What do you love about the Gentse Feesten?

by Heather - 14 July, 201912 April, 2021

Due to the coronavirus/Covid-19 outbreak, the Gentse Feesten organisers took the decision to cancel the 2020 and 2021 editions. TheSquare.Gent is already looking forward to a fantastic return of this event in 2022! The Gentse Feesten is without doubt the biggest and best-known festival in Ghent, attracting around 2 million visitors

Gentse Feesten 2019 – Practical Tips

by Heather - 14 July, 201912 April, 2021

Due to the coronavirus/Covid-19 outbreak, the Gentse Feesten organisers took the decision to cancel the 2020 and 2021 editions. TheSquare.Gent is already looking forward to a fantastic return of this event in 2022! The Gentse Feesten is Ghent's biggest annual festival and in 2019 it'll take over the city centre between

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, 201818 August, 2021

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, 20174 March, 2021

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