What's on this week: 3-9 February

To end the Bright Brussels Winter lighting of the inner ring, the Bright Brussels Festival will light up the canal district from the Square Sainctelette and the Place des Armateurs. The Quai des Péniches will be cloaked in light with 10 majestic works dotted along an illuminated pathway. To celebrate this special event, the facade of the Citroën bulding, which will soon house the new modern and contemporary art centre, will be showcased, covered with thousands of lights that will lead you to the Bright Brussels Festival. Additionally at nightfall, thanks to an interactive mechanism, you will be able to play with the light. Food trucks will be serving a wide range of dishes and beverages throughout the festival - and there's a free shuttle to the Schaerbeek Citizen Lights Festival (see next item).
2-5 February, 18.00-midnight, free

For three nights, the Louis Bertrand neighbourhood of Schaerbeek lights up, as residents, local artists and international performers illuminate the night with torchlight processions, projections and installations. The festival culminates on Saturday evening with a light promenade and large fire installation in the park.
2-4 February 18.00-22.00, Info point at Schaerbeek Beer Museum, Avenue Louis Bertrand 33, Brussels; free

Calling all would-be wizards and witches! Believe it or not, the first book in the series appeared 20 years ago, so it’s time to celebrate with a Harry Potter-themed party. Put on your best robe, grab your wand and join other fans for a day of readings, games, contests and more.
5 February 15.00-18.00, Waterstone’s, Boulevard Adolphe Max 71-75, Brussels; free`

The second edition of Moussem Nomadic Arts Centre’s Moussem Cities festival celebrates Beirut. The Lebanese capital has rebounded from conflict to become a hotbed of artistic creation, a space where contemporary artists negotiate history, local identity and global citizenship. The Brussels festival encompasses 19 events at five venues, from Moussem’s own headquarters to Kaaitheater to Bozar. As always, Moussem Cities cuts across genres and disciplines. Pioneering activist theatremaker Hanane Hajj-Ali performs her monologue Jogging. Graphic artist Hatem El Imam presents the fruits of his recent Brussels residency. Lebanese hip-hop diva Malikah shares the stage with Belgian musicians.
2-18 February, across Brussels

Portuguese singer-songwriter Lula Pena presents her third and latest album Archivo Pittoresco, which combines fado with other folk traditions from French chanson to Brasilian bossa nova.
3 February, 20.00, Ancienne Belgique, Boulevard Anspach 110, Brussels

Did you know that an organ can replace an entire orchestra by itself? That the organ originated in the Orient thousands of years ago, and that Brussels has 165 of these instruments? For four days, This is not a Pipe… Organ Festival will present 30 organ players playing 20 organs in 10 locations for 17 events all over Brussels to celebrate this extraordinary instrument and showcase its incredible versatility.
3-6 February, venues around Brussels

The newly renovated BELvue Museum organises free guided tours in English for families on the first Sunday of the month. The permanent exhibition has been renewed entirely and presents Belgian society through seven themes and a gallery of 200 Belgian objects. In each of the museum’s rooms, children and adults complete a mission and are given explanations by the guide.
5 February, BELvue Museum, Places des Palais 7, Brussels

The three-day Afropolitan festival of art and creativity boasts 30 multidisciplinary events with over 70 artists. Guest of honour include Afro-soul singer Fredy Massamba and television personality Tatiana Silva. Most events are free.
3-5 February, Bozar, Rue Ravenstein 23, Brussels

Stephanie Pécourt, the newly appointed director of the Halles Saint-Géry is starting her mandate to shake things up a bit with a bang, so to speak. Based on a book entitled Places for Pleasure in Brussels from the 19th Century to the Sexual Revolution, her first show is called Sex in the City. Divided into two parts, the show consists of historical documents arranged in alcoves that also contain a bed (for sitting on by the visitors as they peruse the documents) on one side, and the work of seven contemporary Brussels artists on the other. According to Charles Baudelaire: "It's the custom in Brussels, every evening ends with a visit to a pleasure spot." The aim of the show is not to provoke but rather to encourage reflection. All the art is for sale.
Until 17 March, Halles Saint-Géry, Brussels

If you've enjoyed the Korean Film Festival Brussels, the people at the Korean Cultural Centre have come up with something you'll love. During the month of February on Wednesdays, they are presenting My Own Korean Cinema in 35mm. This mini-festival will present three Korean movies never before screened in Belgium: Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow, The Old Partner, and Breathless, in 35mm for higher quality in image and sound than DCP. Buy a ticket to all three screenings to enter a prize draw.
February 8, 15 and 22, 20.00, Cinéma Aventure, Brussels

The Fry Group and Triodos Investment Management are organising a free seminar on socially responsible investing at the British Chamber of Commerce in Brussels next Thursday. "In the long term, the most successful companies will be those that achieve the right balance between their social, environmental, governance and financial performance," say the organisers. This evening session will help investors learn how to invest ethically, become more sustainable and subsequently more successful.
British Chamber of Commerce, 9 February, 18.00, free but registration is mandatory