What’s on 11-17 Sep 2025
⭐ This Week's Top Picks
Open Monuments weekend. Discover a multitude of architectural styles during the Open Monuments Weekend in Bruges and get in your 10,000 steps a day around the city!
Bruges Beer Festival. This event is the annual meeting place in the city for beer lovers from home and abroad with around 350 beers to sample.
Villa Bota Bar night: Concert Numb nuts. With punk rock, ska, and hardcore influences, Numb Nuts deliver lyrics about entertainment and travel.
🎨 🎻 🧺 Art, Music & Markets
Open Monuments weekend. ‘In style’ - Living, meeting, governing, travelling or praying in style, discover a multitude of architectural styles during the Open Monuments Weekend in Bruges! 21 buildings in and around Bruges will open their doors during the weekend of 13 and 14 September. As the city says, ‘you can effortlessly reach your 10,000 steps a day’ by taking part in this event! 13 Sep, 14:00 - 14 Sep, 18:00. Browse the full programme at www.openmonumentendag.be/brugge.
Bruges Beer Festival. The 17th edition of the Bruges Beer Festival (BBF25), organized by the beer association BAB vzw, will once again be the meeting place for beer lovers from home and abroad. Around 50 breweries and beer companies will present a selection of approximately 350 beers, ranging from refreshing classics to exclusive limited editions. Visitors can taste them in a modern setting, close to the historic city centre of Bruges.
“Our goal is to celebrate and share Belgian beer culture with as wide an audience as possible,” says the BAB vzw organization. “The mix of local craftsmanship and international interest makes BBF25 a unique event in Europe.”
On Saturday, 13 September, there will also be live music by Five Trick Ponies (19:45) and Bruges Swan Patrol (22:00).
FREE admission. Tasting glasses and tokens are available on site. Opens 13 Sep, 14:00 & 14 Sep. Bruges Meeting and Convention Centre (BMCC), Beursplein.
https://www.brugsbierfestival.be/
Trots en Troost (Pride and Solace) - medieval books of hours and their readers.
Little books full of fervent prayers and breathtaking miniatures; books of hours were more precious than jewels to people of medieval times. They served as a powerful tool to ward off calamity and disease and to prepare a favourable fate in the afterlife. Today, they offer us an intimate look into the desires and fears of our ancestors.
But there is more: why did influential ladies and gentlemen commission portraits of themselves with a book of hours by masters such as Petrus Christus or Hans Memling? What did this reveal about their identity, status and ambitions? This collection presentation invites you to look beyond the glittering gold leaf and vibrant miniatures. Immerse yourself in a world of hope, intentions and image and discover the deeper meaning of these medieval bestsellers.
The exhibition "Trots & Troost" gathers never-before-shown medieval books of hours, paintings, and objects from the collections of the Public Library, Musea Brugge, the Jean van Caloen Foundation, and the Flemish Government. Tickets: €15 (FREE for Brugge residents). Until 7 Oct. Groenigemuseum, Dijver 12.
https://www.museabrugge.be/en/calendar/activiteiten/trots_en_troost
Dalí Cybernetics in Bruges – A new exhibition opened in August at the Site Oud Sint-Jan … Enter our immersive room where Dalí’s iconic works come to life around you. Vivid colors, dreamlike shapes, and unexpected details create a multi-sensory journey through the mind of one of the 20th century’s greatest artists. Discover Dalí’s magic like never before—an unforgettable experience that stays with you long after you leave. Tickets: €19-21, FREE for children <5 years. Until 25 Jan 2026. Site Oud Sint-Jan Mariastraat 38.
Carillon summer concerts. “During the summer months, enjoy the sounds of the carillon within the fairytale setting of the inner courtyard of the city halls. An oasis of calm in the lively city centre. Besides the weekly carillon performances on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 11am, there are evening concerts on Monday and Wednesday in summer. Behind the carillon keyboard, in addition to our own city carillonneur and deputy city carillonneurs, are guest carillonneurs from home and abroad. Dive into the programme of summer carillon concerts.” Until 15 Sep. Belfort binnenplein, Markt.
https://www.museabrugge.be/kalender/activiteiten-en-evenementen/beiaard_zomerconcerten_2025
Weekly markets. The Saturday market (13 Sep) will be on ‘t Zand, and the Wednesday market (17 Sep) will be on the Grote Markt/Burg.
🎬 🎭 Stage, Screen, and Scene
Cinema. Cinema Lumière (Sint-Jakobsstraat 36) will be showing a variety of films over the next week. These include Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, The Roses, Islands, Sentimental Value, The Salt Path, and Caught Stealing. Ticket prices are up to €12, with a family film option before 16:30 costing €9. Visit the cinema’s website for films, timings and bookings: https://lumiere-brugge.be/agenda-lumiere-brugge/
Kinepolis (Koning Albert l-laan 200) will offer films over the coming week including Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Eden, F1Ⓡ The Movie, The Roses, and The Smurfs.
A standard ticket costs €14,10. Visit https://kinepolis.be/nl/nl/movies/overview/ for more information and bookings.
⚽ Game On: Sports & Recreation
Football fans visiting Bruges can watch the city’s two world famous clubs, Brugge KSV (“Club Brugge”) and Cercle Brugge KSV (“Cercle Brugge”) play during the season at the city’s Jan Breydel stadium (Koning Leopold III-laan 50). Cercle will meet Sporting Charleroi in the Jupiler pro league, 14 Sep, 16:00.
Planning to watch a game? You are highly advised to register well in advance for a fan account on the club(s) websites to improve your chances of getting a ticket.
🍻🎶 Bruges After Dark: Nightlife
Villa Bota Bar night: Concert Numb nuts. With punk rock, ska, and hardcore influences, NUMB NUTS deliver lyrics about entertainment and travel. And yes, in between, they also harp on the social engagement inherent in the genre. ‘NUMB NUTS delivers melodic local punk rock where sitting still isn't an option. Come on and sweat in the friendly fight.’ FREE admission. 15 Sep, 19:00. Astridpark 8.
https://hetentrepot.be/event/villa-bota-barnight-concert-numb-nuts/
🌈 Family Fun: Events & Adventures
Atelier Matinée, Concertgebouw (Concert hall). The entrance hall of the Concertgebouw transforms into a play, craft, and discovery zone on (almost) every Sunday morning. FREE, next on 14 Sep, 09:30. https://www.concertgebouw.be/nl/atelier-matinee-en-workshops
Concertgebouw tours. The concert hall offers tours of its architecture and (sound) art exhibition. https://www.concertgebouw.be/nl/concertgebouw-circuit Tickets: €6-12, FREE for children under 6. Guided tours are available on some days, including on 13,14,17 Sep. Concertgebouw ('t Zand 34.) https://ticketshop.ticketmatic.com/concertgebouw/shop
🌤️🌧️ Weather
The forecast is rainy weather over the coming week with some intervening sunny spells. Daytime temperatures forecast are up to 18°C.
Find latest forecasts covering Bruges at: https://www.meteo.be/en/belgium