For this 30th edition, we set up our Festival Centre right where it all began in 1994: the Beursschouwburg. This arts centre is more Brussels than Brussels and has undoubtedly made its mark on the festival's history. With the 2025 edition, it plays host for the 10th time. The Festival Centre is our base, a meeting place where everyone—audience, professional, staff, artist, or passerby—is welcome. All can enjoy food and drinks, join in activities offered by our Free School, and dance till they drop with our nightlife programme. Visit the pop-up shop by specialty bookstore rile* and this year’s open-air cinema to sample an array of literature and film related to the festival programme or take in numerous artistic projects presented in the Beursschouwburg. The Antwerp-based collective Andampersand will handle the scenography, connecting all activities and inviting everyone to come together.

09 – 31.05
Resto & Bar
Every day, from 18:00

Bookshop by rile* & box-office
Every day, 14:00 – 20:00