Weekendo
Mini-Europe at Christmas
At the foot of the Atomium, the park of 1:25 European models stays open until 3 January, with witty miniature Christmas scenes and façades lit up at dusk.
What to do in Bruxelles this weekend?
Bruxelles lies in the tourist area Brussels, in Brussels. Here is what's on in Bruxelles and nearby: local festivals, markets, concerts, exhibitions, walks and places open all year, with dates and times from official calendars.
Ank Kumar · CC BY-SA 4.0Saturday 14 November
Nothing planned in this period yet.
Sunday 15 November
Saturday 14 November — Sunday 15 November
Mini-Europe at Christmas
At the foot of the Atomium, the park of 1:25 European models stays open until 3 January, with witty miniature Christmas scenes and façades lit up at dusk.
Saturday 14 November — Sunday 15 November
Mini-Europe at Christmas
At the foot of the Atomium, the park of 1:25 European models stays open until 3 January, with witty miniature Christmas scenes and façades lit up at dusk.
Monday 16 November — Sunday 22 November
Mini-Europe at Christmas
At the foot of the Atomium, the park of 1:25 European models stays open until 3 January, with witty miniature Christmas scenes and façades lit up at dusk.
Saturday 19 December — Sunday 3 January
Mini-Europe at Christmas
At the foot of the Atomium, the park of 1:25 European models stays open until 3 January, with witty miniature Christmas scenes and façades lit up at dusk.
Winter Wonders (Plaisirs d'Hiver)
Brussels' big Christmas market turns 25: 238 chalets along almost 2 km from the Grand-Place to De Brouckère, with a Ferris wheel and an ice rink.
Saturday 12 December — Tuesday 29 December
opens Sat 12 December, 10:00
Neder-Over-Heembeek Christmas market
Christmas market in Neder-Over-Heembeek (Ferme Nos Pilifs) — Saturday 12 December 2026, 10:00–18:00. Free entry. A local market: check the details with the organiser before you go.
Laeken Festival of Light – lantern parade
Late on the afternoon of Wednesday 16 December, Laeken residents and local groups parade with lanterns and drums to celebrate the winter solstice and the return of the light.
Nearby, in Bruxelles
Poseidon Ice Rink
Open since 1966 in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, the Poseidon rink welcomes the public every day of the season with no time limit, plus disco skating on Friday nights.
Ixelles Christmas market (hiver - BOOM Marché créatif et durable)
Christmas market in Ixelles (UR Square) — from 11 December to 13 December 2026, 17:00–22:00. Free entry. A local market: check the details with the organiser before you go.
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre Christmas market
Christmas market in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (Place des Maïeurs) — Sunday 13 December 2026, 12:00–19:00. A local market: check the details with the organiser before you go.
opens Thu 17 December, 17:00
Ixelles Christmas market (Brussels' Creators Christmas Market)
Christmas market in Ixelles (Renaissance Brussels Hotel) — Thursday 17 December 2026, 17:00–22:00. Free entry. A local market: check the details with the organiser before you go.
Open all year, within 20 km
open now · until 22:00
Poseidon Ice Rink
Open since 1966 in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, the Poseidon rink welcomes the public every day of the season with no time limit, plus disco skating on Friday nights.
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.
Without a car
Nearest station: Bruxelles-Congrès - Brussel-Congres, about 14 min on foot.