What’s on 30 Oct-5 Nov 2025
⭐ This Week's Top Picks
TTSSFU. Tasmin Nicole Stephens freely draws inspiration from the musical magic of the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s. See her performing live this week.
Afanador. Discover the stunning fusion between the worlds of photography and contemporary flamenco dance.
Krikrak. Bruges' cultural houses join forces to transform the whole city into one big play area for families this weekend.
🎨 🎻 🧺 Art, Music & Markets
Exhibition: Fragmenten. Sophie Van den Berghe draws inspiration from travel photographs, film stills, and everyday surroundings. From this material she extracts details that, once enlarged and translated into paint, take on a new life on canvas. The paintings never reveal the full image but focus on fragments that suggest new narratives of their own.
At times, a single moment is magnified into an almost monumental presence. In doing so, the artist invites viewers to engage their imagination and create an inner story of their own.In certain works, diptychs emerge, sometimes deliberately, sometimes unconsciously, where fragments enter into dialogue. What connects all the works is the subtle tension between presence and absence. Through the palpable sense of emptiness, the paintings evoke emotions of nostalgia, longing, and stillness.
As always, Sophie Van den Berghe returns to the métier of painting: layered, carefully constructed, and rooted in the tradition of the craft. The result is a series of intimate, timeless works that reveal as much as they conceal. Until 9 Nov. FREE. Peepshow Gallery, Genthof 8. https://www.peepshowartgallery.com/
Afanador. For Afanador, Spanish choreographer and crowd-pleaser Marcos Morau drew inspiration from flamenco. Along with thirty dancers from the Ballet Nacional de España, he creates a stunning fusion between the world of photographer Ruvén Afanador (known for Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Rolling Stone) and contemporary dance. A black-and-white collage of images and poses unfolds in a succession of scenes, driven by the fervor of flamenco dance. Tickets: €26,50-53. 5 Nov, 20:00. Concertgebouw, ‘t Zand, 34. https://www.concertgebouw.be/nl/afanador
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. https://dali-bruges.be/
Weekly markets. The Saturday market (1 Nov) will be on ‘t Zand and the Wednesday market (5 Nov) 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 Bugonia, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, One Battle after Another, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, and The North. Ticket prices are up to €12, with a family film option before 16:30 costing €9. Next week there will be a family film showing everyday during the Autumn school holidays. 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 Halloween Night, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Black Phone 2, Regretting You, and Tron: Ares.
A standard ticket costs €14,30. 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 play KV Kortrijk, 30 Oct, 20:30 in the Croky Cup. Club Brugge will meet FCV Dender in the Jupiler Pro League on 1 Nov, 18:15, and Barcelona in a UEFA Champions League match, 5 Nov, 21:00.
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. https://cerclebrugge.be/en/ticketing https://tickets.clubbrugge.be/
🍻🎶 Bruges After Dark: Nightlife
HALLOWEEN PARTY. Lucky Lemon brings Halloween to the dance floor of the Cactus Club in Bruges! Ready for a thriller POP night out!? Let's dance scarily well to the best pop hits from the 90s until now! Dare you? Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Whitney, Justin Bieber, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa, Pommelien Thijs, Harry Styles, Bruno Mars, Destiny's Child, Britney Spears, J. Lo, Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Queen.
Halloween Party - a thriller pop night! 31 Oct, 22:00. Cactusmuziekcentrum, Bargeweg, 10. Pre-sale tickets: €15,40. https://cactusmusic.be/EN/Concerts/Calendar/halloween-party
TTSSFU. Ever since she was sixteen, Tasmin Nicole Stephens has been releasing tracks on SoundCloud, which she writes, records, and produces herself in her bedroom in Manchester. Under the name TTSSFU, she freely draws inspiration from the musical magic of the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s. The mystery and gothic cool of The Cure are combined by TTSSFU with the pace of The Strokes and The Drums, layers of MBV-style guitar effects, and sonic experimentation inspired by Sonic Youth.
In 2024, TTSSFU signed with indie label Partisan Records (Idles, Beth Orton, PJ Harvey) and released her first official EP: ‘Me, Jed and Andy’, which she fully produced, mixed, and mastered herself. That year, TTSSFU performed at tastemaker festivals like Green Man and Manchester Psych Fest, and she supported Soccer Mommy, Mannequin Pussy, and English Teacher on their UK tours. In the meantime, TTSSFU continues to grow organically – her single ‘I Hope You Die’ recently surpassed 650,000 streams on YouTube – and a second EP and debut album are in the works. A bright future seems certain! Discover TTSSFU live at Cactus Café before it all blows up!
SALVIA. Nicole Selivan was only 20 when she fled the war in her home country, Ukraine, two years ago. In Brussels, she met King Viktor members Arno De Ros and Tom Stokx (The Haunted Youth), and under the magically mystical banner of SALVIA, they joined forces musically. A tight bassline and pulsating electronic drums give their music a dark yet dreamy energy, reminiscent of the dreampop, new wave, and gothic alternative of bands like Boy Harsher, Lebanon Hanover, Current Joys, and The Cure.
Debut single ‘Time’ bathes in the same dark indie atmosphere inhabited by bands such as Whispering Sons and – not coincidentally – The Haunted Youth. With this track, SALVIA was also selected for the finals of De Nieuwe Lichting 2025 by Studio Brussel.
Tickets: €11-17. 3 Nov, 19:30. Cactusmuziekcentrum, Bargeweg, 10.
https://cactusmusic.be/EN/Concerts/Calendar/ttssfu
🌈 Family Fun: Events & Adventures
Krikrak. During Krikrak, Bruges' cultural houses join forces to transform the whole city into one big play area for families. The organisers say ‘At the Concertgebouw, we make children from 0 to 12 happy with a gigantic light studio in the Chamber Music Hall, the finest play and craft corners in the Entrance Hall and a musical performance tailored to the little ones. And that's just the tip of the iceberg!’ The entire programme is offered FREE of charge, but for some activities it is best to reserve a place in advance. View the full festival programme on 1-2 Nov: https://www.krikrak.be/
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 30, 31 Oct and 5 Nov. Concertgebouw ('t Zand 34.) https://ticketshop.ticketmatic.com/concertgebouw/shop
🌤️🌧️ Weather
The forecast is for mainly showery weather and cloudy sunshine, with top daytime temperatures of 14°C.
Find latest forecasts covering Bruges at: https://www.meteo.be/en/belgium