An inclusive and accessible festival

Transport, accommodation, accessibility, security, entry fees: here are some important things to remember before you register for the festival.

28 September 2024

The organising choir Sing Out Brussels! wants Various Voices Brussels 2026 to be a festival that is inclusive in every way. Our community is rich in diversity and we are taking this into account in the preparations for the event.

It is not possible to make the festival completely free of charge (here’s why). We’re doing everything we can to keep registration, travel and accommodation costs down.

Registration for delegates begins on 1 January 2025. Here is some useful information to help you prepare for this step. Read an share this article in PDF.

Housing

From January 2025, our website will offer a platform for booking hotel rooms at special rates, on this page. You can make individual or group bookings.

You are of course free to find other accommodation solutions (youth hostels, Airbnb, etc.).

We will also be offering home-stay accommodation, subject to availability. You can request a room in a homestay when you register.

Transport

We are in contact with Brussels Airlines and Eurostar, with a view to obtaining discounts for people attending the festival. We do not yet know whether we will receive a positive response. We’ll let you know by July 2025 at the latest.

Are you a member of a Ukrainian choir?

The festival supports your participation as part of the Legato Support Programme, which defines the countries supported on the basis of ILGA-Europe’s annual comparative analysis (Rainbow Index) and the United Nations Human Development Index.
Your registration is free
The festival covers your travel costs and provides you with a budget for your day-to-day expenses in Brussels.
If you wish, you can stay with a local person, free of charge. You can request this when you register.

For more information, click here: Support programme

Are you a member of a Polish, Czech, Croatian, Estonian or Portuguese choir?

The festival supports your participation as part of the Legato Support Programme, which defines the countries supported on the basis of ILGA-Europe’s annual comparative analysis (Rainbow Index) and the United Nations Human Development Index.
You pay a reduced price when you register. Please note that this price varies according to the registration date: €85 between 01/01/25 and 30/06/25 (Early), €135 between 01/07/2025 and 31/12/2025 (Regular), €185 between 01/01/26 and 31/03/26 (Late).
You can pay your enrolment in three consecutive monthly payments (only applicable to Early and Regular rates).
Cancellations are accepted until 30/06/2025 subject to a handling fee of 25% of the registration fee, and until 31/03/2026 subject to a handling fee of 50% of the registration fee. From 01/04/2026, no refunds are possible. Transfers of enrolments are not permitted.
If you wish, you can stay with a local person, free of charge, subject to availability. You can request this when you register.
Get in touch with your choir leaders: they may have set up a solidarity fund to help you finance your trip.

For more information, click here: Support programme

Are you a member of a choir from another country?

The registration fee varies according to your registration date: €190 between 01/01/25 and 30/06/25 (Early), €240 between 01/07/2025 and 31/12/2025 (Regular), €290 between 01/01/26 and 31/03/26 (Late).
You can pay your enrolment in three consecutive monthly payments (only applicable to Early and Regular rates).
Cancellations are accepted until 30/06/2025 subject to a handling fee of 25% of the registration fee, then until 31/03/2026 subject to a handling fee of 50% of the registration fee. From 01/04/2026, no refunds are possible. Transfers of enrolments are not permitted.
We recommend that you get in touch with your choir leaders: they may have set up a solidarity fund to help you finance your trip.
If you need additional financial support, you can take advantage of our Solidarity Fund. Find out how it works here. Payment by instalments is not possible for people benefiting from the Solidarity Fund.
If you wish, you can stay with a local, free of charge, subject to availability. You can request this when you register. For more information on our Support programme, click here.

Solidarity that strengthens our community

The festival has set up a Solidarity Fund to reduce the registration fees of choristers who apply. Find out how it works here.
The Solidarity Fund is financed in particular by donations from choirs and delegates.
Each choir and delegate can make a donation when they register.
Each choir and delegate can make a donation at any time via their personal account on our registration platform.

Do you have specific needs?

Your special needs should not be an obstacle to your participation in the festival.
When you registered your group, your choir manager must have already specified whether any members had specific needs, and if so, which ones.
When you register, you can also specify your specific needs.
An “Accessibility” document is already available on our website, via this link. This document focuses mainly on people with reduced mobility, and will be expanded over the coming months to take account of the needs of people with hearing, visual or neurodivergent impairments.
If you need someone to assist you during the festival, they can register free of charge.
Various Voices brings together a diverse audience, representing all the letters in the LGBTQI+ acronym. It is important that everyone feels safe. The festival will keep you informed of the security measures that will be put in place on the festival sites and in the public space to ensure that it is a safe space for all those taking part.
C12, which will host the parties organised each evening during the festival, is an inclusive and accessible queer venue, with a team specially trained to welcome LGBTQI+ people.

Do you have any questions? Read our FAQs here.
We’re here to help: info@various-voices.be