If you’re a fan of livemusic and are looking for unforgettable experiences, Brussels offers a wide range of music festivals. With a vibrant scene and a diversity of programming throughout the year, there’s something for everyone. Whether you’re a fan of electro, jazz, rock or classical music, there’s always a music festival waiting for you in the capital. Discover our selection of the best not-to-be-missed music events to enjoy with family and friends. This list is regularly updated with announcements and confirmations, so check back often.
Festival FrancoFaune: the festival of francophone revelations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF9W7Gbl87w
Every year, the Festival FrancoFaune celebrates the emerging Francophone scene. In addition to an eclectic program at several emblematic venues in the Belgian capital and Wallonia, it also offers meetings, workshops and a support program to promote musical creation and artistic diversity. In 2024, the line-up includes artists such as An Pierlé & La Lumière, Jean-Paul Groove (with carte blanche for Peet, Charles, Julie Rens, and Pierres), and the duo Sages comme des sauvages. Tickets can be purchased per concert via their official website.
📅 Date: October 2 to 14, 2024
📍 Address: 20 venues throughout Brussels and Wallonia
Abrupt Festival celebrates electro and experimental music
L’Abrupt Festival is a new Brussels festival showcasing electronic and experimental music. The contemporary and innovative programming is accompanied by public discussions and other disciplines. The event takes place in several of the capital’s most emblematic venues, including Bozar and c12, as well as more atypical locations such as Saints-Michel-et-Gudule Cathedral. The 2024 line-up includes Astrid Sonne, Bolis Pupul, Skee Mask and Actress. Visit their official website to discover their pass offer.
📅 Date: October 9 to 13, 2024
📍 Address: various locations in Brussels
Festival des Libertés: a multi-disciplinary, solidarity-based Brussels event
The Festival des Libertés de Bruxelles is a committed, solidarity-based event offering a series of concerts, documentaries and plays to stimulate and reflect. The 2024 edition features hip-hop and electro group Chinese Man, rapper MC Solaar, as well as Acid Arab and Arthur Teboul from Feu! Chatterton. Prices vary per concert, but affordability remains the watchword.
📅 Date: October 10-19, 2024
📍Address: Théâtre National de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Bd Émile Jacqmain 111-115, 1000 Brussels
Les Nuits Weekender: a new festival of musical discovery at Le Botanique
In the Nuits Botanique family, I ask for the autumn edition. The Centre culturel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles presents this new three-day festival featuring rising stars from the indie scene. The aim is to discover tomorrow’s alternative music stars in concert in intimate venues. You can buy a ticket for the day or a pass for several days of the festival.
📅 Date: November 1-3, 2024
📍Address: Le Botanique, Rue Royale 236, 1210 Brussels
The Fifty Lab Music Festival brings together the hottest artists of the moment
With a diverse line-up ranging from pop and hip-hop to alternative rock, this Brussels festival attracts music fans from all walks of life. HiTech, Mui Zyu, Twst… The names may not ring a bell, but these up-and-coming artists could well become tomorrow’s alternative stars. Indeed, this event is something of a talent incubator, and Angèle and The Blaze were among the artists featured in previous editions. You can buy day tickets or a pass via their official website.
📅 Date: November 13-15, 2024
📍 Address: 5 venues in central Brussels
Tough Enough: the americana, rock, blues and psychedelic music festival in Brussels
The latest addition to the Botanique team, the Tough Enough festival celebrates roots and psychedelic music. Although the genres featured are rooted in the great American plains,the program is particularly eclectic. You can buy your day ticket or a combi pass for both days via their website.
📅 Date: November 29-30, 2024
📍Address: Le Botanique, Rue Royale 236, 1210 Brussels
FCKNYE: the world’s biggest New Year’s festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkGZFtCwTbA
If you’re looking to ring in the New Year in style, this is the place to be! The FCKNYE festival takes place over two days in Brussels and features no fewer than 50 artists, including Basswell, Nina Kraviz, Freeze Corleone, Vald and Gazo. On stage, the artists are accompanied by a breathtaking show. Tickets start at 51 euros.
📅 Date: December 30-31, 2024
📍 Address: Brussels Expo, Place de Belgique 1, 1020 Brussels
Brussels Jazz Festival: when Flagey gets swinging
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMpGpMwqJ14
For its tenth edition, the Brussels Jazz Festival offers an innovative jazz program featuring young European and international talent. In addition to a collaboration with London’s Jazz Re:freshed, Bram De Looze will also be in residence at Flagey. In 2025, you’ll be able to enjoy all 10 days of the festival with the full 200-euro pass.
📅 Date: January 9-18, 2025
📍 Address: Flagey, Place Sainte-Croix, 1050 Brussels
Listen! Festival: a celebration of electro in the four corners of Brussels
Since its creation in 2016, Listen Festival has established itself as a benchmark for electronic music in Brussels. The festival offers concerts, clubbing evenings, meetings and workshops in emblematic venues across the capital. The program for 2025 has not yet been detailed on their website, but we already know the dates, so get your diaries ready.
📅 Date: April 16 to 21, 2025
📍 Address: various locations in Brussels
Les Nuits Botanique kicks off Belgium’s major festival season
Just before summer, Les Nuits Botanique kicks off Belgium’s festival season with a program focused on musical discovery. The line-up is as eclectic as ever, and concerts are programmed in human-sized venues. The program will soon be announced on their website, but we already know the dates for next May.
📅 Date: May 16-25, 2025
📍 Address: Le Botanique, Rue Royale 236, 1210 Brussels
Fête de la Musique: musicians rock the capital
Every year, for this world-famous celebration, free events rock the entire Brussels-Capital region. And we’re in luck, because here in Brussels, the festival lasts several days. It’s the perfect opportunity to have fun with family and friends. The program for the 2025 festivities has not yet been detailed.
📅 Date: June 19 to 22, 2025
📍Address: various locations in Brussels
Couleur Café: Brussels‘ biggest festival celebrates cultural plurality
The Couleur Café festival in Brussels is a concentrate of diversity, where world music, reggae, hip-hop and electro meet in an electric atmosphere. In addition to the concerts, you’ll discover exotic flavors and artistic creations that vibrate to the rhythm of cultures from the four corners of the planet. The dates for the 2025 edition are already known.
📅 Date: June 27-29, 2025
📍 Address: Parc d’Osseghem, Place de l’Atomium 1, 1020 Brussels
The Hide & Seek Festival celebrates world music in some of the capital’s most unusual venues
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The Hide & Seek Festival offers a program focused on traditional world music. Artists from the four corners of the globe gather in Brussels to perform in unusual venues, often inaccessible to the public the rest of the year. This event is an invitation to broaden your sonic horizons while discovering the city from a new angle.
📅 Date: August 2025
📍 Address: various atypical and hidden locations in Brussels
Feeërieën – Boterhammen In Het Park – Bar Chaud: three free festivals in the Parc Royal
Every year at the end of August, Ancienne Belgique takes over Brussels’ Parc Royal with these three free festivals. The program includes workshops during the day and live music in the evening. The concerts are free and take place in intimate open-air settings. While the line-up is often experimental, it remains accessible and enchanting.
📅 Date: end of August 2025
📍 Address: Parc Royal, 1000 Brussels