Belgian Winter-Spring Festival Guide 2026

All genres, locations and ticket links

Belgium is probably the European country with more festivals, and not only in summer! Starting from February, there are festivals for everyone: Pop, rock, hip hop/rap, metal, chanson française and of course electronic music!. Check out the calendar for the next months:

February

Flagey Piano Days are back from 11 to 15 February with conferences, exhibitions and concerts by artists like Beatrice Rana, Plamena Mangova or Ionut Cibotariu. Programme and tickets here.

Classical music festival Festivita returns from 11 to 15 February with concerts, awards and a thematic ball that will take you to another epoque.

Festival Emigrason is back for another edition bringing the best Galician artists live in Brussels. On 28 February enjoy concerts by Baiuca, The Rapants, Ortiga and Sabela at La Madeleine.

Ghent hosts the first big electronic music festival of the year, Full Circle, on 20 and 21 February, with 180 artists and 35 venues for only 1 ticket.

Maatwerk Events is back on 7 February for the first edition of 2026, this time in Ghent's Chinastraat. An electronic music party from 22h to 5h00 and an exciting lineup of DJs. Info and tickets here.  

Leuven's Het Depot hots the COOL Festival 2026 with performances by Helena Casella, Selah Sue and more. Get your tickets here.

March

From 13 to 28 March River Jazz Festival welcomes national and international artists like Adja or margaux Vranken, from dddd March in 3 different locations Jazz Station, Marni and The Seghnor. More info here.

Brosella Spring Festival takes place from 25 to 28 March with a focus on contemporaty jazz at Volta in Molenbeek with artists like Dorian Dumont, Lupo Spaccaro, BEX, Wet Enough!?, Compro Oro, N∆BOU, OLA TUNJI (led by saxophonist Ornella Noulet) and The Brums. Programme and tickets.

April

Le Botanique hosts BRDCST 2026 with emerging and eclectic artists from 3 ot 6 April including james K, Ichiko Aoba or Rainy Miller. Check out the full programme and get your tickets here.

May

From 14 to 16 May, Copa DOK festival welcomes artists like the legendary De La Soul or Milk Inc in Ghent and you can get your tickets here.

Slinkse Sinkse is back on 24 May in Steenhuffel with Metejoor and many other artists still TBC. All info here.

AFAS Dome hosts Back to The 90s & Nillies festival on 2 May with 2 Unlimited, SNAP! and many other electronic icons. Tickets.

June

Werchter Boutique is back on 27 June with two pop megastars, Katy Perry and Pitbull. The line up is complete by Mika, James Arthur, Roxy Dekker and Belgian stars Pommelien Thijs and Emmy d'Arc. Get your tickets asap.

TW Classic 2025 is set to take place on Saturday 11 July in Werchter, Belgium. This one-day festival, will feature performances by Bryan Adams, dEUS, Elvis Costello, Counting Crows and Monza. Get your tickets here.  

From 27 to 29 June, Live is Live festival is back in Antwerp on 27 June with Robbie Williams, Nick Cave, Iron Maiden, Sugababes and many more. Tickets here.

La Fête de La Musique will take over practically all the communes the weekend of 18-21 June with a main stage festival at Parc du Cinquantenaire highlighting Belgian talent. The programme is still unknown but we will keep you updated! 

Couleur Café 2026, taking place from 26 to 28 June at Osseghem Park near Brussels' Atomium, is a vibrant celebration of global music and culture. The festival features an eclectic lineup, including artists like Rema, Thee Sacred Souls, Pongo, Ezra Collective, Amaarae, Danny Ocean and many more spanning genres from hip-hop and soul to reggae and afrobeat. Get your tickets here.

Check out these other festivals:

24-28.06: Tournai Jazz Festival with Selah Sue, Yael Naim or Luz Casal. Into and tickets here.

25-28.06: Festival Musiq3 (Flagey, Brussels). World music, classical music, jazz. Tickets

26-28.06: Paradise City returns on June in Brussels with an eclectic line up. Tickets

We are getting ready for Summer!!! Check out the

Belgian Summer Festival Guide 2026 here.

This article will be updated regularly with new festivals and names! Brussels Music Agenda is the best place to find music events in Belgium! Follow us on Instagram for the latest updates and discover Belgian talent in our playlist!