What’s on 9-15 Oct 2025
⭐ This Week's Top Picks
Agora Marathon. Come and watch the runners take on the Agora Marathon, a fast and flat course through one of the most beautiful settings in Belgium in this annual sporting event in and around the city.
Helena Casella. A Belgian-Brazilian composer whose organically flowing music combines in a very unique way different genres such as R&B, neo-soul, hip-hop, modern jazz and Brazilian rhythms. There is also a Schumann and Beethoven concert performed by the Antwerp Symphony orchestra.
Corps extrêmes offers a dizzying acrobatic experience that brings together endurance, strength, courage and the fragility of the human body.
🎨 🎻 🧺 Art, Music & Markets
Antwerp Symphony orchestra: Schumann and Beethoven. Like Beethoven, hero of all Romantics, Robert Schumann wrote a series of symphonies and concertos for piano, violin, and cello. He penned both his Second Symphony and the Cello Concerto in just a few weeks. Marie-Elisabeth Hecker recently made a name for herself with her spirited recordings of Elgar, Schubert, and Brahms. And in this late Schumann masterpiece, she also gives free rein to her love of the Romantic concerto. Tickets: €13,50-45. 11 Oct, 20:00, Concertgebouw, ‘t Zand, 34.
https://www.concertgebouw.be/nl/antwerp-symphony-orchestra-marie-elisabeth-hecker
Corps extrêmes. Between pure poetry and physical strength. What drives a person to take immense risks to defy gravity? As in the myth of Icarus – who wanted to get as close to the sun as possible – you can burn your wings and crash. Rachid Ouramdane takes up the challenge nevertheless, pushing the boundaries of the vertical together with a group of acrobatic dancers, a highliner and a climber. Corps extrêmes is a dizzying experience that brings together endurance, strength, courage and the fragility of the human body. (Last) tickets: €13,50-45. 16 Oct, 19:15. Concertgebouw, ‘t Zand, 34. https://www.concertgebouw.be/en/corps-extremes
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.
Weekly markets. The Saturday market (11 Oct) will be on ‘t Zand and the Wednesday market (15 Oct) 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 One to One: John and Yoko, One Battle after Another, Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, The North, and The Roses. They will also screen Wisdom of Happiness, a documentary filmed with The Dalai Lama. 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 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Lilo & Stitch, and The Smurfs. A standard ticket costs €14,30. Visit https://kinepolis.be/nl/nl/movies/overview/ for more information and bookings.
⚽ Game On: Sports & Recreation
Athora Bruges Marathon has grown in recent years to become one of the most popular marathons in the country and will remain true to its successful formula in 2025. It’s a fast and flat course through one of the most beautiful settings in Belgium.
The start will once again take place on 't Zand, in the shadow of the Bruges Concert Hall. After the starting shot, the course winds its way through the beautiful city centre of Bruges, past the charming medieval splendour of Damme and via the Damse Vaart back to the finish. The finish line is traditionally located on the Market Square. 12 Oct, 10:00-16:00. https://athorabrugesmarathon.com/en/
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). Keep an eye out for the fixtures in your weekly newsletter!
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
Helena Casella is a Belgian-Brazilian composer and singer who grew up in a very musical family. Her organically flowing music combines in a very unique way different genres such as R&B, neo-soul, hip-hop, modern jazz and Brazilian rhythms. Thus Helena expresses her thoughts and daydreams, bringing personal and recognizable stories that unfailingly touch her audience. Her soft but intense voice is a real showstopper, which she prefers to have supported by the warm sounds of live instruments, without digital effects. The influences of the Brazilian classics she inherited from her family, her own musical exploration along the R&B of Jill Scott, Leela James and Solange and her jazz education at the Amsterdam Conservatory are clearly noticeable.
Helena, who lived in Bruges until she was seven but then moved to Ghent, released her debut album “Pit Of Impressions” earlier this year on W.E.R.F. Records. HUMO called the record “a dyke of a debut” and Knack Focus is also a fan. Helena Casella is coming to Cactus Café with her full live band. Tickets: €10,50-18. 14 Oct, 19:30. https://cactusmusic.be/EN/Concerts/Calendar/helena-casella
🌈 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 12 Oct, 09:30. https://www.concertgebouw.be/nl/atelier-matinee-en-workshops
Plus … Let’s go nuts! On Sunday, 12 October – in collaboration with Cera (a financial co-operative across Belgium that invests in community building projects) – we celebrate the start of Nutcracking, the walnut collection campaign. Come and donate your walnuts during the extra-festive edition of our Sunday Atelier Matinée. Discover a nutty paradise for the whole family in our Entrance Hall. Race with nuts on our nutty racetrack. Join your children in some arts and crafts. Or simply enjoy a bit of live music!
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 11, 12, 15 Oct. Concertgebouw ('t Zand 34.) https://ticketshop.ticketmatic.com/concertgebouw/shop
🌤️🌧️ Weather
The forecast is mostly cloudy with some sunshine and showers, and a top daytime temperature of 17°C.
Find latest forecasts covering Bruges at: https://www.meteo.be/en/belgium