Grote Markt

The vast central square, one of the largest in Belgium, that hosts the markets, the drummers, the liberation parades and, every summer, the Sweet City Festival.

Part of Sweet City

4 moments in this segment.

1. 2013-07-23 - The Grote Markt is taken over…. The vast square being set up, the festival’s home ground.
2. 2024-11-09 - "The Rose" - trumpet on the Grote Markt. A quiet moment of music on the great square.
3. 2025-01-03 - Liberation festivities on the Grote Markt (2024). WWII liberation vehicles arrive on the square, the Markt as the city’s stage.
4. 2026-05-21 - 150 drummers on the Grote Markt. "Something you can’t experience twice", 150 drummers fill the square.