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Ghent

Ghent is a city in East Flanders in Belgium. Ghent is a city with a population of 265,000 in 2020, with rich history. Wikivoyage

Population 272,657 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Belgium

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Belgium

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Festival Anima

    February – March

    The Brussels International Animation Film Festival, commonly known as Anima Festival, is an annual animation film festival held in Brussels, Belgium.

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. Gentse Feesten

    July

    Gentse Feesten is a cultural music and theatre festival held throughout the city in July. It is one of the largest of its kind in Europe, attracting about 2 million visitors every year.

    Official site

  3. Ghent Festivities

    July

    The Gentse Feesten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣɛntsə ˈfeːstə(n)]; in Ghent dialect Gense Fieste; "Ghent Festival") is an annual music and theatre festival in Ghent, Belgium. Besides stage events, there are street acts such as mimes and buskers.

    Official site Wikipedia

  4. Film Fest Gent

    October

    Film Fest Gent, also known as International Film Fest Gent, is an annual international film festival in Ghent, Belgium.

    Official site Wikipedia

  5. Six Days of Ghent

    November

    The Six Days of Ghent (Dutch: Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's Citadelpark.

    Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Ghent); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 68 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Gent-Dampoort 810 m, Gentbrugge 2.0 km, Gent-Sint-Pieters 2.3 km, Merelbeke 4.0 km, Wondelgem 4.4 km, Drongen 5.5 km

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