Flanders Festival

Flanders Festival

May-NovemberThe Flanders Festival, or Festival van Vlaanderen, is one of the longest and most diverse music festivals in Europe. The season extends from spring to late autumn, with events taking place in eight cities spread over the five Flemish provinces of Belgium. In the medieval city of Bruges, for instance, the festival takes place in August and features baroque and early classical music. In Ghent it includes opera as well as symphonic music. Other cities participating in the festival include Antwerp, Brussels-Leuven, Courtrai, Limburg, Mechelen, and Vlaas-Brabant.
Established in 1958, the Flanders Festival grew out of the Brussels World Fair. The world's most famous performers, opera companies, and ensembles perform—often in more than one city—in settings that range from concert halls to abbeys and stadiums.
CONTACTS:
Flanders Festival
Kasteel Borluut
Kleine Gentstraat 46
Gent, B 9051 Belgium
32-9-243-94-94; fax: 32-9-243-9490
www.festival-van-vlaanderen.be/index.php?id
SOURCES:
GdWrldFest-1985, p. 18
IntlThFolk-1979, p. 43
MusFestEurBrit-1980, p. 30