What’s on 24-30 Apr 2025
⭐ This Week's Top Picks
Cinema. MOOOV Film Festival Brugge 2025. Focusing on films from Asia, Africa, and South America. Watch films you won’t find anywhere else and explore the world through the big screen.
Erfgoeddag Brugge 2025 - Game On! is the annual holiday for movable and intangible cultural heritage in Flanders on display. This year, sports, games and exercise take centre stage.
Flea market. Enjoy one of Bruges’ fantastic flea markets held each year, and learn about millcraft on Open Mills Day.
🎨 🎻 🧺 Art, Music & Markets
Flea market. Enjoy one of Bruges’ fantastic flea markets held each year. Stroll past 350 stalls, enjoy delicious food or a refreshing drink in the Hoogstraat/Langestraat area of the city. FREE. 27 Apr, from 06:00. Save the dates too for flea markets on your next visits :) to Bruges … 26 Jul, 21 Sep. https://www.visitbruges.be/en/whats-on/events-calendar/flea-market-langestraat-highstraat-bruges
Visual Arts: Polychrome - Group exhibition. “We leave the darkness and bathe in light. This is the second part of an exhibition diptych. Last season, at the exhibition Kwart voor Nacht, we showed a dark expo with Bruges artists who express themselves through black-and-white photography. Now it is the turn of colourful painting. This time, the house artist is also showing a work that contrasts with the polychrome works of a dozen Bruges painters. The exhibition Polychroom (Polychrome) presents a sample of Bruges artists who express themselves with verve through a range of colours. Expect a pigment festival full of colourful goodies!” FREE. Until 4 May (opening hours Thursday to Sunday from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.). Exhibition space Poortersloge - Kraanrei 19. https://www.ccbrugge.be/agenda/4371/groepstentoonstelling/polychroom
Exhibition: Political cartoons. “Europa Direct West Flanders invites you to take a unique look at the impact of political cartoons! During the month of April 2025, we will present a selection of the most striking political cartoons from all over Europe. The works come from the submissions for the prestigious European Cartoon Award, won by none other than the West Flemish cartoonist Lectrr.” FREE. Until 30 Apr. Europa Direct, Jan Van Eyckplein 2. https://www.visitbruges.be/en/whats-on/events-calendar/cartoonfestival-de-kracht-van-politieke-cartoons
Monster Hit. Liesa Naert is the resident artist this season at the Bruges Cultural Centre. “The monster you never, ever want to encounter. What does that look like? … Inspired by her children's monster drawings, resident artist Liesa Naert is organizing an exhibition in our Biekorf exhibition space. In the theme "Praise of Playfulness" she is investigating, together with the people of Bruges, how impactful the imagination can be and she also wants to immerse adults in that world.” Until 20 Jun. FREE. Exporuimte Biekorf - Sint-Jakobsstraat 8.
https://www.ccbrugge.be/agenda/4370//monsterhit
Weekly markets. The Saturday market (26 Apr) will be on ‘t Zand and the market on Wednesday (30 Apr) will be on the Grote Markt/Burg.
Branded clothing markets. “Directly from the warehouses of 4 major web shops Women, Men, Children Brand clothing and Accessories in Small and Large Sizes EVERYTHING -50% on the original retail prices.” FREE. 25,26,27 Apr from 10:00. Bruges Meeting & Conference Centre (BMCC), Beursplein 1. https://www.spoed.sale/verkoop-brugge
🎬 🎭 Stage, Screen, and Scene
Cinema. MOOOV Film Festival Brugge 2025. “The MOOOV Film Festival focuses on films from Asia, Africa, and South America. Watch films you won’t find anywhere else and travel to distant lands through the big screen. This festival offers so much to discover: from family films to documentaries, from feel-good stories to touching dramas. Join us from April 24 to May 4 at Lumière Brugge and enjoy not only films but also side activities, workshops, and engaging post-screening discussions. Get to know DOCtalks in collaboration with De Republiek, our youth jury, or the short film competition for Bruges youth, Kind of Bruges.” Cinema Lumière (Sint-Jakobsstraat 36).
https://www.visitbruges.be/en/whats-on/events-calendar/mooov-filmfestival-brugge-2025
https://www.mooov.be/nl/pQvkDfV/programma-brugge
Kinepolis (Koning Albert l-laan 200) will offer films over the coming week including A Minecraft Movie, The Amateur, Drop, The Accountant2, The Last Showgirl, Sinners and Star Wars III: Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith. A standard ticket costs €14,10. Visit https://kinepolis.be/nl/nl/movies/overview/ for more information and bookings.
Dance. Night of Bits - GIMME A BREAK!!! + no lemons no melon. “Prepare yourself for an evening where dance and sound merge into an intense experience, where the sound itself almost becomes physically visible. Night of Bits is part of the follow-up show to Bits of Dance, a program that presents innovative and leading dance talent. Two duets that explore not only the art of dance, but also the power of sound.
GIMME A BREAK!!! is a search for catharsis. Borrowing elements from the world of rave music, meditative practices and headbanging, Baptiste Cazaux continues his research into emotional calm and distancing—which he sees as a survival strategy in a capitalist world. In a duet with speakers, the choreographer creates a disordered space-time full of complexity and contradictions, in search of an essential and indispensable impulse. In their performance, situated between dance and sound, Inga Huld Hákonardóttir and Yann Leguay explore the power of amplification. Drawing from both pop culture and conceptual art, they question our compulsive pursuit of ever more efficient communication.
no lemons no melon reflects a desire for silence and its elusiveness. How can we find the silence we need to relax, despite or through the noise? What does that silence look like and does it even exist? In a performance that makes sound visible and silence audible, Inga and Yann attempt to create a place of rest in the midst of the chaotic world that constantly floods our senses with stimuli.” Tickets: €18-21. 25 Apr, 20:00. Organised by KAAP (a cultural exchange centre in Bruges/Ostend), performed at MaZ - Magdalenastraat 27. https://www.ccbrugge.be/agenda/4480/gimme-a-break-no-lemons-no-melon/night-of-bits
⚽ 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).
Club Brugge will play Union Saint-Gilloise in the play-offs of the national league. 24 Apr, 20:30 https://tickets.clubbrugge.be/. Cercle will meet STVV in the play-offs of the national league. 26 Apr, 20:45. https://cerclebrugge.be/en/ticketing
Erfgoeddag Brugge 2025 - Game On! “is the annual holiday for movable and intangible cultural heritage in Flanders. Local associations, intercultural and religious groups, local history circles, craftsmen, museums, archives: they all put their cultural heritage in the spotlight on that day. Under the motto Game on! sports, games and exercise take centre stage: from gambling and beginner's luck over winning and losing, competition and endurance to fair play and cheating.” FREE. 25-27 Apr, various locations in Bruges - see the full programme: https://erfgoedcelbrugge.be/erfgoeddag-brugge https://www.visitbruges.be/en/whats-on/events-calendar/erfgoeddag-brugge-2025-game
🍻🎶 Bruges After Dark: Nightlife
The Bug Club + Soft Boy. “Take some time if you want to dive into the full discography of Welsh band The Bug Club - since their formation in 2021, they’ve released ten singles, two albums, two EPs, three releases that no one really knew how to categorize, and even an album under a different name. Not that anyone’s complaining - everything The Bug Club conjures up on their guitars is ridiculously fun. Their sun-soaked, jangly garage rock blends the best of The Modern Lovers and The Vaselines, with detours into the worlds of B-52’s, The Kinks, AC/DC, The Buzzcocks, and T. Rex. For a crash course in The Bug Club, look no further than their latest album, 'On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System', released in 2024 on Sub Pop. With a mix of sardonic playfulness and a sound that sways between punk and melodic garage pop, they fire off razor-sharp one-liners in songs like 'Lonsdale Slipons' (about bad footwear), 'We Don’t Care About That' (about maybe just keeping your opinions to yourself), and 'War Movies' (complete with an interesting watchlist for fans of the genre). BBC 6 Music is on board, as are Stereogum, Paste, and Pitchfork. “The best band in the world today,” say the YouTube comments. Who are we to argue?
Soft Boy originated as the bedroom pop project of Xander Hamelton but has long outgrown the bedroom, thanks to a vibrant crew of friends. In 2024, Soft Boy released their debut album 'Always Hungry' on Fons Records, serving up 10 delicious power pop songs. Discerning listeners might catch a hint of The Beach Boys and a touch of The Velvet Underground, alongside more contemporary influences.”
Waiting list for tickets. 29 Apr, 19:30. Cactusmuziekcentrum, Bargeweg 10.
https://www.cactusmusic.be/EN/Concerts/Calendar/the-bug-club
🌈 Family Fun: Events & Adventures
Open Mills Day 2025. “Sunday 27 April is Open Mills Day, an initiative of Molenforum Vlaanderen to highlight mills and the miller's craft. Sint-Janshuismolen is also participating and can be visited free of charge on that day.” FREE, 27 Apr. https://www.museabrugge.be/kalender/activiteiten-en-evenementen/molendag_2025
Travelling exhibition: Bump in sight! Medieval motte & bailey castles in the landscape. “With "Bult in Zich!" we go back in time almost 1000 years. To the Middle Ages, when strange bumps appeared in the landscape all over Europe. Discover the fascinating world of motte castles! These medieval fortifications made of earth and wood were the status symbol of the nobility and often had an important military significance. Visit the travelling exhibition that will travel through the provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders in 2023-2024 and learn more about these impressive buildings and the medieval landscape. From March 1 to April 9, you can visit this exhibition every day in the Church of Lissewege. Free and without reservation! FREE. Until 11 May. O.L.V. Bezoekingskerk, Onder de Toren, 8380 Lissewege.
https://www.west-vlaanderen.be/bult-in-zicht
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 27 Apr, 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 Guided tours are available on some days, including on 26,30 Apr. Tickets: €6-12, FREE for children under 6. Concertgebouw ('t Zand 34.) https://ticketshop.ticketmatic.com/concertgebouw/shop
🌤️🌧️ Weather
The weather forecast is cloudy sunshine on most days, with a daytime temperature range until Monday (28th) of 13°C-17°C. Warmer weather is forecast on Tuesday (29th) and Wednesday (30th) with a high of 25°C.
Find latest forecasts covering Bruges at: https://www.meteo.be/en/belgium