This weekend, the makers of MAD Parcours open their doors in the city centre. On Sunday, ceramicist Betty Moerenhoudt welcomes visitors in Jette and, in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Annette and Manu show how they shape their wax candle holders. Around these encounters, here are the free events we have checked, municipality by municipality. Some require booking.
Saturday 14 November
- MAD Parcours, noon to 6pm. Pick up the free map at MAD Brussels, place du Nouveau Marché aux Grains 10, 1000 Brussels. You could, for example, stop by the AFC fashion studio, rue Antoine Dansaert 121, then discover Plombir Studio, rue des Brasseurs 6, near the Grand-Place. It’s a chance to talk fashion and ceramics with the people who make them. The route is free to access. The foyers of the Théâtre National are showing the work of Kenza Taleb Vandeput, but Saturday’s backstage tour is fully booked. MAD Brussels · Théâtre National
- VégétalWeek in Forest. From 10am to noon, take cuttings of perennials and climbing plants at the Végétalab nursery, chaussée de Neerstalle 323, 1190 Forest. You can take your cuttings home. Check the municipal programme to register. From 2pm to 4pm, BRASS, avenue Van Volxem 364, runs workshops on plants and insects, no registration needed. At 4pm, the family show Les Z’Arbres is free for ages 3 and up, booking recommended. VégétalWeek · BRASS
- Open studios at WIELS, from 11am. Nine studios of artists in residence open to the public at avenue Van Volxem 354, 1190 Forest. Access to the studios is free. Come before 5pm, as the programme lists two different closing times. WIELS
- Elle/Terre/Chaude, noon to 6pm. Last day at La Verrière, boulevard de Waterloo 50, 1000 Brussels, for an exhibition in which clay becomes a creative material. Guided tour at 3pm in French or English, free entry without booking. Fondation d’entreprise Hermès
- Repair Café at the Ferme Rose, 2pm to 4.30pm. Volunteers try to bring small appliances, clothes or bikes back to life, avenue De Fré 44, 1180 Uccle. Bring any useful accessories and, if you have it, the user manual. Donation optional. Repair Together · Ferme Rose
- Interlitratour On Stage, 7pm to 9pm. Poetry, stories and music meet in several languages at De Markten, place du Vieux Marché aux Grains 5, 1000 Brussels. Doors open at 6.30pm, free with registration by email through the organiser. Interlitratour
- SKANDAL, at 10.30pm. The Mutation·S festival closes with an electro and disco concert at the Jacques Franck, chaussée de Waterloo 94, 1060 Saint-Gilles. Free, no booking. Jacques Franck
Sunday 15 November
- Craftsman’s Day in Jette, 10am to 6.30pm. At rue Henri Werrie 41, 1090 Jette, Betty Moerenhoudt opens her ceramics studio and also presents the work of six guests, including makers of jewellery in paper, silver and brass. Free entry. Jette events calendar
- Les Artisans Ciriers Bruxellois, 10am to 6pm. Annette and Manu give demonstrations of how they make wax candle holders in their studio, avenue des Touristes 19, 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. Free entry, no booking. According to the organisers, the venue is accessible to people with reduced mobility. Les Artisans Ciriers Bruxellois
- Science festival, 10am to 5pm. At Muntpunt, place de la Monnaie 6, 1000 Brussels, the library fills up with experiments, workshops and escape games. Programme in Dutch, free entry. A quiet area is provided. The organiser recommends coming between 10am and 11am to avoid the busiest period. Science festival
- Brussels Makers Market, 11am to 6pm. The Gare Maritime hosts makers and handmade pieces. Free entry, Tour & Taxis, rue Picard 7, 1000 Brussels, according to the address given by the City. Market opening hours · City of Brussels · Tour & Taxis
- Family trail at the House of European History, 10am to 6pm. At rue Belliard 135, 1000 Brussels, young and old are invited to imagine the future discovery spaces. Allow about an hour. Free trail, no booking, in French, Dutch, English or German. House of European History
- Bruegel walk, noon to 4pm. Ten guided kilometres towards Dilbeek, with the option of stopping halfway. Free, no registration. Starting point: the Marius Renard tram stop, avenue Marius Renard 144, 1070 Anderlecht. De Rinck
- Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Repair Café, 2pm to 5pm. Les Ateliers de la rue Voot welcome you free of charge and without registration at rue Voot 91, 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, entrance via place Saint-Lambert. Les Ateliers de la rue Voot · 15 November times
Both days
- Carte de Visite | ARTopenKUNST. More than 900 works bring together amateurs and professionals at the Espace Vanderborght, rue de l’Écuyer 50, 1000 Brussels. Saturday 11am to 7pm, Sunday 11am to 6pm. Free entry, workshops from 2pm to 6pm on both days. Programme · City of Brussels
- Two exhibitions for the Maison des Arts’ 200th anniversary. In Schaerbeek, a former country house built in a cherry orchard now hosts contemporary artists. Last weekend for Au jardin and Habiter la maison, 11am to 6pm on both days, chaussée de Haecht 147, 1030 Schaerbeek. Free, no booking. Au jardin · Habiter la maison
- L’image élargie, 2pm to 8pm. Eight artists bring photography, weaving, collage and 3D printing into dialogue at the Boondael chapel, square du Vieux Tilleul 10, 1050 Ixelles. Free entry and a guided tour in French on Saturday at 4pm, no booking. Culture Ixelles · Free entry
Information checked on 12 November 2026 on the organisers’ pages. Check availability and any last-minute changes with the organisers before you set off. BXLPositive newsroom, with AI assistance.
🔗 Sources & verifiable links
- MAD Brussels
- Théâtre National
- VégétalWeek
- BRASS
- WIELS
- Fondation d’entreprise Hermès
- Repair Together
- Ferme Rose
- Interlitratour
- Jacques Franck
- Jette events calendar
- Les Artisans Ciriers Bruxellois
- Science festival
- Market opening hours
- City of Brussels
- Tour & Taxis
- House of European History
- De Rinck
- Les Ateliers de la rue Voot
- 15 November times
- Programme
- City of Brussels
- Au jardin
- Habiter la maison
- Culture Ixelles
- Free entry
