As 2024 draws to a close, our team has put together a selection of the best LGBT activities and outings for colorful celebrations! Culture, festive evenings and moments of solidarity: our agenda celebrates inclusivity and diversity. Because that’s what Christmas is all about. So get your diaries ready!
Visit the Brussels Ass Book Fair, celebrating independent and LGBT publishing.
After a successful run in Paris, where it has already been held six times, this fair dedicated to independent and LGBT artistic publishing is now coming to Brussels. But be warned, it ends on Sunday, December 1! Come to K1, the temporary space of the Kanal-Centre Pompidou, to explore the work of 50 creators and exhibitors, with a varied selection of rare books, fanzines and publications, often ignored by traditional distribution channels. In addition to the sales, the Brussels Ass Book Fair also features special events throughout the weekend.
Location: Avenue du Port 1, 1000 Brussels
Date: Friday November 29 to Sunday December 1, 2024
Price: free admission
Attend Eddy de Pretto’s concert at Forest National
Eddy de Pretto returns to Brussels with ahighly-anticipated concert to present his new album Crash Cœur. Armed with bold, R’n’B-sounding tracks and hard-hitting lyrics, the artist who dismantles toxic masculinity and clichés promises an intense experience on the Forest National stage.
Date: Thursday, December 5, 2025
Location: Forest National – Avenue Victor Rousseau / Victor Rousseaulaan 208 – 1109 Forest
Price: from 36 to 61 euros
Say no to toxic masculinity and virility with the performance ARMOUR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1diWCVc1zQ
With ARMOUR, Arno Ferrera, Gilles Polet and Charlie Hession redefine masculinity by breaking the codes of toxic virility. In an intense, physical performance, they open up a space of vulnerability where gentleness and eroticism redefine masculine power. The trio invite audiences to rethink love and complicity, in a rare and moving closeness. More info and pre-sales on the Halles de Schaerbeek website.
Date: Thursday December 5 to Saturday December 7, 2025
Location: Les Halles de Schaerbeek – Rue Royale-Sainte-Marie 22a, 1030 Schaerbeek
Price: from 8 to 14 euros
Have a drink in one of the city’s many LGBT-friendly bars
Dance the night away at Los Niños’ QUEER Berlin
Cormac, Jacob Meehan, Richii… Berlin artists come to Brussels for the last Los Niños party of the year. Regulars at the Berghain and Panorama Bar, these DJs are set to turn the C12 upside down, much to our delight. See you on the dancefloor?
Date: Friday, December 6, 2024
Venue: C12 – Rue du Marché aux Herbes 116, 1000 Brussels
Price: pre-sales from 15.50 euros – 25 euros at the door
Admire the many facets of love with the Love is Louder exhibition at Bozar
Date: until January 5, 2025
Venue: Bozar – Rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels
Price: 16 euros / 8 euros for under-30s
Attend a concert by LGBT rights activist Hoshi
With her manifesto anthem “Amour Censure”, Hoshi has established herself as an artist committed to the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community. The raspy-voiced singer is about to perform in Brussels, on the legendary the legendary Forest National stage. Ready to hear “Ta Marinière” live?
Date: Sunday December 8, 2024
Venue: Forest National – Avenue Victor Rousseau / Victor Rousseaulaan 208 – 1109 Forest
Price: from 39 to 54 euros for remaining places
Celebrate the New Year with Kalash Cabaret
Celebrate the New Year in style with Kalash Cabaret – New Year’s Eve: The Disco Mermaid Edition! Led by the extravagant Olga Kalashnikova, this crazy evening combines glamour, glitter and madness, with drag, pole dance and burlesque performances, as well as DJ sets. Get your best mermaid scales ready to welcome 2025 in an explosion of laughter. On stage, Call Me Brenda, Esther Bouncee, Paula Roïd, Wicked Claudie, Angèle Virago and Astro Slut take charge of the show. Hold on tight, it’s going to be hair-raising!
Date: December 31 from 9pm
Location: La Petite Île, Rue de la Petite Île 1A, 1070 Anderlecht
Price: 35 euros pre-sale for the show and evening (instead of 40) / 15 euros for the evening only
Discover an acrobatic burlesque cabaret
Date: multiple events
Location: Fuse – 208 Rue Blaes, 1000 Brussels
Price: from 60 to 187.5 euros