Agenda: art, nature and parks and kids in Ostend
Fireworks in Mariakerke 2020
On Saturday 4 January, Mariakerke will bid a festive farewell to the holiday season. Enjoy the entertainment at Strandplein between 3 and 9 pm, with free snacks and drinks for all at 5 pm. At 7 pm, fireworks on the beach will provide for a joyous conclusion!
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Easter egg hunt 2020
The Easter bells fly over the Leopoldpark! You can register by age group: 1 - 3 years | 4 - 5 years | 6 - 7 years | 8 - 12 years.
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MetaRelax® Ostend Night Run 2020
At sunset, the starting shot of the MetaRelax® Ostend Night Run is given on the beach promenade. Participants can choose from three distances (7 km, 14 km and 21 km) and a Kids Run. Companies can register for the Team Challenge.
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Santa's House 2019
Have you always wanted to know what Santa’s House looks like? This autumn, he will be setting up his cabin on the Ostend Wapenplein. Santa’s House is the ideal spot to take your Christmas photo.
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Winter in the Park 2019
In the middle of a beautifully lit up Leopold Park, visitors can ice skate on the pond, which is surrounded by over 50 wooden stalls selling typical Christmas products. During the Christmas holidays, each day children can enjoy special acts and activities, which will make this an unforgettable experience.
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Magical Christmas Tree
Discover the "Magical Christmas Tree" on the Wapenplein: a Christmas inspired fun fairground attraction.
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Christmas tree maze Mariakerke
During the holidays the beach at Mariakerke will be enlivened by a mysterious maze made up of 500 Christmas trees. This illuminated maze is a treat for all ages! Free admittance.
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Carnival in Ostend
According to annual tradition, the appointment of the Carnival Prince and Princess takes place at City Hall on Friday evening. Saturday is the carnival day for children. They have their own parade, after which a miniature doll of Tjannie Carbon is set on fire. Groentenmarkt is the place to be for every child that loves carnival. On Sunday, at 3 pm, the big carnival parade goes through the city. The carnival weekend ends with various activities and concerts in the carnival tent on Groentenmarkt.
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The Crystal Ship 2020
The Crystal Ship is a contemporary art festival that specializes in public space producing different installations, sculptures and murals each year. Discover “The Crystal Ship” in Ostend: renowned and world-famous artists made enormous paintings on walls as well as fantastic art installations in open spaces. All artworks remain permanently in the public domain and can be visited freely.
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Sand Sculpture Festival 2020
With just sand and water, artists from around the world create a fantasy world full of magic. The festival is built by 40 professional artists from all around the globe. Not less than 240 trucks of special sand is sculpted during one month of preparation, on an area of 10,000m², creating a visitors circuit that takes one hour to complete, with 150 sculptures from 2 to 6 meters high to discover. The Sand Sculpture Festival is officially the largest festival of its kind in the world (Guinness Book of Records 2010). The trail is approximately 1 kilometer or 0,6 miles and the visit takes about 1 hour.
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