Must-see entertainment in Northeast Belgium

  • De Roma

    Antwerp

    This meticulously restored 1928 cinema in Borgerhout hosts wonderfully wide-ranging international musical acts as well as a fine program of alternative…

  • De Muze

    Antwerp

    Fascinating, intimate spaces fill this three-level gabled cafe, with good contemporary live jazz daily from October to May (9pm Monday to Thursday, 10pm…

  • Stadsschouwburg

    Northeast Belgium

    Mechelen's municipal theatre and cultural centre occupies the stone-fronted former palace of Margaret of York.

  • Info-Cultuur

    Antwerp

    Next door to and interconnected with the tourist office, this is a handy central place for buying tickets for concert, opera, theatre and dance…

  • Koningin Elisabethzaal

    Antwerp

    This venue is home to the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, though it also showcases other classical concerts, visiting ballets and occasional popular music…

  • Opera House

    Antwerp

    Don't be perturbed by the building-site setting – at the time of research work was underway to clean the grime off the once-beautiful 1907 neobaroque…

  • deSingel

    Antwerp

    Near Antwerp's southern ring road, this multifaceted arts complex incorporates two theatre/concert halls that offer a highly innovative program of…

  • Sportpaleis/Lotto Arena

    Antwerp

    Sportpaleis is Belgium's foremost stadium-style performance arena, with events from P!nk to Plácido Domingo to the Harlem Globetrotters and celebrity…

  • Trix

    Antwerp

    Great, slightly out-of-town venue with a calendar of alternative and up-and-coming bands, both international and local, plus DJ nights.

  • Café Hopper

    Antwerp

    An unpretentious, ever-popular bar with free live jazz sessions most Sunday afternoons (4pm) and Monday evenings (9pm).

  • de Warende

    Northeast Belgium

    The 1972 facade is architecturally questionable but Turnhout's cultural centre was renovating its theatre at the time of research. There's an exhibition…

  • FNAC

    Antwerp

    Ticketing for performing arts.

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