Festivals in Belgium
Belgian Festivals
From Bathtubs on the River to Belgium's Ommegang and from the Dour Festival to Laundry Day, welcome to 2camels' special take on the fiestas, fairs, celebrations, holidays, carnivals and festivals of Belgium.
2 Belgium Festival Articles
1 Belgium Festival Snippet
7 Belgium Festival Photo Galleries
2 Belgium Festival Videos
46 Festival Websites
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Belgium Festivals » 2 Articles
Article Title: Medieval Pageantry Lives On
Festival Name: Ommegang
Festival Country: Belgium
Festival Type(s): Medieval, Historical, Re-enactments
Brussels' Grand Place is packed with spectators, including the Royal Family and their guests, for the annual Ommegang, or 'walk about' in Dutch, the major annual event in the city since 1549. Although historians believe it began as a religious ritual in the 14th Century, the huge parade and festival is now devoid of religious connotations and focuses on local folklore and heritage.
Article Title: Bathtubs on the River
Festival Name: International Regatta of Bathtubs - La Regate des Baignoires
Festival Country: Belgium
Festival Type(s): Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
The hot sun of a mid-August day beats down on a motley flotilla as it makes it way down the River Meuse through the town of Dinant, Belgium. One of Europe's lesser-known festivals, La Regate des Baignoires, the International Regatta of Bathtubs, was, as the local tourist board cheerfully admits, a promotional stunt dreamed up to bring visitors to this sliver of a town wedged between steeps cliffs and the Meuse River about an hour from Brussels.
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