What’s on this week: 30 October to 5 November

Autoworld opens its doors for a special Halloween Night adventure. Among its gleaming collections of car and motorcycles, the museum transforms into a mysterious world filled with surprise and thrilling activities for all ages. The night watchman has disappeared and everyone is invited to join in the search to find him. Follow the clues, discover hidden treasures and meet a series of strange creatures and entertainment along the way. Tickets from €11 to €18. 30 October 18.30-20.30, Cinquantenaire Park 11

Every Halloween, the Museum of Fantastic and the Center of Fantastic Art is transformed into a scary house. This is a perfect opportunity to explore its offbeat collection via puzzles to solve and a witchcraft certificate to earn. The museum’s Mini-Golf Halloween joins in the fun. Discover this atypical mini-golf adventure and travel along an 18-hole course strewn with obstacles. Until 11 November (check opening times), Rue Américaine 7 (Saint-Gilles)

It’s all Latino Halloween vibes in the Marolles with Día de Muertos providing grinning skulls, colourful costumes, parades, themed workshops, screenings, storytelling, a cemetery walk and concerts. Don’t miss two performances of the show Coucou la mort  (6+) on 31 October and the finale grand parade in the evening, which leaves from the intersection of Boulevard du Midi and Rue des Tanneurs at 19.00 before arriving at Place du Jeu de Balles at 20.30. A surprise concert follows, while food trucks keep everyone fuelled. Until 1 November, across the Marolles

Beursschouwburg opens its doors to creatures of the night and dark souls for Halloween and the third anniversary of Brussels collective Mutant Modality with Vampirica. Exploring the outer realms of club culture, the Brussels collective places a strong emphasis on fierce electronic music, dark waves and techno decadence with REKA, Kim Peers, DJ Lovepills, Carmilla Sioux, Ottoman Grüw and Monstera Occulta. 31 October 22.00-5.00, Rue Auguste Orts

The Botanique live music hub is ready for its mini festival Les Nuits Weekender. If the closing night is sold out, there are still tickets for Friday evening with headlining IAMDDB Live Jazz Experience (pictured) and final tickets for Saturday featuring The Avalanches, among other innovative performances at the intersection of sound, movement and visual art. 30 October to 1 November, Rue de la Regence 236 (Saint-Josse)

Find out why café culture is one of the best bits of living in the capital during the month-long Bruxelles sur Scènes 2026. For the 10th edition, some 13 of the city’s best-loved venues stage an original programme with concerts, live comedy and performances. They include the New Orleans Rendez Vous (pictured) at The Music Village on 1 November, Magama at Le Petit Chapeau Rond Rouge on 4 November and Jazz Station Big Band at the Jazz Station on 5 November. Buy your Pass online for €25 to enjoy a show in each one of the participating venues. 1 to 30 November, theatres across Brussels city centre

For the first time, an anonymous volunteer behind the Community Help Service (CHS) Helpline is stepping into the spotlight – well, almost. Every CHS listener is known simply as “Pat”, and this Pat will keep her identity hidden for a rare live interview hosted by the Brussels Women`s Club. Since 1971, the charity has been a lifeline for Belgium’s English-speaking community, and demand keeps growing. Find out why Pat volunteers, what people call about today and how she handles a difficult call. Refreshments included in fee: €15 non-members, €10 BWC members. Registration before 30 October. 3 November 14.00–16.00, Rue au Bois 509 (Woluwe-Saint-Pierre)

Personal stories from Iraq in the 1970s are explored in House of Memory / بيت الذاكرة, an immersive 15-minute Virtual Reality experience by Irish-Iraqi artist Basil Al-Rawi at Bozar. Photographs and oral testimonies from the Iraq Photo Archive are transformed into a virtual space where memories can be revisited and explored. The work offers a rare perspective on Iraqi history and diaspora experience as part of Ireland’s cultural programme for the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Until  22 November, Rue Ravenstein 23

Brussels Cello Festival celebrates its fifth edition with eight concerts by a top flight of musicians including new Queen Elisabeth cello winner Ettore Pagano (pictured) at Flagey. The 23-year-old Italian cellist shares the stage with Marie Hallynck, while other highlights are Victor Julien-Laferrière, winner of the 2017 Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition, performing with the Brussels Philharmonic on the opening night, a Saturday evening gala with ensembles of up to 12 cellos, and a closing concert for all the family, From Bach to Harry Potter. 30 October to 1 November, Place Sainte-Croix (Ixelles)

The Museum of Spontaneous Art shows a new series of collaborative works created by groups of unaccompanied foreign minors (MENA) from the FEDASIL centres in Auderghem and Woluwe-Saint-Pierre during creative workshops. The resulting works reflect both the imaginative worlds of the young participants and the meaningful encounters that helped shape them. 4-7 November 13.00-17.00, Rue de la Constitution 27 (Schaerbeek)

Les Brigittines is a Brussels institution for contemporary dance and performance and Brigitte en Novembre, which serves as a platform for established names and exciting emerging talent from Wallonia and the Belgian capital. For this second edition, five new performances showcase the diversity of choreography in the two regions. Ahmed Ayed, Oumar Diallo, Delphine Friquet and Astéro Styliani Lamprinou unveil their premieres while Benjamin Kahn makes his Belgian debut with Focu Meu (pictured). 4-28 November, Petite Rue des Brigittines

Book now Marking the 10th anniversary of the death of Canadian singer, composer and writer Leonard Cohen, Pass Porta invites his friend and biographer Christophe Lebold to talk to Klara presenter and Cohen fan Lies Steppe. Lebold, an expert in American literature, is the author of The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall, an erudite analysis of Cohen’s extensive work at AB Salon.  6 November, 20.00-21.30, Rue des Pierres 11

OUTSIDE BRUSSELS

The Battle of Waterloo domain’s Halloween activity Les Fantômes d’Hougoumont is staged at the landmark 1815 battle site. With cannon-firing demonstrations, encounters with historical characters, tales about life on the farm, the holiday activity also includes a discovery game for all ages. Participants are invited to conduct an investigation and uncover the secrets of the farm, steeped in history. The activity is included in domain entrance ticket; under 10s free. Until 1 November, Route du Lion 1815 (Braine L’Alleud)

Namur’s splendid Italian-style theatre stages its annual Festival de l’Horreur, filled with themed theatre, circus, performance, shows and activities. “In a world that is spiralling, hardening and demanding that we pretend everything is fine, horror offers something rare: permission to be afraid. And within that permission lies a strange form of freedom,” say organisers. The festival includes two ‘scary family’ days on 7 and 15 November.  4-15 November, Place du Théâtre 2 & other venues, Namur

The Halloween Mystery Forest at Durbuy’s Adventure Valley comes alive as night falls. It is the Dia de los Muertos and Lucia hears a mysterious voice from the forest calling her. Follow her along this 2km sound and light trail dotted with scare zones where an army of strange and terrifying creatures will make an appearance. There’s also an additional horror house if you want to increase the scare factor. But fear not, each fright area can be detoured if you prefer a gentler experience. Until 7 November, Adventure Valley, Rue du Rome 1, Durbuy (Luxembourg province)

Héléween at Château Helecine returns with another immersive experience occupying the former abbey site. For its fourth edition there’s a new show, complete with spectacular decor and a spooky atmosphere. Abbot Victor Nékroili, warden of Héléween prison, invites audiences to the “wedding of the last chance”. Ghosts, spectres and other malevolent creatures dread this unusual nuptial day — a union intended to save the world of the living. As preparations get underway, the terrifying Banshee — held in the prison’s most secure cell—has other plans. An illusion show and holoquatic concerts add to the experience. Until 8 November, Rue Armand Dewolf 2, Hélécine (Walloon Brabant)

The coastal resort of Koksijde-Oostduinkerke is revelling in a spine-chilling season this autumn. From the thrilling poky maze LaBOE!rint (pictured) on the beach (until 8 November) and a Halloween Kids Party in Koksijde (4 November) to a Halloween-themed mountain bike tour (30 October), a colourful Halloween parade and a spectacular burning of the witches, its half-term holiday programme is designed to entertain visitors of all ages. Sint-Idelsblad, Oostduinkerke, Koksijde (West Flanders)

Ward off the evil spirits by partying all night at the Hangar Halloween rave at Brussels Gate, just outside the capital. The 16-hour electronic music fest in a former industrial warehouse boasts three stages, an underground vibe and a full line-up of international DJs, including Jungle (DJ Set), Justin Jay, Kōma, Lauravioli, Moxie, Riria, séa and Skin on Skin. 31 October, Alfons Gossetlaan 9, Groot-Bijgaarden

Antwerp’s nightclub scene brims with themed events such as Coco Loco Halloween Festival, billed as Belgium’s biggest Halloween rave This immersive music and art party is on a mission to wake the dead. Staged at Waagnatie, its Halloween world is filled with international acts, performers, spectacular visuals, elaborate sets, special effects and surprises. Minimum age 18. 31 October 20.30-04.30, Rijnkaai 150, Antwerp

The Irish College in Leuven hosts the play Dead Man House, a one-man show that invites audiences to meet Martin, an Irish traveller who will break hearts and mend them, invoke tears of sadness and laughter, while also showing great craic. This play by Martin Beanz Warde is a collaboration with the Council of the EU 2026, Culture Ireland and EFACIS ‘Performing Ireland’ Project, to stage this play. 5 November 19.30, Janseniusstraat 1, Leuven

Kortrijk’s Abby celebrates the 450th anniversary of city artist Roelant Savery's birth in the exhibition After Nature. Beauty and Decay, from Savery to Today. More than 20 works by the Golden Age painter are shown in dialogue with works by over 30 contemporary artists from Belgium and abroad, including five new commissions and a monumental rollercoaster in the Chapel. 30 October to 11 April, Begijnhofpark, Kortrijk

More than three years after the start of its ambitious commemoration project Every Name Matters, Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen presents an audio monument and a moving photo exhibition, Reflections, in collaboration with photographer Lieve Blancquaert. The holocaust museum commemorates the 25,843 Jews, Roma, and Sinti deported from the barracks in WWII in a personal way with each name recorded by a unique voice. Blancquaert delved into the site’s extensive archives to uncover stories and photos of deportees. “When you look past the numbers at the faces and stories, you discover who these people truly were. That is perhaps even more moving than the horror itself... we show the happiness, the connection, and the love between people before their lives were destroyed,” she says. 30 October to 27 April, Goswin de Stassartstraat 153, Mechelen

Pianist Marie François launches a series of concerts to accompany her ambitious Tchaikovsky project, The Seasons. The classical music, visual art and poetry series is published monthly throughout 2026 by The Bulletin and other media. The premiere is at Arenberg in Antwerp on 4 November, followed by the Casino in Koksijde on 6 November. 4 November 20.15, Arenbergstraat 28, Antwerp; 6 November 20.00, Casinoplein 10/11, Koksijde

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Photos: (main image) courtesy Autoworld; ©Brigittines en November: Focu Meu by Benjamin Kahn ©Angelo Maggio; Basil Al-Rawi installation, courtesy the artist; courtesy Kortrijk Abby; Audiomonument Zakhorruimte Memoriaal ©Guy Kleinblatt; The Seasons, www.vonkenzonen.be