As expected, many of the events on the calendar this weekend are Halloween-themed. But fear not, there are also plenty of options for the faint-hearted! Here are our recommendations for the coming days.
Arts, music and culture
Filem'on film festival for young audiences, various locations, 26 October to 5 November
The theme for the 16th edition of the International Film Festival for Young Audiences is "Unmasked." On the agenda, children of all ages (including the young at heart) will find films about detectives and unravelling mysteries as well as stories about discovering or revealing the truth and showing your true self.
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Once again, the ten-day festival will present an original and diverse selection of some 130 films arthouse films, many of which will be played in the presence of the director or one of the actors, but it will also organise creative and fun workshops specially organised for children and young people.
Find more information and get your tickets here.
Spending the night with SNOBS in Decoratelier, Molenbeek, on 28 October
Don't let the name fool you, SNOBS is not a group of people looking down on others. Instead, it is a Brussels-based nomadic platform that merges the arts, music, performance and nightlife in one of the city's most unique locations inside an old factory building: Decoratelier in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.
Workplace by day, Decoratelier transforms into a space for artistic experiments by night. This weekend, it will invite a wide variety of live acts, visual artists, performers and DJs from Brussels and beyond, from bontridders' beats and sonic landscape to Brussels' very own queen Drag Couenne.
Find more information and get your tickets here.
Halloween hits, Flagey, 28 October to Sun 30 October
Sick of those new-fangled horror films and looking for a nostalgic trip back in time this Halloween? Then Flagey has just the event for you.
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From Freddy Krueger plaguing children's sleep in "Nightmare on Elm Street" and the unique ghost removal service hunting down scary spirits in "Ghostbusters" to John Carpenter's shape-shifting alien in "The Thing," there are plenty of timelessly eerie films to pick from. If you dare.
More information and tickets here.
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Out and about
Brussels Comic-Con Festival, Tour & Taxis, 29 to 30 October
Join the likes of Christopher Lloyd, who portrayed Dr Emmett "Doc" Brown in "Back to the Future" as well as Harry Potter and Stranger Things actors at this year's Comic-Con, a convention bringing together comics and cosplay, gaming, manga and movies.
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Discover the wide range of activities on the day, from trying your hand at Harry Potter's hand-waving or Lightsaber combat demo's to wandering around the "Geek Market," which attracts connoisseurs and collectors of the finest Geek culture has to offer.
More information and tickets here.
Two-day Halloween rave, HANGAR, on 28 October
Looking to celebrate Halloween in true Brussels clubbing fashion? Then this two-day Halloween Indoor Rave is the event for you. Organised over two days and in two rooms located in an industrial warehouse just outside of the city, Hangar brings you 20 hours of pure musical madness.
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The line-up includes heavyweight electronica acts perfectly for a big-room party, with the likes of KÖLSCH, Jimi Jules, Antal, Cici & FIONA.
More information and tickets here.
Further afield
Halloween at the Citadel, Namur, 29 to 31 October
Embark on this creepy immersive theatre walk around, with strange characters leading you through the imposing Namur citadel. Find your way around underground galleries and narrow corridors, as well as the pitch-dark outdoors as you follow an investigation into the death of a young girl who was found on the floor of her favourite sweet shop.
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This original activity, inspired by the TV series "Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie" and the Grimm brothers' tale "Snow White and the seven dwarfs," is ideal for families with children aged 8 to 12. Can you solve the mystery?
More information and tickets here.
