Last updated: 11 November 2024
Looking for Christmas joy in Ixelles? This guide offers you a complete overview of all festive activities in our vibrant municipality. From traditional markets to modern events, we have gathered everything for you.
The historic Flagey Square forms the heart of the Christmas celebrations, with a cozy Christmas market full of local specialties and artisanal products. Along the Chaussée d'Ixelles, you'll find atmospheric shop windows and winter decorations, while the Communal Square transforms into a winter wonderland with an ice rink. The nearby neighborhoods like Matonge add their own cultural touch to the festivities.
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Ixelles Holiday Light Displays
Winter Light Bokrijk
- What to Expect
- Unique combination of light, fire, and festive attractions.
- Description
- Winterlicht in Bokrijk offers five winter evenings with enchanting performances, dancing installations, and nostalgic attractions. The open-air museum is fully focused on light, fire, and festivities.
- Where
- Bokrijk | More Info : Winter Light Bokrijk
Ixelles Holiday Markets and Shopping
Ghent Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Unique combination of food stalls, Ferris wheel, and roller skating rink.
- Description
- The Ghent Christmas market is a lively and cozy event location with numerous food and drink stalls, festive decorations, and entertainment. Visitors can enjoy a Ferris wheel, a reindeer carousel, and a roller skating rink.
- Where
- Ghent | More Info : Ghent Christmas Market
Winterland Hasselt
- What to Expect
- Unique combination of coziness, attractions, and delicious food.
- Description
- Winterland Hasselt offers a cozy and lively experience with many attractions, hotspots, and delicious food and drink. The cozy Grand Café, the wonderful ice rink, and Santa's House are just a few of the many appealing points.
- Where
- Hasselt | More Info : Winterland Hasselt
Leuven Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Unique beer at 40 meters high with a view over the Christmas market.
- Description
- The Leuven Christmas Market is one of the oldest Christmas markets in Belgium, located on the Mgr. Ladeuze- and H. Hoover Square in the heart of Leuven. Each year, the market attracts tens of thousands of visitors with its many artisans, delicious food and drinks, and unique attractions.
- Where
- Leuven | More Info : Leuven Christmas Market
Mons Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Unique combination of traditional and German craftsmen with modern Christmas activities.
- Description
- The Coeur en Neige Christmas Market in Mons offers a wide range of activities, including a village of traditional and German craftsmen, an inline skating and toboggan run, Christmas projection mapping, strolling entertainment in the shopping districts, and many surprises. The whole city is transformed into a festive winter wonderland with thematic decorations, illuminations, a synthetic toboggan run, a children's carousel, and terraces of Horeca farms in "winter mode".
- Where
- Mons | More Info : Mons Christmas Market
Ixelles Holiday Shows and Entertainment
Sound and Light Show Grand Place Brussels
- What to Expect
- Synchronized light and sound show on historic marketplace buildings
- Description
- The sound and light show at the Grand-Place is a cultural discovery that unites us through music. With its richness and diversity, it transports us, lulls us with emotions, and encourages us to share, discover, and explore. This show is a colorful, image-rich, and sound-soaked celebration of the diversity that connects us through the music of our world.
- Where
- Brussels | More Info : Sound and Light Show Grand Place Brussels
Afterski @ ice rink
- What to Expect
- DJ set on the ice rink with musical diversity of Brussels.
- Description
- Afterski @ ice rink offers a DJ set that entertains visitors at the ice rink with a program reflecting Brussels' musical diversity.
- Where
- Brussels | More Info : Afterski @ ice rink
Ixelles Other Holiday Activities
Pairi Daiza Zoo Lights
- What to Expect
- A haunted dome with unique mappings
- Description
- A Family Day in Pairi Daiza for Halloween offers a day full of adventures with 200 artists, 12 themed restaurants, and 75 hectares of adventure. Enjoy a haunted dome, unique mappings, and a competition in a fascinating season.
- Where
- Cambron-Casteau | More Info : Pairi Daiza Zoo Lights