From Tuesday 25 February to Monday 3 March 2025, Darklands takes over Gay Antwerp. For the fifteenth edition, this kink and fetish festival mostly but not exclusively geared towards men having sex with men will take over the Antwerp venue of Waagnatie. It will be the last time Darklands will take place at Scheldt-side events…
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ANTWERP | Graphics Museum De Reede ft. Francisco Goya, Edvard Munch, Félicien Rops and Albrecht Dürer
On the day before Christmas Eve, I went to see the coming-out and coming-of-age film ‘Young Hearts‘ in Cinema Cartoons in Antwerp. Very nearby there is the relatively new Museum De Reede, which hosts until 31 March 2025 a temporary exhibition on Albrecht Dürer, who visited Antwerp in 1520.
ANTWERP | Darklands to leave Waagnatie after 2025
Kink and fetish festival Darklands is set to leave the Waagnatie in Antwerp due to renovation works at the Scheldt Quays. To where and when? That remains to be seen… and announced.
ANTWERP 2025-2030 | City government wants Eurostar to London terminal in Antwerp-Central, EuroCity Direct for domestic travel and new train stations
On Saturday 14 December 2024, Bart De Wever (N-VA) and Kathleen Van Brempt (Vooruit) presented ‘Allemaal Antwerpenaar‘ or ‘All Antwerpians‘, the City of Antwerp governing agreement for the 2025-2030 term.
ANTWERP | Jewelry Days on 30 November and 1 December 2024
Coming weekend, the Antwerp Diamond Exchange is hosting the Jewelry Days, aimed at promoting the diamond and jewelry market in Antwerp.
ANTWERP | Napoleonic cannon found in Scheldt River
The Scheldt Tunnel is being constructed for the Oosterweel connection, in Antwerp between the St. Anne’s Woods (Sint-Annabos) on the left bank and the former polder village of Oosterweel on the right bank. In preparation for these works, the Scheldt River is being dredged and the shipping channel is being temporarily relocated. When removing the…
PROGRAMME | Winter in Antwerp 2024-2025 Christmas Market from Friday 6 December to Sunday 5 January
From Friday 6 December 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025, everyone can once again enjoy a magical Winter in Antwerp (Winter in Antwerpen): atmospheric lights, cosy walks and warm moments throughout the city.
Antwerp unveils texts and names for monument in honour of WWII victims
On the weekend of 7 and 8 September 2024, Antwerp commemorated 80 years of liberation. During that weekend, a commemoration ceremony took place at the Loodswezensite or Pilotage Site on the Orteliuskaai, where a Names Monument will be built in the future for Antwerp’s victims of World War II.
ANTWERP | Start of tendering phase for pedestrian and cyclist Scheldt Bridge
The Council of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Antwerp and the board of directors of De Vlaamse Waterweg nv approved the tender documents for the DBM procedure (Design Build Maintain) for a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the Scheldt. This means that the tendering phase can now start for what should become a…
ANTWERP SHIFT 2024 | Mobility festival and car-free Sunday on 22 September
On Sunday 22 September 2024, the City of Antwerp will once again make its centre car-free for the twenty-second edition of the mobility festival Antwerp Shift. On that day, cars will make way for cyclists, pedestrians and other smart means of transport. Attendants will discover a wide range of mobility options in a pleasant atmosphere.