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  • Bright Festival

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

    For this new edition, Brussels' brightest event will illuminate three neighbourhoods: the Royal Quarter, the European Quarter and from the Sainte-Marie/Lehon Quarter to Avenue Louis Bertrand in Schaerbeek. The routes will be subtly punctuated by some twenty immersive and poetic works of art. Alongside these artistic installations, the festival will feature an equally luminous fringe programme, consisting of evening events in the museums, guided tours and ephemeral installations by the event's partners. This edition also promises a magnificent spotlight, both literally and figuratively, on our region's rich Art Nouveau heritage.

    Mark your calendar!

    Experience four evenings of exceptional programming.

    Between illuminated works, late-night museum visits and guided tours, your impression of Brussels and its heritage will never be the same again. This discovery of the capital's streets "by night" promises to be a truly multi-sensory experience. 

    More information soon.

    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.

    Where?

    The routes cover the Royal Quarter, the European Quarter and from the Sainte-Marie/Lehon Quarter to Avenue Louis Bertrand in Schaerbeek.

    Consult the map soon. 

    Access and mobility

    More information soon.

    Low Emission Zone (LEZ)

    LThe Brussels-Capital Region is a Low Emission Zone (LEZ). If you are coming by car, check on lez.brussels  if your vehicle is allowed to be driven there. Does your vehicle not meet the access criteria? You can buy a day pass  or use one of the many alternatives  to get around the LEZ. If your vehicle is registered abroad, registration is free of charge and mandatory before driving in the LEZ.
    Thank you for playing your part in the regional effort to improve air quality and thus the health of all!

     

    Contact

    Organisation: bright@visit.brussels

    Press: n.wibail@visit.brussels

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    Event’s carbon footprint.

    Bright Festival has been a carbon-neutral event for several years.

    Bright Festival offsets its carbon footprint through a range of initiatives: 

    • It chooses artists who - for the most part - use an eco-responsible approach. 
    • The selected projects use lighting that is energy-efficient or produced by renewable sources. 
    • The festival is easily accessible by public transport and encourages the use of alternative mobility and walking to take in the routes. 

    Since 2021, the Bright Festival has been financing low-carbon projects to neutralise its emissions that could not be reduced (e.g. a hydropower project and a forest protection project).
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