Bright, the Brussels Festival of Lights, will bring some sparkle to your evenings from 16 to 19 February 2023.

Bright will illuminate the streets of Brussels every evening from 19:00 to 23:00. To enjoy the experience to the full, we recommend you follow the various routes on foot. There's no predefined direction, you can join the routes wherever you want. Want to discover all 3 routes? Use the capital's public transport to travel between them. More information below.

How to get to the Bright Festival?

Here’s some practical information to help you prepare your visit to the Bright Festival.

Are you coming by bicycle?

If you live in Brussels, cycling is an excellent way to get to the Bright Festival. For the occasion, cycloparking.brussels provides free secure bicycle parking from 19:00 to 23:30 near the Info Points on the Royal and Schaerbeek routes.

How does it work? Park your bicycle for free and receive a code by text message that you can use when you return to your bike after the event.

Where are the bicycle parkings? Two bicycle parkings available during the festival:

Royal route: Place Albertine, 1000 Brussels;
Route through Schaerbeek: Avenue Louis Bertrand, 1030 Schaerbeek.

Consult our map for the exact location of the bicycle parking facilities.

As a bonus, each cyclist who drops off his or her bike receives a 50% discount code for a subscription to the “Bourse” and “De Brouckère” bike parks. You can also win a hotel night in Brussels.

In collaboration with Cycloparking

Alexandros Michailidis

How to connect the three routes? Preferably take STIB public transport!

The easiest way to connect the three routes is by public transport. Click here to plan your trip.

From the Royal to the European route

Metro 1 & 5: Park or Gare Centrale stops < > Schuman or Merode stops.
Frequency: every 5 minutes on weekdays, every 10 minutes after 22:00 on weekends.

From the Royal route to the route through Schaerbeek

Tram 92-93: Royale, Palais or Parc stops < > Sainte Marie stop.
Frequency: every 6 minutes on weekdays, every 12 minutes at weekends.

From the route through Schaerbeek to the European route

Bus 56: Crossing or Azalées stops < > Schuman stop.
Frequency: every 10 minutes (travel time: 14 minutes).
Bus 59: Herman stop < > Jourdan or Parc Léopold stops.
Frequency: every 7 minutes (travel time: 18 minutes).

You don't have a MOBIB card to travel with the STIB? You can easily pay with your contactless bank card. Scan your bank card, smartphone or connected watch on the grey validator in the metro, tram or bus when you hop on!

The STIB lines and stops that give you access to the three routes

Royal route
Metro L1-5: Gare Centrale/Centraal Station and Parc/Park stations
Tram 92-93: stops Parc/Park and Palais/Paleizen
Bus 29-63-65-66: stops Gare Centrale/Centraal Station and Rosa Parks
Bus L38-71-89: stop Gare Centrale/Centraal Station

European route
Metro L1-5: Schuman and Merode stations
Bus 12-21-36-56-79: stop Schuman
Bus 27: stops Parc Léopold/Leopoldpark and Froissart
Bus 59: stops Parc Léopold/Leopoldpark, Froissart and Jourdan
Bus 60: stops Schuman, Froissart and Jourdan

Schaerbeek route
Metro L2-6: Botanique/Kruidtuin station
Tram L92-93: stop Sainte-Marie/Sint-Maria
Bus L59: stop Herman
Bus 56-66: stop Crossing and Azalées/Azalea

Good deal!

Dott offers 4 free scooter rides to every first-time riders.
Get the Dott app & add code* BRIGHTBRUSSELS23

*Valid for first-time riders in Brussels. Standard price per min rate applies after first 20 min. Promo codes are subject to Dott's Terms & Conditions.

Are you coming by train?

Do you live outside Brussels and are you coming by train? You can book a train ticket on the SNCB website. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, the weekend rate applies (50% discount).

Are you coming by car?

Mind the traffic in the capital and ideally stop at the CERIA park&ride, which will cost you only €3 /night (19:00 > 1:00) without conditions and €0 on presentation of a MOBIB card (or a contcatless ticket) that has recorded a journey on the metro on the same day. . From there, metro lines 1 or 5 will take you to Brussels Central station in 20 minutes. If you are travelling to the centre by car, we advise you to park in the car parks along the inner ring road. The traffic around the routes is adapted and temporary pedestrian zones are established.

PRM accessibility

In order to be accessible to as many people as possible, Bright Festival is currently collaborating with the company Access-i. This collaboration will last for 3 years and will make the different routes and activities of the festival accessible to people with reduced mobility. A test phase is starting this year with the Royal route. The entire route was taken care of and equipped with adapted access, reserved areas, carpeting, etc. You can get more info at the Info Point on Albertina Square or online on the Access-i website. There you can find everything about the accessibility of the route and prepare your visit. On-site staff will be happy to help you along the route.

Note: this year, only the Royal route is certified by Access-i. But the Schaerbeek route and the European route are also easily accessible, albeit without certification.

Access-i

Follow the light... thanks to Sibelga!

Sibelga, the operator of the natural gas and electricity networks and the municipal street lighting network, guides you along the Bright Festival routes.
Are you looking for the next installation? Follow the colourful lights of Brussels' street lamps!

Bright Festival, the Brussels Festival of Lights, will bring some sparkle to your evenings from 16 to 19 February 2023.

Experience four evenings of exceptional programming.

Bright, the Brussels Festival of Lights, will bring some sparkle to your evenings from 16 to 19 February 2023.

How to get to the Bright Festival?

Are you coming by bicycle?

How to connect the three routes? Preferably take STIB public transport!

The STIB lines and stops that give you access to the three routes

Good deal!

Are you coming by train?

Are you coming by car?

PRM accessibility

Follow the light... thanks to Sibelga!

Event’s carbon footprint.

Bright, the Brussels Festival of Lights, will bring some sparkle to your evenings from 16 to 19 February 2023.

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