Agenda: to see and to do, attraction, art, nightlife, nature and parks and museums and exhibitions in Ostend
Ostend Beach Festival
Ostend Beach Festival is a mini Tomorrowland on the Belgian coast. Electronic music makes for a spectacular party on the beach, with international and local acts guaranteeing a great summer atmosphere. It started small, but this music festival is growing every year and after 8 editions it brings nearly 80 acts to the coast. Four stages with every day a variety of national and international dance acts and DJs. Get ready to party with your feet in the sand!
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Ostend Beach Festival
Ostend Beach Festival is a mini Tomorrowland on the Belgian coast. Electronic music makes for a spectacular party on the beach, with international and local acts guaranteeing a great summer atmosphere. It started small, but this music festival is growing every year and after 8 editions it brings nearly 80 acts to the coast. Four stages with every day a variety of national and international dance acts and DJs. Get ready to party with your feet in the sand!
Read moreOstend Beach Festival
Ostend Beach Festival is a mini Tomorrowland on the Belgian coast. Electronic music makes for a spectacular party on the beach, with international and local acts guaranteeing a great summer atmosphere. It started small, but this music festival is growing every year and after 8 editions it brings nearly 80 acts to the coast. Four stages with every day a variety of national and international dance acts and DJs. Get ready to party with your feet in the sand!
Read moreWelcome home! Ensor art from the KBC collection
The third temporary exhibition at the James Ensor house since its official reopening in July 2020 will put the KBC Bank's Ensor collection in the spotlight. KBC Bank owns a rich art collection in which the oeuvre of James Ensor occupies a prominent place. It comprises an almost complete collection of prints including etchings, drypoints and lithographs, as well as oil paintings and drawings such as an interesting self-portrait from 1883, based on a photograph. The paintings in the collection are very diverse and cover different periods in the artist's career. There is a self-portrait from 1878, a still life from 1880, a view of the Ostend market from 1882, a typical Ensorian work from 1905, called Pierrot and Skeletons, and finally, a painting from 1912 with the poetic title Faded Perfume, Withered flowers. For this work Ensor found inspiration in a print by the French artist Jean-François Janinet (1752-1814) after a painting by the Swedish painter Niclas Lafrensen (1737-1807), entitled L'Aveu difficile (The difficult confession). The collection itself illustrates in a striking way the varied styles and different art techniques mastered by the Ostend artist. The exhibition will take place from April 21st to August 29th.
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Exhibition 'ONZE IJSLANDVISSERS'
No part of fishing history is likelier to appeal to the imagination than our expeditions to Iceland! Visit the ‘Onze IJslandvissers’ exhibition to hear and see the story of those journeys to Iceland from the earliest beginnings to the bitter end, when O.129 Amandine made its last trip in 1995.
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The Crystal Ship 2021 - Summer of Street Art
The Crystal Ship is a contemporary art festival that specializes in public space producing different installations, sculptures and murals each year. The Crystal Ship will add plenty of additional works of art to its collection during this Summer of Street Art. Follow the free art trail through the city to discover them all.
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o2run Beach
Come and enjoy the biggest mobile pop up playground in Europe, at the Ostend beach!
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Internationale Fotobiënnale Oostende
La toute première biennale de photographie d’Ostende débute le 4 septembre. 30 photographes exposeront d’ici peu leurs œuvres. Parmi les grands noms attendus lors de cette édition, il y a le Belge Marc Lagrange et son fils Vincent, mais aussi d’autres compatriotes comme Filip Dujardin et Julie Scheurweghs.
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Ostend City Museum
The museum tells you Ostend’s fascinating life story and also casts light on its future. A host of objects, posters, documents and multimedia applications reveal the secrets behind the development of the city, its tourism, fishing industry and shipping. Discover the Ostend of former times and the most famous resident of the premises, Louise-Marie, the first Belgian queen. She shows a strong presence, and even has her say.
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