Good morning, Brussels! Perhaps early October is the moment to ask the questions you do not always dare to ask when facing a screen. From 6 to 16 October 2026, Digital Week offers activities at different locations across Belgium. The City of Brussels is taking part with a programme focused on everyday digital independence: understanding AI, using online services, creating things and sharing experiences.
The event is participatory and decentralised. Rather than one large venue, activities take place in libraries, digital spaces, community centres and partner organisations. It is a welcome way to bring tools closer to the people who use them.
🤖 This Tuesday: AI at Brussels Central
On Tuesday 6 October, Bibliothèques Sans Frontières Belgique is offering short, playful activities under the dome of Brussels Central station, at Carrefour de l’Europe. Children and adults can explore practical questions: who is behind AI? Can you share everything with it?
The programme lists this free activity as running throughout the day, in French and Dutch, without advance registration. It does not specify more precise opening and closing times. This is an important exception: for other workshops, check the conditions and register with the organiser.
📱 Help with everyday tasks
Digital technology is not only about spectacular innovations. It also helps with booking appointments, signing into services and writing letters.
- Atelier Déclic: 7 and 14 October, 1–5 pm, at Digital Social Club de Versailles, 127 rue de Beyseghem, 1120 Brussels. This French-language workshop supports online administration and appointment booking. Registration: dscv-2023@outlook.com.
- Everyday itsme®: 8 October, 4–6 pm, at the Kruisberg digital space; 12 October, 1–3.30 pm, at Anneessens; 13 October, 2–4.30 pm, at Maison de Quartier Modèle. These workshops are in French. Information and registration: info.digi@lmdq.brussels.
The programme also includes conversations with parents and young people about social media and screen time. The aim is not to master everything at once, but to learn and exchange experiences at your own pace.
🎮 Create instead of just watching
On 7 and 14 October, 2–4 pm, INTEC BRUSSEL and The IT Garage offer a workshop to build a small platform game with Godot. It is in Dutch, requires no prior knowledge and welcomes participants aged 15 and above. The venue is 16 place Rouppe, second floor. Register at info@the-it-garage.be.
In Laeken, Cityfab 1 is organising an introduction to Tinkercad and 3D printing on 10 October, 11 am–4 pm, with a lunch break. This French-language workshop takes place at 37 rue Dieudonné Lefèvre and is open from age 14. The programme lists a maximum of six places. Register through contact@cityfab1.brussels.
🌱 Have a say in the virtual city
On 14 October, the City and FARI introduce the digital twin of Brussels: a virtual replica intended to help understand the urban environment. Participants are invited to comment on planned features addressing urban heat islands.
Two identical French-language sessions are offered, 9.30 am–noon or 2–4.30 pm, at FARI, 16 Cantersteen, 1000 Brussels. The activity is open from age 16, with a maximum of twenty participants per session. The programme supplies the booking link; information is available from smartcity@brucity.be.
📍 Before choosing your workshop
The municipal programme advertises free entry. Advance registration is the rule unless an exception is explicitly stated, as with the AI activity at Brussels Central. Languages, ages, prerequisites, capacities and accessibility conditions vary between activities.
An additional Dutch-language programme offers smartphone help, introductions to AI, digital job-search tools and other activities. Consult both official documents to choose a suitable event and confirm arrangements with its organiser. This article does not guarantee that places remain available.
This morning’s good news: the digital world can also be discovered together, through simple questions, practical experiments and space for everyone.
