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Dino Nights light festival at ZOO Planckendael
After dark, more than fifty life-size dinosaurs and light installations turn the animal park in Muizen into a prehistoric evening walk.
What to do in Antwerp Province this weekend?
Local festivals, markets, concerts, exhibitions, walks and big events in Antwerp Province, with dates and times from the official calendars of municipalities and tourist offices.
LBM1948 · CC BY-SA 4.0Saturday 14 November
Antwerp ZOO
One of the world's oldest zoos, right next to Antwerp Central station, open 365 days a year with an aquarium, reptile house and elephants.
SnowWorld Antwerp indoor ski slope
A 240 m covered slope on real snow in Wilrijk, with a beginners' area and a funpark, open daily from 9 am to 10 pm.
opens Sun 15 November, 10:00
Planckendael ZOO
A large, green animal park near Mechelen, open every day of the year; in the evenings the Dino Nights light festival runs until 3 January.
Sportoase Groot Schijn ice rinks, Antwerp
Two indoor rinks – a fun rink and a large sports rink – in the Groot Schijn sports park in Deurne, with disco skating on Friday evenings.
Sunday 15 November
Dino Nights light festival at ZOO Planckendael
After dark, more than fifty life-size dinosaurs and light installations turn the animal park in Muizen into a prehistoric evening walk.
Antwerp ZOO
One of the world's oldest zoos, right next to Antwerp Central station, open 365 days a year with an aquarium, reptile house and elephants.
SnowWorld Antwerp indoor ski slope
A 240 m covered slope on real snow in Wilrijk, with a beginners' area and a funpark, open daily from 9 am to 10 pm.
opens Sun 15 November, 10:00
Planckendael ZOO
A large, green animal park near Mechelen, open every day of the year; in the evenings the Dino Nights light festival runs until 3 January.
Sportoase Groot Schijn ice rinks, Antwerp
Two indoor rinks – a fun rink and a large sports rink – in the Groot Schijn sports park in Deurne, with disco skating on Friday evenings.
Saturday 14 November — Sunday 15 November
Dino Nights light festival at ZOO Planckendael
After dark, more than fifty life-size dinosaurs and light installations turn the animal park in Muizen into a prehistoric evening walk.
Antwerp ZOO
One of the world's oldest zoos, right next to Antwerp Central station, open 365 days a year with an aquarium, reptile house and elephants.
SnowWorld Antwerp indoor ski slope
A 240 m covered slope on real snow in Wilrijk, with a beginners' area and a funpark, open daily from 9 am to 10 pm.
opens Sun 15 November, 10:00
Planckendael ZOO
A large, green animal park near Mechelen, open every day of the year; in the evenings the Dino Nights light festival runs until 3 January.
Sportoase Groot Schijn ice rinks, Antwerp
Two indoor rinks – a fun rink and a large sports rink – in the Groot Schijn sports park in Deurne, with disco skating on Friday evenings.
Saturday 14 November — Sunday 15 November
Dino Nights light festival at ZOO Planckendael
After dark, more than fifty life-size dinosaurs and light installations turn the animal park in Muizen into a prehistoric evening walk.
Antwerp ZOO
One of the world's oldest zoos, right next to Antwerp Central station, open 365 days a year with an aquarium, reptile house and elephants.
SnowWorld Antwerp indoor ski slope
A 240 m covered slope on real snow in Wilrijk, with a beginners' area and a funpark, open daily from 9 am to 10 pm.
opens Sun 15 November, 10:00
Planckendael ZOO
A large, green animal park near Mechelen, open every day of the year; in the evenings the Dino Nights light festival runs until 3 January.
Sportoase Groot Schijn ice rinks, Antwerp
Two indoor rinks – a fun rink and a large sports rink – in the Groot Schijn sports park in Deurne, with disco skating on Friday evenings.
Monday 16 November — Sunday 22 November
Dino Nights light festival at ZOO Planckendael
After dark, more than fifty life-size dinosaurs and light installations turn the animal park in Muizen into a prehistoric evening walk.
Antwerp ZOO
One of the world's oldest zoos, right next to Antwerp Central station, open 365 days a year with an aquarium, reptile house and elephants.
SnowWorld Antwerp indoor ski slope
A 240 m covered slope on real snow in Wilrijk, with a beginners' area and a funpark, open daily from 9 am to 10 pm.
opens Sun 15 November, 10:00
Planckendael ZOO
A large, green animal park near Mechelen, open every day of the year; in the evenings the Dino Nights light festival runs until 3 January.
Sportoase Groot Schijn ice rinks, Antwerp
Two indoor rinks – a fun rink and a large sports rink – in the Groot Schijn sports park in Deurne, with disco skating on Friday evenings.
Saturday 19 December — Sunday 3 January
Geel Christmas market
Christmas market in Geel — from 11 December to 20 December 2026. Two weekends on the Markt: wooden chalets, a nativity scene, a mirror-tent bar, a carousel and photos with Santa.
opens Sat 12 December, 11:00
Mol Christmas market
Christmas market in Mol — 12 December, 13 December, 19 December and 20 December 2026. Two weekends: chalets run by local associations and about 20 stalls for makers and charities; shops open on both Sundays.
Dino Nights light festival at ZOO Planckendael
After dark, more than fifty life-size dinosaurs and light installations turn the animal park in Muizen into a prehistoric evening walk.
Antwerp ZOO
One of the world's oldest zoos, right next to Antwerp Central station, open 365 days a year with an aquarium, reptile house and elephants.
SnowWorld Antwerp indoor ski slope
A 240 m covered slope on real snow in Wilrijk, with a beginners' area and a funpark, open daily from 9 am to 10 pm.
Mechelen Christmas Market
About 50 stalls on the Korenmarkt, Haverwerf, Van Beethovenstraat and Vismarkt along the River Dijle, on December weekends.
Kerstmagie at de Merode Castle (Westerlo)
An hour-long Christmas theatre walk through de Merode Castle, with live actors, light effects and a brand-new tale, 'Kerstmagie en de Dromenvanger'.
opens Sun 15 November, 10:00
Planckendael ZOO
A large, green animal park near Mechelen, open every day of the year; in the evenings the Dino Nights light festival runs until 3 January.
Sportoase Groot Schijn ice rinks, Antwerp
Two indoor rinks – a fun rink and a large sports rink – in the Groot Schijn sports park in Deurne, with disco skating on Friday evenings.
Winter in Antwerp
Flanders' biggest Christmas market runs from the Grote Markt to the Operaplein, with an ice rink on Groenplaats and New Year fireworks.
Bobbejaanland Wintert
In winter the park in Lichtaart lights up: a Christmas village, the lake turned into an ice rink, the Land of Fire & Ice zone and big rides such as Fury and Typhoon.
Turnhout Christmas market
Christmas market in Turnhout — from 11 December to 3 January 2027. A Christmas square on the Grote Markt: roller rink, Winter Garden, food and drink chalets, performances and children's entertainment (Winter in Turnhout).
Friday 27 November — Tuesday 29 December
Luminara light festival at Merksplas Colony
A one-to-one-and-a-half-hour light walk across the historic site of Merksplas Colony in the Antwerp Kempen, in late November and early December.
Lier Christmas market
Christmas market in Lier — from 11 December to 13 December 2026. More than 100 stalls on three squares, live music and Christmas brass bands; a free 'Sacred Garden' light trail in the city park on 11–12 December.
Herentals Christmas market
Christmas market in Herentals — 13 December 2026. A one-day market on the Grote Markt with stalls by local associations and charities, part of the Winterlicht programme.