What’s on in and around Brussels for the whole family?

Does your family resemble that of the film Treize à la Douzaine? Would you like to find family activities in and around Brussels that won’t bore you? Exhibitions, immersive experiences, fun activities… The city is full of plans and ideal outings to do in Brussels!

WOM (World of Mind): a museum of illusions

Looking for a museum like no other? Here it is! In Tour & Taxis, a 1500-square-meter multi-sensory journey of optical illusions and magic tricks awaits you, ready to hypnotize you! On the program: a hall of mirrors, a vortex, trompe-l’oeil galore. So, are you ready for a bewildering experience?

📍Tour & Taxis, avenue du Port 86C

The Comics Museum

Attention 9th Art fans! In a superb Art Nouveau building designed by Victor Horta, many original drawings and unpublished documents are brought together at the Musée de la BD to delight comic book fans. Lasting approximately 1h30, you’ll have plenty of time to relax! Bonus: Saturdays are punctuated by creative workshops for all ages.

📍20 rue des Sables, 1000 Brussels

The immersive Bubble Planet experience

Dreaming of spending the day bubbling with your family in the capital? Bruxelles Secrète has the perfect plan for you. It’s called Bubble Planet , and it’s nothing less than an immersive experience in a world filled with bubbles, which has opened at Tour & Taxis. With its various themed rooms, virtual reality activities and bubble pools, it’s the perfect activity for young and old alike!

📍 Avenue du Port, 86c 1000 Brussels

The garden labyrinth of the van Buuren Museum

Hidden behind solid walls and the appearance of a classic red-brick house, the Musée Van Buuren (Uccle) hides a secret labyrinth, an incredible heart-shaped rose garden, a surprising interior on the border betweenArt Deco and the Orient… In short, it’s the perfect place to lose yourself in a maze between art and botany!

📍41 av. Léo Errera, 1180 Uccle

Neon Brush Kids painting workshop

With fluorescent paints, brushes, stencils, music and a retro-futuristic atmosphere, this family workshop has it all. Neon Brush Kids sets up in Brussels on weekends, in the afternoon, to offer an artistic experience that will delight young and old alike. Trust your imagination and let it guide your colorful brushstrokes!

📍 Sister Brussels Café, Rue Chair et Pain 3, 1000

Illusion Brussels: Brussels’ museum of illusions

This is the most interactive museum in Brussels. And with good reason: located in the Grand-Placedistrict , it’s a small museum of the incredible, filled with trompe-l’oeil, magic and prestidigitation tricks, technological miracles and photographic opportunities . What’s more, it’s free for children under 7!

📍22rue du Marché aux Fromages, 1000 Brussels

Choco Story: the chocolate museum

Welcome to the Eldorado of brown gold: the Cocoa and Chocolate Museum, better known as “Choco Story“. In this interactive museum, located close to the town hall in a 17th-century building with 2 galleries entirely dedicated to chocolate, young and old alike can discover the bean in all its forms, learn all the secrets of chocolate-making, from harvesting to boxing, learn how to make a bar from A to Z duringoriginal demonstration workshops, and even taste Belgian pralines or chocolate during the visit.

📍41 rue de l’Etuve, 1000 Brussels

A boat trip in the Bois de la Cambre

Le Bois de la Cambre is an ideal place for a family outing. Picnics, walks, jogging, horse-riding… It offers a wide range of family and sporting activities. One option we don’t often think about is boating. Did you know that you can make your visit even more fun by hiring a boat to Robinson Island? On the lake, you can rent one of the 50 boats identical to those in the legendary “Central Park” for 15 euros an hour or 10 euros a half-hour. Bonus: life jackets are available.

A good waffle to enjoy with the family

It’s a well-known fact that children love sugar. And after playing at Bubble Planet, visiting the Comic Strip Museum and working out in the Bois de la Cambre, a good waffle is well deserved! For a tasty family treat, we recommend a visit to Maison Dandoy: a Belgian institution, since it’s the oldest cookie factory in Brussels! A treat for young and old alike.

📍 31 rue au Beurre, 1000 Brussels

A musical evening with a Candlelight concert

Introducing children to classical music is an opportunity to create unforgettable memories. From the age of 8 upwards, Candlelight will thrill young and old alike to the sound of the greatest musical classics revisited in classical format. Watch their eyes glaze over to the rhythm of their favorite film soundtracks, and discover the capital’s sublime sites under the glow of thousands of candles.

Mudia, Redu’s interactive art museum

Introduce your children to art? It’s child’s play with Mudia, Redu’s interactive didactic museum. Considered one of the most beautiful villages in Wallonia and nicknamed the Village of the Book, Redu is home to a museum like no other. In this 2.0 museum, you can touch the works of art and interact with them in all kinds of ways, thanks to interactive terminals. In this way, you and your children can travel through 7 centuries of art history, discovering over 300 original and reproduced works in a playful way!