What's on
5 DAYS OF SINGING, FUN AND CELEBRATION
Find out more about the festival programme (tbc) and the main venues.
WEDNESDAY 24 JUNE 2026
12h - WELCOME
Various Voices Village Opening (place tbc)
14h-17h - CHOIRS
Various Voices & the City (street concerts)
18h - CEREMONY
Opening Ceremony 1 (Bozar)
20h30 - CEREMONY
Opening Ceremony 2 (Bozar)
23h - PARTY
Welcome Party (C12)
THURSDAY 25 JUNE 2026
10h-12h - WARM-UP
Rehearsals
14h-18h - CHOIRS
Concerts (Bozar / MRBA / Madeleine)
18h - SHOW
‘The Treachery of Images’ 1 (Cirque Royal)
This event, based on the visual identity of Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte, will involve the choirs performing songs that encourage the audience to look beyond appearances.
20h30 - SHOW
‘The Treachery of Images’ 2 (Cirque Royal)
23h - PARTY
Surrealist party (C12)
FRIDAY 26 JUNE 2026
10h-12h - WARM-UP
Rehearsals
14h-18h - CHOIRS
Concerts (Bozar / MRBA / Cirque Royal)
20h - SHOW
Royalty (open air concert, venue tbc)
Belgium may officially be a kingdom, but let’s make it a queerdom! Let’s wake the (drag) queens and kings inside us and create a royal show!
23h - PARTY
Royalty party (C12)
SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2026
10h-12h - WARM-UP
Rehearsals
14h-18h - CHOIRS
Concerts (Bozar / MRBA / Cirque Royal)
19h-21h - CHOIRS
Various Voices & the City (street concerts)
21h - SHOW
‘Let Your Heart Be Heard’ (open air concert - venue tbc)
This European event will illustrate our history and the struggle for our rights. In a world first, the participating choirs will sing the festival anthem, Let Your Heart Be Heard, a song which symbolises the joy we feel as we sing together and the dreams we share.
23h - PARTY
Various Voices Main Party (C12)
SUNDAY 28 JUNE 2026
12h - CEREMONY
Closing Ceremony 1 (Bozar)
13h30 - CEREMONY
Closing Ceremony 2 (Bozar)
14h-17h - CHOIRS
Various Voices & the City (street concerts)
THE MAIN FESTIVAL VENUES
IN THE HEART OF BRUSSELS!
The main festival sites are located in the historic centre (Royal Quarter). It's easy to get to them on foot. We have taken great care to ensure that the venues are accessible. A full accessibility charter will soon be available.
Several of the festival's main events will take place at Bozar. The Salle Henry Le Bœuf will host the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as afternoon concerts on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Designed by famous Belgian architect Victor Horta, the space is considered to be one of the five best concert halls in the world thanks to its acoustics.
Capacity: 1800 seats
Also at Bozar, Salle M (the chamber music hall), like Salle Henry Le Bœuf, will host afternoon concerts on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Capacity: 480 seats
The Cirque Royal will be hosting Thursday evening shows, as well as afternoon concerts on Friday and Saturday. This former equestrian circus has been converted into a cultural venue hosting prestigious concerts.
Capacity: 1700 seats (shows) - 1000 seats (concerts)
Located on the ground floor of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts (home to the Magritte Museum and the Fin de Siècle Museum), Auditorium 490 will host afternoon concerts on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Capacity: 490 seats
Located a stone's throw from the Grand-Place in Brussels, La Madeleine is a concert hall with a stage lined with a magnificent spiral staircase that should inspire your entrance to the stage! Concerts take place here on Thursday afternoons only.
Capacity: 740 seats
Every evening during the festival, the singers will gather at C12 to party! C12 is an inclusive club with staff specifically trained to welcome our queer community.
Capacity: 1,200 people