARTIS PlanetariumThis one sold outOther times

Sunday 15 November

11:00In Pursuit of Repetitive BeatsENTR VR MuseumThis one sold outOther times
11:30DocLab ExhibitionVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
11:30Microbiome Restaurant: Plural Tastings@droogWPTickets
11:30OrgasmagoriaCasa RossoWPTickets
12:30DocLab: VR GalleryVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondThis one sold outOther times
16:00All the Downtime (Collective Experience)Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondWPThis one sold outOther times
17:30DocLab Playroom: From Archive to StageNationale Opera & BalletSold out
18:30Microbiome Restaurant: Haute Cuisine for the Rectum@droogWPThis one sold outOther times
19:00Shifting ConnectionsVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondThis one sold outOther times

Monday 16 November

11:00In Pursuit of Repetitive BeatsENTR VR MuseumTickets
11:30DocLab ExhibitionVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
11:30Microbiome Restaurant: Plural Tastings@droogWPTickets
11:30OrgasmagoriaCasa RossoWPTickets
12:00Shifting ConnectionsVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondThis one sold outOther times
13:30DocLab: VR GalleryVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondThis one sold outOther times
15:00DocLab Playroom: Gaming Open WorldsVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
18:30Microbiome Restaurant: Haute Cuisine for the Rectum@droogWPThis one sold outOther times
20:00Escape the InternetVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondWPTickets

Tuesday 17 November

11:00In Pursuit of Repetitive BeatsENTR VR MuseumTickets
11:30DocLab ExhibitionVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
11:30Microbiome Restaurant: Plural Tastings@droogWPTickets
11:30OrgasmagoriaCasa RossoWPTickets
12:30DocLab: VR GalleryVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondThis one sold outOther times
15:00DocLab Playroom: The Metabolic SublimeVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
18:30Microbiome Restaurant: Haute Cuisine for the Rectum@droogWPThis one sold outOther times
19:00Shifting ConnectionsVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
21:00DocLab at the Planetarium: Sensing the UnseenARTIS PlanetariumThis one sold outOther times

Wednesday 18 November

11:00In Pursuit of Repetitive BeatsENTR VR MuseumTickets
11:30DocLab ExhibitionVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
11:30Microbiome Restaurant: Plural Tastings@droogWPTickets
11:30OrgasmagoriaCasa RossoWPTickets
12:00Shifting ConnectionsVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
13:30DocLab: VR GalleryVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondThis one sold outOther times
18:30Microbiome Restaurant: Haute Cuisine for the Rectum@droogWPThis one sold outOther times

Thursday 19 November

11:30DocLab ExhibitionVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
11:30DocLab: VR Gallery - Free Walk-InVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
11:30Microbiome Restaurant: Plural Tastings@droogWPTickets
11:30OrgasmagoriaCasa RossoWPTickets
18:30Microbiome Restaurant: Haute Cuisine for the Rectum@droogWPThis one sold outOther times
19:00Shifting ConnectionsVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets

Friday 20 November

11:30DocLab ExhibitionVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
11:30Microbiome Restaurant: Plural Tastings@droogWPTickets
11:30OrgasmagoriaCasa RossoWPTickets
11:30Shifting ConnectionsVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
13:30DocLab: VR GalleryVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondThis one sold outOther times
18:30Microbiome Restaurant: Haute Cuisine for the Rectum@droogWPThis one sold outOther times

Saturday 21 November

11:30DocLab ExhibitionVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
11:30DocLab: VR Gallery - Free Walk-InVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
11:30Microbiome Restaurant: Plural Tastings@droogWPTickets
11:30OrgasmagoriaCasa RossoWPTickets
18:30Microbiome Restaurant: Haute Cuisine for the Rectum@droogWPThis one sold outOther times
19:00Shifting ConnectionsVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets

Sunday 22 November

11:30DocLab ExhibitionVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
11:30Microbiome Restaurant: Plural Tastings@droogWPTickets
11:30OrgasmagoriaCasa RossoWPTickets
11:30Shifting ConnectionsVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondTickets
12:30DocLab: VR GalleryVlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke GrondThis one sold outOther times
16:00Microbiome Restaurant: Haute Cuisine for the Rectum@droogWPThis one sold outOther times