Events calendar Wallonie

This is the hip hop, groove and rap music event in Liège in July, with an American and French-speaking scene. Every year, festival-goers are surprised by the quality of the line-up. The line-up is top-notch: Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, ASAP Rocky, Wiz Khalifa, Pharell Williams, Marc Ronson, Massive Attack, NTM have all performed here... In 2019, the Black Eyed Peas took to the stage. In 2022, it was Stromae and Orelsan, and in 2023 Kaaris, Kendrick Lamar, J Balvin, DJ Snake and Aya Nakamura, who set the stage alight. Next edition in 2024!

Chamber music, concerts in the large chapter of the abbey and in the Décanale church.

This famous festival honours short and long films, fiction and documentaries.

It is Europe's largest open-air living exhibition focusing on different aspects of the rural world and research. The fair presents 3,500 animals and machines. The "Ardenne joyeuse" zone allows the 200,000 visitors to discover quality local products. The Libramont Fair is also the occasion for the Walloon authorities to award the much awaited Coqs de Cristal, distinctions that honor producers in various categories of food products. It's like the Oscars of Walloon gastronomy!

The large Christmas market takes place in mid-December about 2 000 m around the Saint-Gertrude collegiate. It accompanies the village of Christmas, which runs from early December until the eve of Christmas.

Very popular in the Eastern Townships, it is renowned for its multi-day nature. Its name speaks for itself: "les jours fous" (the crazy days)! Women have the honor of opening the ball with "Women's Thursday". On this day, women take over and parade joyously through the streets. This is followed by the Sunday festivities, when Prince Carnaval receives the keys to the city, and the Rosenmontag (Rose Monday), which precedes Mardi Gras: the high point of the Eupen carnival, with floats, fancy dress parades...

In Marche-en-Famenne (province of Luxembourg), this folk carnival lasts 5 days. Its origins lie in a little fellow called Gugusse. In the procession, the famous Grosse Biesse ("big beast"), who looks like a dragon, as well as other fantastic beings such as nutons (goblins), devils and Macrâles (witches). But also the Grand Georges, the last public bellringer in Marche, and the Grand Mautchî (formerly Prince Carnaval). The festivities end with the burning of Gugusse's bag of tricks, Gille's hump and a masked ball.

The great procession Notre-Dame-des-Malades takes place on the second Sunday in September at 15 pm. Since 1092, to thank the Virgin for awarding the city of plague.