What’s on 22-28 Oct 2026

Written By Dawn Nell

⭐ This Week's Top Picks

⚠️ Weather warning: Storm Austen. The KMI has issued code orange for wind in West Flanders from Friday 23 Oct, 12:00 until Saturday 01:00, with gusts of 80–100 km/h, possibly more near the coast. Code yellow for rain applies nationwide. Avoid parks, woods and tree-lined streets, and avoid unnecessary travel on Friday afternoon and evening. Full details under Weather.

🎸 Mercury Rev and Teenage Fanclub, Saturday 24 Oct. Two indie heavyweights on the same night. Mercury Rev celebrate 25 years of All Is Dream at the Stadsschouwburg (Vlamingstraat 29, 20:00, support from Mick Harvey and Amanda Acevedo): ccbrugge.be. Teenage Fanclub play Cactus Club with Euros Childs: cactusmusic.be.

🎻 Antwerp Symphony Orchestra & Daniel Lozakovich, Sunday 25 Oct, 15:00, Concertgebouw ('t Zand 34). Conductor Marc Albrecht leads Unsuk Chin's subito con forza, Korngold's Violin Concerto and Brahms's Symphony No. 1. From €51. concertgebouw.be

💃 Transitional Dance, Monday 26 Oct, 17:34, Burg. Free. Michiel Vandevelde's monthly danced ritual is timed to sunset, which now comes much earlier. About 30 minutes, outdoors, no booking. kaap.be

🎨 🎻 🧺 Art, Music & Markets

BRUSK: Refik Anadol, Latent City, until 8 Nov (Dijver 12). Open Tue–Sun, 10:00–18:00. Tickets €20 (€15 under 26, €10 under 18, under 13s free). Until Thu 29 Oct your BRUSK ticket also gets you free into the Groeningemuseum. bruskbrugge.be

🔜 Save the date: BRUSK: High Tide, opens Fri 30 Oct. This new show explores humanity and the sea through fashion and art, and runs to 14 March 2027. bruskbrugge.be

Beschermd en geborgen: 800 years of the Begijnhof, until 8 Nov. Tue–Sun in Begijnhof house no. 1, with doors closing around 18:30 this autumn. This year's revival adds student artworks. brugge.be

🗓️ Weekly Markets: The Saturday market (24 Oct) is on 't Zand, roughly 8:00–13:00. Expect thinner stalls after the storm. The Wednesday market (28 Oct) is on the Markt/Burg.

🔜 Save the date: Iedereen Klassiek, Sat 31 Oct, 10:00–21:00. This free celebration of classical music spreads across the city centre. concertgebouw.be

🎬 🎭 Stage, Screen, and Scene

Swan Song, Thursday 22 Oct (tonight), 20:00, Concertgebouw Chamber Music Hall. Cellist Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde and fortepianist Artem Belogurov present a "poetic farewell" of Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Wieck, Chopin and Schubert. concertgebouw.be

PULSE, Friday 23 Oct, 20:00, MaZ (Magdalenastraat 27). A Belgian premiere: a one-hour duet where flamenco meets contemporary dance, by Álvaro Murillo and Sita Ostheimer. €18 (€9 under 26). On storm night, check with CC Brugge before travelling. ccbrugge.be

Benefit concert for Transplantoux, Wednesday 28 Oct, 20:00, Concertgebouw. Bach's double violin concerto and Brahms's Double Concerto, with the Ataneres string orchestra. concertgebouw.be

🎬 Cinema: Lumière Brugge (Sint-Jakobsstraat 36) has the Halloween-flavoured family film Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of the Farm and the Belgian classic Daens (1992). Times at lumiere-brugge.be. Kinepolis Brugge (Koning Albert I-laan 200) has blockbusters and IMAX. Booking at kinepolis.be.

⚽ Game On: Sports & Recreation

⚽ Club Brugge v Sint-Truiden, Sunday 25 Oct, 15:00, Jan Breydel. Tickets at clubbrugge.be. No Cercle home match this week.

Both clubs offer superb stadium tours of Jan Breydel for visitors wanting a behind-the-scenes experience. Details at clubbrugge.be and cerclebrugge.be.

🏊 LAGO Olympia Brugge (Olympialaan 2) is the sensible swimming option in this weather. Check hours at lago.be.

🍻🎶 Bruges After Dark: Nightlife

Bruges Is Doomed #2, Sunday 25 Oct, from 14:30, Cactus Club. Heavy music with Wolves In The Throne Room, Oranssi Pazuzu, Worm, Mur, Final Dose and Primitive Warfare. cactusmusic.be

West Coast Caravan + MASSE (Wout Vantieghem), Wednesday 28 Oct, 20:15, MaZ. A club night in CC Brugge's Brugotta series. €8 (€4 under 26). ccbrugge.be

🔜 Thursday 29 Oct: Zap Mama & K.ZIA + TROY at Cactus Club. cactusmusic.be

🌈 Family Fun: Events & Adventures

🥐 Atelier Matinée, Sunday 25 Oct, from 09:30, Concertgebouw. Free craft and play in the entrance hall, with no booking needed. Clocks go back an hour that morning. concertgebouw.be

🧱 LEGO treasure hunt, 24 Oct–22 Nov. Find LEGO creations in 15 shop windows around Smedenstraat and Zuidzandstraat. Pick up the free form at Brugs Brickhouse (Smedenstraat 23). Everyone who hands it in gets a small surprise, and there's a draw for ten €50 vouchers. brugge.be

🔜 Coming up: the Clavis autumn fun trail (Sat 31 Oct), the Halloween walks in four suburbs (Thu 5 Nov) and Krikrak, the free children's arts festival (7–8 Nov). krikrak.be

🌤️🌧️ Weather

⚠️ Storm Austen. KMI code orange (wind) for West Flanders runs from Fri 23 Oct 12:00 to Sat 24 Oct 01:00. Gusts reach 80–100 km/h, with the worst on Friday afternoon and evening. Code yellow for rain applies from Fri 05:00 to Sat 05:00.

  • Avoid parks, woods, tree-lined streets and building sites.

  • Secure loose objects and park away from trees.

  • Train speeds on the Bruges–coast lines are restricted from 15:00 Friday.

  • For non-life-threatening storm or flood damage, call 1722 or use 1722.be. In an emergency, call 112.

Day by day, with highs of roughly 12–16°C:.

  • Fri: wet; the storm arrives in the afternoon.

  • Sat: windy; a sunny spell, then rain.

  • Sun: blustery showers with dry spells. Clocks go back at 03:00.

  • Mon: a dry start, then rain and a strong south-westerly wind.

  • Tue: calmer, with a few showers.

  • Wed: drier and brighter.

Latest warnings and forecast: meteo.be

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Dawn Nell
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