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
14h-19h - WELCOME
Choir and singers registration (Square)
20h - SHOW
Opening Ceremony (Bozar)
23h - PARTY
Welcome Party (Square)
THURSDAY 25 JUNE 2026
10h-12h - WARM-UP
Rehearsals
11h-17h - SINGING OUT
Various Voices & the City (street concerts)
14h-18h - SINGING IN
Concerts (Bozar /Square)
20h - SHOW
‘The Treachery of Images’ (Bozar)
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.
23h - PARTY
Surrealist party (Square)
FRIDAY 26 JUNE 2026
10h-12h - WARM-UP
Rehearsals
11h-17h - SINGING OUT
Various Voices & the City (street concerts)
14h-18h - SINGING IN
Concerts (Bozar /Square)
20h - SHOW
Kings and Queens of Belgium (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
Kings and Queens party (Square)
SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2026
10h-12h - WARM-UP
Rehearsals
11h-17h - SINGING OUT
Various Voices & the City (street concerts)
14h-18h - SINGING IN
Concerts (Bozar /Square)
20h - 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 (Square)
SUNDAY 28 JUNE 2026
11h-17h - SINGING OUT
Various Voices & the City (street concerts)
14h-18h - IN CONCERTS
Concerts (Bozar /Square)
12h - SHOW
Closing Ceremony (Bozar)
THE MAIN FESTIVAL VENUES
IN THE HEART OF BRUSSELS!
The festival’s main venues are located a stone’s throw from the central square, Grand Place, and are linked by an underground passageway. An accessibility charter (in progress) will specify means of access to all spaces.
SQUARE - Brussels Convention Center is the festival HQ.
A place to mingle, to sing, to eat and to party!
Gold Hall: 1200 seats / Copper Hall: 500 seats / Silver Hall: 300 seats
The festival’s main events will take place at Bozar in the Henry Le Bœuf Hall.
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.
H. Le Bœuf Hall: 2100 seats / Hall M: 480 seats / Studio: 210 seats