What do you love about the Gentse Feesten?

by Heather - 14 July, 201914 August, 2020

On the 15th April 2020 the Belgian government announced that - due to the coronavirus/Covid-19 outbreak - no large-scale events would be allowed to take place in Belgium until the end of August 2020. As a result, the Gentse Feesten organisers took the decision to cancel the 2020 edition. TheSquare.Gent

Gentse Feesten 2019 – Practical Tips

by Heather - 14 July, 201914 August, 2020

My Gent: Synchronised swimming and a new life in a friendly Flemish city

by Heather - 17 April, 201914 August, 2020

Originally from the UK, Liz and her husband are planning on moving to Ghent after they recently bought a house here. To get involved with the local community, Liz is bringing her years of synchronised swimming experience and putting on a show at the 2019 Gentse Feesten. We caught up

A Conversation with John “Sleepy” Moran of Gent Glas

by Rebecca Bramlett - 11 June, 201811 October, 2020

John “Sleepy” Moran is an American artist living in Gent. He runs Gent Glas, which is self-described as “a unique glass studio, gallery, shop, and café located in the heart of Ghent, Belgium.” His artists’ website, Back Door Art, says that “John Moran is a politically and socially engaged hot glass

Enjoying Gentse Feesten 2017 with Kids

by Rebecca Bramlett - 1 July, 201714 August, 2020

When I first heard about Gentse Feesten, it was described to me as a mega-festival with partying and drinking alcohol until the early morning hours, every night, for 10 days. While it sounded fun for the (much younger than me) Gentenaar who was describing it, I found it hard to