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Jacques Brel, exhibitions, guided walks and screenings, Jan onwards, Jacques Brel Centre, Vieille Halle aux Blés 11 and Belgian Centre for Comic Strips, Rue des Sables 20
Animation and Cartoon Festival, Feb-Mar, Auditorium du Passage 44, Boulevard du Jardin Botanique
International Festival of Films of the Fantastic, Thrillers and Science Fiction, Mar, Passage 44 and Nova
Ars Musica, contemporary music festival, Mar, various venues
Baroque Spring Festival at Sablon, Baroque music festival, Apr, Sablon district
Brussels Film Festival, Apr, Flagey
Kunstenfestivaldesarts, dance, theatre and opera festival, May, various venues
Brussels Gay Pride, early May, various venues
Zinneke Parade, cultural festival, late May, Grand-Place
Brussels Jazz Marathon, late May, Grand-Place and various venues
Couleur Café, world music concerts, late Jun, Thurn et Taxis Building
Ommegang, procession, early Jul, Grand Place
Visits to the Royal Palace Jul-Sep, Royal Palace
Meyboom, traditional pageant with maypole dancing, Aug, Place des Sablons to Grand-Place
Flower Carpet, thousands of begonias re laid out in gorgeous designs, mid-Aug, Grand-Place
Brussels Heritage Days, free admission to museums and public buildings not usually open to the general public, mid-Sep, various venues
Audi-Jazz Festival, Oct-Nov, various venues
Sablon Nights, antiques and art galleries festival, late Nov, Sablon district
Christmas Market, Dec, Grand Place
Ice Skating, late Dec-early Jan, Fish Markt




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