During the EU Presidency there are lots of concerts and activities which you can attend free of charge:
Exhibition Fashion & Design - Second Hand Second Life
1 July – 31 December 2010
Justus Lipsius Building, Wetstraat 175 B – 1048 Brussels
There is a special exhibition on show in the EU Council building until 31st December 2010. Prominent fashion designers have given the building a unique look, using discarded clothes from “Les Petits Riens/Spullenhulp” (a Belgian non-profit organisation which collects, sorts and resells second-hand items to finance social projects to help the homeless and needy). The exhibition is designed to draw attention to 2010 as the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. All the details about the exhibition...
Dance festival on the occasion of the beginning of the EU Presidency
3 July 2010
Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Charleroi, Eupen, Ghent, Hasselt, Louvain, Louvain-la-neuve, Liège, Namur, Tournai
Opening concert by Belgian and European artists
3 July 2010
Luxemburgplein, Brussels
"Vlaanderen Muziekland" Concerts
In the framework of the Belgian EU presidency, one European country is central to each concert. Leading artists will perform their own hits alongside well-known songs from a European host country together with a fantastic live band: Italian ballads, Dutch cabaret, French chansons, Irish folk, Spanish summer hits, German schmalz, English pop, etc.
Flanders is hosting Europe throughout the whole of the summer. You can also be a perfect host for all your European friends, acquaintances and neighbours. Bring them with you and make it a stunning EU party. The concerts are completely free.
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Friday 9 July 2010
Grote Markt, Dendermonde
Host country: Italy
With: Tom Dice, Andes, Ellektra, Gene Thomas, K3, Regi & Stan Van Samang -
Saturday 10 July 2010
Grote Markt, Kortrijk
Host country: The Netherlands
With: Frans Bauer, Jan Smit, Ralf, The Ditch, Dana Winner, Nelson -
Sunday 11 July 2010
Grote Markt, Roeselare
Host country: Flanders
With: Yevgueni, Dana Winner, Mama’s Jasje, Roel Vanderstukken, Laura Lynn, Udo -
Friday 16 July 2010
Grote Markt, Sint-Niklaas
Host country: France
With: Sandrine, Andes, Stan van Samang, Born Crain, The Baseballs -
Wednesday 21 July 2010
Grote Markt, Mechelen
Host country: Spain
With: Kate Ryan, Belle Perez, Andes, Barbara Dex, Tom Helsen -
Friday 30 July 2010
Grote Markt, Turnhout
Host country: United Kingdom
With: Kiki Dee, Katherine Jenkins, De Kreuners, Dean, AnnaGrace -
Friday 6 August 2010
Grote Markt, Aalst
Host country: Germany
With: Paul Michiels, Tatyana Storms, Nicole & Hugo, Lasgo, Kristof -
Friday 20 August 2010
Grote Markt, Lier
Host country: Ireland
With: Will Tura, Milk Inc., Stan Van Samang, Günther Neefs
Flanders treats to cuberdons
18 September 2010
All European capitals
27 teams of young people are to be given the opportunity to win a competition to become an ambassador for Flanders in a European capital city. The winners will receive an extended break to a European capital and on 18th September they will be treating passers-by to ‘Flemish’ cuberdons (traditional Belgian sweets) in a central location in the city, along with flyers offering people there the chance to win a break in Flanders. Read more about 'Flanders treats to cuberdons'.
Cinema Troïka
22 – 24 October 2010
Bozar, Ravensteinstraat 23, B-1000 Brussels
On 22nd, 23rd and 24th October 2010 a film weekend is to be held at Bozar, the Belgian Centre of Fine Arts. Most of the films will be Belgian, with the spotlight on the cultural vitality of the countries making up the Trio of Presidencies (Spain, Belgium and Hungary). The Flemish Government and the French-speaking Community of Belgium are to be jointly responsible for organisation of the film weekend. Read more about Cinema Troïka.
The Week of Taste
11 - 21 November 2010
The Week of Taste is a (culinary) cultural event in Flanders, which aims to bring together as many people as possible in a celebration of taste and food culture in all its forms and varieties. With over a thousand events every year, both large and small, the Week of Taste has something to offer for everyone. The Week of Taste is held in Flanders and Brussels in November. Every year a “City of Taste” is chosen to stage the Week of Taste and a “Godfather of Taste” is asked to supervise it. This year Aalst is to be the City of Taste and chef Wouter Keersmaekers is to take on the role of “Godfather”. For 2010, FARO (the Flemish interface centre for cultural heritage) is going to focus on Spain.
- The Commissioners Get Cooking: This year we are inviting the EU Commissioners to cook during the Week of Taste. The Commissioners will have the choice of preparing a traditional dish from their respective country, with or without local Flemish produce, or conjuring up a European menu.
- Expatatas: For hundreds of years the potato has had a profound influence on culinary culture(s) in Europe. To mark Belgium's Presidency of the EU, the Week of Taste will provide the public with an opportunity, online and through events staged throughout Flanders and Brussels, to discover how the potato found its way to Europe and how it influenced the culinary cultures of the various Member States. There are some 150,000 Europeans from different countries (expats) living in Brussels and Expatatas will give them the opportunity to showcase their favourite potato dish to Flanders.