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Fauré Requiem

Submitted by bachwerk on Wed, 05/27/2026 - 20:42

BachWerk will perform Gabriel Fauré’s luminous Requiem in D minor, perhaps his best loved work, in the beautiful surroundings of the church of the Abbaye de la Cambre. Also on the programme: Os Justi by Anton Bruckner, part of Les Angélus by Louis Vierne and Nunc Dimittis by living Polish composer, Paweł Łukaszewski.

ATC Studio Nights 2026

Submitted by Nastia M on Wed, 05/27/2026 - 15:27

On June 16-20, the American Theatre Company (ATC) will present Studio Nights, featuring two fresh and funny one-act plays in English, for 5 nights at the Warehouse Studio Theatre in Brussels. The two plays are “Together”, by American playwright Willie Fitzgerald, and “Bench” by 2025-26 ATC playwriting competition winner Matthew Snoding.

New capital gains tax on financial assets: Free webinars 3 & 4 June

Belgium has long been a tax haven for individuals who were making capital gains. A full exemption of capital gains tax was the rule, paying the tax the exception. The Act of 6 April 2026 put an end to that with retroactive effect dating from the beginning of the year. The tax is 10% with an...

US embassy must protect nesting birds during Cinquantenaire party

The US embassy will need to provide protective measures for nesting birds in order to obtain the needed environmental permits for its massive party planned for Cinquantenaire park on 28 June. Common swifts, a protected bird species, have their breeding season from May until July, prompting concerns...

Half a million visited Belgian coast over long weekend

The Belgian coast welcomed 50,000 day-trippers and 525,000 overnight visitors over the long and sunny weekend, when temperatures climbed to 30°C. Many of the capital’s residents were among them, crowding station platforms at Brussels-Midi station despite Belgian railway company SNCB running extra...

Four killed in schoolbus crash at railway crossing in East Flanders

Two schoolchildren are among four people who have been killed when their minibus was hit by a train in East Flanders. The collision, at a railway level crossing in Buggenhout, near Dendermonde, killed the two children, aged 12 and 15, a 27-year-old supervisor and the vehicle's 49-year-old driver...

International theatrical experience ‘Agamemnon: The Circle of Blood’ in Brussels on 17 June

From La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York to an expanding European festival circuit, Agamemnon: The Circle of Blood by Rafika Chawishe is a bold international theatrical phenomenon coming to Brussels on 17 June. Presented by the legendary La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, the production...

Brussels Rhythm and Blues Club

Submitted by KateH on Mon, 05/25/2026 - 20:01

Lord Rochester + Midnight Mary

Concert 8.30pm      PAF - €20

Buy tickets here! https://www.toots.brussels/en/concert/11177/lord-rochester

Ixelles becomes latest commune to introduce fast-food tax

The Brussels municipality of Ixelles is joining Anderlecht and Auderghem in introducing a fast-food tax specifically targeting chains with self-service ordering kiosks. “This tax will protect small independent businesses,” said finance alderman Nathalie Gilson (MR). Chip shops, chicken and burger...

Parking.brussels overturns thousands of fines due to errors

Regional parking agency parking.brussels cancelled no fewer than 177,000 of the fines it issued in 2025 following a complaint, according to figures provided by mobility minister Elke Van den Brandt (Groen). Parking.brussels carries out about 44 million parking checks each year, mostly using scan-...

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