All dates of the various markets and fairs and flea markets including Sand Festivals flea markets.

Imperial Treasures / masterpieces from the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna / Vienna has agreed to lend an outstanding selection of 54 top works, all dating from the 15th and 16th centuries and all originating from the Southern Netherlands.  Their artistic merit is unparalleled.  For a period of three months paintings by Jan van Eyck, Hugo van der Goes, Hans Memling, Gerard David, Michiel Sittow, Juan de Flandes, Jan Gossaert, Joos van Cleve, Joachim Patinir, Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel the Elder and other masters will supplement the already impressive collection of the Groeninge Museum in Bruges

From the end of November the historic city centre of Bruges will be transformed into a giant Christmas market. In addition to a wonderful atmosphere and plenty of seasonal jollity, you will also be able to find that unusual last-minute present for someone

Christmas, flowers & deco ideas beyond imagination. You will find the most beautifull decorated tables and the most beautiful Christmas trees, while florists demonstrate. Floral art brought to you by international  top arrangers such as Daniël Ost, Stef Adriaenssens, Geert Pattyn, Jan De Ridder, Ivan Poelman, Moniek Vanden Berghe, Frederiek Van Pamel, Ann Desmet, Stijn Simaeys and many others.

Floral masterpieces

For many of us, the dining table is the place where the most meaningful Christmas moments take place. That is why, at Magical Winter Moments, you will discover table arrangements with breathtaking floral creations to suit any budget or taste: luxurious tables, exotic elegance, exuberant or strictly minimalist. 
Come and be inspired! How to do it yourself will be explained at the various demonstrations. Centrepieces, garlands, Christmas balls, hanging ornaments and wreaths; they are all within anyone’s reach. The demonstrations are ongoing and admission is free.

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The great procession of the Holy Blood held each Ascension Day, when the bishop of Bruges carry the relic of the Holy Blood through the streets of the city. The procession culminates with the veneration of the relic, which is a fragment of cloth with trace of the coagulated blood of Jesus Christ wiped from his body by Joseph of Arimathea.

According to legend, the cloth was brought to Brugge during the Second Crusade by a Duke of Flanders.
It is more likely, however, that the cloth was brought by Baldwin of Flanders ( later the first emperor of the Latin Empire ) from Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade, organized by Doge Enrico Dandolo of Venice and Marquis Boniface of Montferrat, when the city was sacked.

The relic is kept in a rock-crystal vial, which itself is inside a small glass cylinder adorned with a golden crown at each end. Normally it is exposed only on Fridays at a certain time in the Basilica of St. Basil on the Burg Square.


Adress: Burg 13, 8000 Brugge,
This church is located in the Burg square near the Town Hall.

The famous Golden Tree Procession, which takes place every 5 years, was first organised in 1958. The central theme is still the Tournament of the Golden Tree, which was held in 1468 to celbrate the marriage of Charles the Bold and Margaret of York. The highlight of this colourful spectacle are its 2000 costumed players, its six ’giants’ and its 12 processional wagons.