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"Every summer this tiny hop-growing village near the French border transforms its historic farmhouses, church and lanes into an open-air gallery where over sixty visual artists and twenty-five poets display new work under the 2026 theme Gemene Wegen."

Kunstenfestival Watou

"Held on the Feast of the Assumption, this traditional kermesse in the small Ardennes market town of Neufchâteau is an annual gathering of fairground stalls and local celebrations anchored to one of Belgium's most important Catholic calendar days."

Kermisse de Neufchâteau (15 août)

"Beverlo's Koersefoor is a classic Campine village kermis timed to the Assumption weekend, combining traditional fairground rides with the communal spirit of this small Beringen deelgemeente on the edge of the Limburgse Kempen."

Koersefoor Beverlo

"Neufchâteau's Assumption Day kermesse is a classic Walloon patronal fair that keeps alive the old tradition of parish feast days in this compact Luxembourg province market town."

Kermesse de Neufchâteau (15 août)

"A 15th-century UNESCO-inscribed giant-walking ducasse in which seven enormous costumed figures, including the legendary Goliath and his bride, parade through this small Hainaut town in a spectacular folkloric cortège."

Ducasse d'Ath

"A traditional four-day village ducasse in this Charleroi commune village, running from Friday to Tuesday with communal meals, a funfair, and local markets on the village square."

Ducasse de Frasnes-lez-Gosselies

"A classic Liège-area village kermesse on the Rue Saint-Bernard, combining a lively brocante, traditional fricase matinale, and local street animations in a tight-knit Verviers community."

Kermesse Saint-Bernard de Lambermont

"Every last Thursday of August, a thousand costumed figurants escort Dendermonde's three UNESCO-recognised guild giants Mars, Goliath, and Indiaan through a three-hour dancing ommegang that ends in fireworks and a final triumphant dance before the giants are put to rest for another year."

Reuzenommegang Katuit Dendermonde

"For over 45 years the tiny village of Rêves has gathered its community for a four-day ducasse at the end of August, showcasing convivial Walloon village life at its most authentic."

Ducasse de Rêves

"A late-summer Sunday kermesse in the tranquil Namur agricultural village of Eghezée, part of the commune's cherished sequence of traditional fairground days that punctuate the farming calendar."

Kermesse d'Eghezée (30 août)

"Wetteren's nameless giant couple, first documented in parish records in 1622 and among the oldest surviving giants in Flanders, parade once a year through the village streets at kermis time in a tradition that has rolled on for over four centuries."

Reuzen op Wetteren Kermis

"The Grote Kermis of Denderhoutem is a deeply-rooted two-day village fair on the Dorp square in the heart of the Denderstreek, gathering young and old for a classic Flemish fairground weekend rated among the top village kermissen in Oost-Vlaanderen."

Grote Kermis Denderhoutem

"Over a million dahlias are sculpted into elaborate floats and 2D and 3D creations for this annual flower parade through the village of Sint-Gillis, with dance groups, marching bands and costumed figurants bringing intangible cultural heritage to life in a blaze of colour."

Bloemencorso Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde

"The ducasse of this small Bons-Villers village anchors the community across a long weekend with its traditional Tour di Villé walk, the Poul'Pop festival, and sporting tournaments."

Ducasse de Mellet

"The village of Grembergen parades its own processional giants through the streets in this Friday-evening giant-figure festival, a homegrown Flemish reuzenoptocht tradition that has run for over four decades in this small community on the Dender river."

41e Reuzenstoet van Grembergen

"A beloved multi-day village ducasse in a small Lessines hamlet, centred on the traditional Kermesse aux boudins, fairground rides, and the costumed Apéro des Culants gathering."

Ducasse des Culants de Deux-Acren

"Aalter's week-long Septemberkermis is a well-established Meetjesland town fair with dozens of fairground attractions filling the centre of this compact East Flemish market town each autumn."

Septemberkermis Aalter

"Kalken's autumn kermis is a longstanding annual fairground day in this tranquil Scheldt-side village (Laarne), where families gather on the village square for rides, stalls and the unhurried sociability of a true East Flemish dorpskermis."

Kermis Kalken

"Beerse's nine-day autumn kermis is one of the Kempen's most cherished annual fairs, incorporating a traditional kermiskoers cycling race on the village green alongside fairground attractions for all ages."

Kermis Beerse

"One of the Campine's most cherished village fairs, Beerse's nine-day kermis fills the village centre with travelling showmen, rides and stalls in a tradition that brings generations of families back to the village each September."

Dorpskermis Beerse

"A one-day village kermis in the quiet Scheldt-bank hamlet of Kalken in Laarne municipality, where the parish fairground tradition keeps the community calendar anchored to its agricultural roots."

Dorpskermis Kalken

"The September edition of Eghezée's recurring Sunday kermesse series carries the Walloon village fair tradition deep into the autumn, with the community gathering in this quiet Hesbaye agricultural commune."

Kermesse d'Eghezée (20 septembre)

"Andenne's own three-day free Walloon festival fills the pedestrianised town centre with concerts, street theatre, a funfair, a traders' fair, and some fifty local associations celebrating Walloon identity."

Fêtes de Wallonie d'Andenne

"Ruddervoorde's September kermis is a traditional autumn fair in this quiet Bruges hinterland village (Oostkamp), where the arrival of the foor each year marks the close of summer in fine Flemish style."

Kermis Ruddervoorde

"A popular nine-day village fair on the banks of the Scheldt in Berlare, with 20 to 50 travelling attractions drawing visitors from across the Dendermonde arrondissement in a long-established East Flemish kermis tradition."

Septemberkermis Berlare

"The October kermesse in Eghezée extends the Walloon village fair season into late autumn, sustaining one of the most complete sequences of parish fair Sundays in rural Namur province."

Kermesse d'Eghezée (18 octobre)

"Since the 15th century, Walcourt's villagers have escorted a 7 km processional route through over 40 chapels and calvaries on Trinity Sunday, accompanied by Napoleonic-uniformed marcheurs firing volleys in this UNESCO-listed folk march."

Pèlerinage Notre-Dame de Walcourt (Marche de la Trinité)

"The Gaume market town of Neufchâteau marks Belgian National Day with a traditional street kermesse, linking civic celebration to the deep-rooted Walloon custom of patronal fairs and communal festivity."

Kermesse de Neufchâteau (21 juillet)

"A rare genuinely free four-day world-music festival held on the village green of Boechout, Sfinks Mixed has built its reputation on adventurous global programming, a vibrant world market, and a dedicated Kidz Village that make it one of Flanders' most inclusive summer gatherings."

Sfinks Mixed

"A traditional three-day Pajottenland village kermis held each July in Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle, uniting local families around fairground attractions and neighbourhood stalls in this quiet Brabant hamlet."

Kermis Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle

"The annual summer kermis in the small Leiestreek village of Landskouter (Oosterzele), a deep-rooted one-day fairground gathering on the village square drawing generations of local families."

Kermis Landskouter

"An intimate one-day kermis in the hamlet of Landskouter within Oosterzele municipality, where the entire village community gathers on the square in the purest expression of the Flemish dorpskermis tradition."

Dorpskermis Landskouter

"Since 1644, hundreds of hooded penitents in brown robes carry heavy wooden crosses through the medieval streets of Veurne in one of the only Flemish penitential processions to survive the French Revolution, bringing Biblical tableaux to life with horses, choirs, and 900 costumed participants."

Boetprocessie Veurne

"Oostkamp's intimate summer kermis, smaller than the main autumn fair, offers a classic West Flemish fairground weekend of rides and village sociability in the heart of this quiet Bruges hinterland commune."

Kleine Kermis Oostkamp

"Dozens of domestic and foreign giants gather each August at this small seaside village near De Haan for one of Flanders' most festive annual giant rallies, filling the streets with costumed carriers and folk music."

Reuzenfeest Wenduine

"Born in 1975 in a quiet farming hamlet in the Flemish hills, this beloved folk, roots, and world music festival transforms Dranouter each August into a warmly international village gathering celebrated for its eco-conscious ethos and intimate rural atmosphere."

Festival Dranouter

"Beernem's beloved summer kermis, set in this leafy West Flemish small town each August, is a three-day fairground tradition where townsfolk and diaspora reunion around rides, food stalls and communal festivities."

Zomerkermis Beernem

"Langemark's annual village kermis draws the community of this Westhoek village each August for a day of fairground tradition, just steps from the memorials of the Ypres Salient."

Kermis Langemark

"A traditional Sunday village kermis in Langemark at the heart of the In Flanders Fields landscape, where fairground rides and local food stalls draw the community to the village centre for the day."

Dorpskermis Langemark