Used to be a part of the Gentse Feesten (See next event), but now stands on its own. ‘Gent Jazz’ has grown to have its own crowd and fan’s. Past line-ups included Kamasi Washington, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, etc...

This three-day event started as a local barbecue and has grown to a multiple staged festival, with people from all over Ghent joining in. Join an African dance, salsa, Hip Hop, etc workshop, Swingdance in their dance pit or listen to a live concert from one of the many artists playing. Over the last years, the music menu included Amsterdam Klezmer Band, Pura Vida, Vagabundos, My Kingdom For A Party, Tiny Legs Tim,...

Ten days a year, Ghent is the centre of the world (at least, so we like to think ourselves). The whole historical city centre gets bulldozed by street theatre, concerts, alcohol and a few hundred thousand people. Almost everything is for FREE. The Ghent Festival is one of the craziest city festivals in Europe, and we’re glad the millions of European tourists haven’t found out yet. Once you’ve seen the sun rise on the party crowd after a night out, you probably will never want to miss it again.

TIP: During the Ghent Festival, finding a cheap bed really means trouble. Four solutions:
1)Go to the campsite (you cannot book in advance there during the festival).
2) Sleep in a Bruges hostel during the day, and come and party in Ghent at night. It’s only about twenty minutes by train.
3) Try www.couchsurfing.org
4) Don’t sleep.

Don’t come to Ghent in the first half of August! The whole town is asleep after the festival, and almost everything is closed (except for the museums and one or two bars).

The biggest film festival in Belgium. Ten days, five cinemas, hundreds of movies: new and old, normal and bizarre, commercial and arthouse. The glitter and glamour of our prizes doesn’t compare to the Palme d’Or in Cannes or the Golden Lion in Venice, so don’t come if you’re a starfucker.