The weather forecast for this weekend is hardly an incentive to spend the weekend outdoors, but luckily there is still plenty going on in Brussels, both inside and out. Find our favourites below.
Arts, music and culture
Tyler, Théâtre l'Improviste, Sunday 30 July
This dynamic English-language play can only be described as a rollercoaster that races through a person's life, revolving around life-changing events and the impact this has on its course.
Credit: Théâtre l'Improviste
The audience will enter the life of a character who experiences a life-altering event, following them on a journey as they look for ways to come to terms with these changes.
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Brussels Organ Summer 2023, Église St Joseph in Brussels Leopold district, Saturday 29 July
There are fewer activities more serene on a Saturday than sitting down in a church, especially one as beautifully ornated as Église St Joseph and considered a pearl of Brussels' historical heritage.
Credit: Église St Joseph
The string of events as part of Organ Summer 2023, organised by the Organum Novum association, sees talented musicians take to the church's stage every Saturday in July and August.
This Saturday at 19:00, organist Johan Hermans and Kathleen Beliën (soprano) will perform a selection of pieces by J. S. Bach, Stanley, Pachelbel, van den Kerckhoven, Mozart and Gounod.
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Out and about
Peruvian InkaZteca Festival, Place d'Espagne, Saturday 29 July
This unique, family-friendly festival for foodies is returning to Brussels for its seventh edition, once again highlighting the biodiversity of the Andean Country on Peru Day.
Credit: InkaZteca / Fiestas Patrias de Perú En Belgica
The InkaZteca Peruvian Gastronomy Festival provides visitors with the necessary entertainment in the form of live music and DJ sets as well as typical dances from the ancestral land.
However, what really draws in the crowds are the best Latin cocktails and a taste of its unbeatable cuisine, prepared by a delegation of renowned chefs who work to promote Peruvian gastronomy throughout the world.
Find more information here.
'I have seen the future', Atomium
For those who have not yet made their way to one of Brussels' most famed landmarks – the Atomium – this weekend marks the perfect time.
Over half of the route is dedicated to exhibitions, with the current one reminiscing about Expo 58, in its emblematic witness, one of the few remaining items from this World Fair.
Credit: Belga
The photography installation 'I have seen the future' ('J'ai vu le futur') is a mirror of an idealised future created by Quebec artist Ève Cadieux.
The artist's installation was designed especially for the Atomium, and in the unique space she presents her vision of world exhibitions that have left their mark in North America and Europe.
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Further afield
Esperanzah! Festival, Namur, until Sunday 30 July
Feeling brave enough to venture outside for the weekend? Esperanzah! Festival will make the trip (and possibly getting soaked) more than worth it.
The line-up of its 21st edition includes 40 different musical artists who will perform on the festival stages in the unique Floreffe Abbey in the province of Namur.
Credit: Esperanzah! Festival
From music by Brussels reggaeton and electro sounds artists Clara!, Bagarre, and Villano Antillano to performances, cinema screenings and debates, this festival will surely awaken your senses.
Find more information here.
Sfinks festival, Boechout, until Sunday 30 July
If Namur is just that bit too far, why not make your way to Boechout near Antwerp? Here, artists from all across the world will perform during a free four-day festival described as a "vibrant melting pot of diverse cultures and enchanting music."
Credit: Uit in Vlaanderen, Robin Dus
Sfinks Festival is the ideal place to explore unique and hidden talent from across the globe, with Bart Peeters from Flanders to the Nigerian 'Queen of Afropop' Yemi Alade and Rodrigo Cuevas, a singer and folk agitator from Asturias in northwest Spain.
Find more information here.
