Last updated: 11 November 2024
Experience the festive atmosphere in Tournai! This guide leads you through all winter events and activities the city has to offer. For both residents and visitors, you'll find everything you need to know about the festive highlights here.
The Grand Place forms the vibrant heart of the winter festivities, surrounded by the majestic Notre-Dame cathedral. Visitors can enjoy the traditional Christmas market with local specialties, artisanal products, and warm beverages. The historic streets around the Belfry are decorated with atmospheric lighting, while Place Paul-Emile Janson hosts an ice rink and winter terrace.
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Tournai Holiday Light Displays
Pairi Daiza Zoo Lights
- What to Expect
- Light and sound installations in a zoo setting
- Description
- Pairi Daiza transforms into a breathtaking winter wonderland with over 70 stunning installations, including giant animals, lit trees, and buildings.
- Where
- Brugelette | More Info : Pairi Daiza Zoo Lights
Tournai Holiday Markets and Shopping
Mons Coeur de Neige Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Unique combination of craft market and global flavors.
- Description
- The Coeur en Neige Christmas market in Mons offers a wide range of activities for children and adults, including a craft market, stalls featuring flavors from around the world, a magic kiosk where you can meet Father and Mother Christmas, a Santa's letterbox for children to post their Christmas wishes, a nativity scene, Christmas concerts, a Christmas tree-inspired ride, donkey rides, and many more.
- Where
- Mons | More Info : Mons Coeur de Neige Christmas Market
Ghent Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Largest mobile roller skating rink in the country
- Description
- The Gentse Winterfeesten offer a cozy and magical winter atmosphere with cozy chalets, a Ferris wheel, numerous food and drink stalls, festive decorations, and animation. There are many food stalls and activities, as well as the best Christmas gifts.
- Where
- Ghent | More Info : Ghent Christmas Market
Brussels Christmas Market
- What to Expect
- Unique combination of Christmas market and various activities.
- Description
- The Brussels Christmas Market is an extensive Christmas market with over 200 stalls, offering a variety of delicious and unique products. Between the shops, you can enjoy activities such as a giant wheel, attractions, and much more.
- Where
- Brussels | More Info : Brussels Christmas Market
Tournai 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 on the Grand Place Brussels 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 is an image-rich, sound-soaked, and colorful celebration of diversity that connects us through the music of our world.
- Where
- Brussels | More Info : Sound and Light Show Grand Place Brussels