Food festivals in Bruges worth planning a trip around, by month.

Festivals through the year

Bruges Beer Festival ★ 4.5

SeptemberSecond weekend of September, two dayst-zand

The Bruges Beer Festival fills the BMCC on Beursplein each September, its 18th edition in 2026 with around 50 breweries pouring some 350 Belgian beers.

Focus: Belgian beer

Beursplein 1, 8000 Brugge

Kookeet ★ 4.4

SeptemberLast weekend of September, three daysTicket neededt-zand

Kookeet brings the best chefs of Bruges to 't Zand each September for a three-day open-air food festival. Small plates from the city's top kitchens.

Focus: Bruges chefs, fine dining

't Zand, 8000 Brugge

Winter Glow Christmas Market ★ 4.2

DecemberLate November to early Januarymarkt

Winter Glow lights the Grote Markt and Simon Stevinplein in Bruges from late November into January, with wooden chalets selling gluhwein, stews and waffles.

Focus: Christmas market food and gluhwein

Markt, 8000 Brugge

Choco-Late Bruges Chocolate Festival ★ 4.3

AprilOne weekend, mostly AprilTicket neededold-town

Choco-Late is the Bruges chocolate festival each April at the Belfort, with the city's chocolatiers presenting tastings, demonstrations and pairings inside the medieval belfry tower.

Focus: Belgian chocolate craft, tastings and pairings

Belfort, Markt, 8000 Brugge

Bruges Spring Market (Easter) ★ 4.1

AprilEaster weekend, April 3 to April 6old-town

The Bruges Spring Market runs over the Easter weekend across Markt and Burg squares with artisan Belgian chocolate, fresh waffles, regional cheeses and crafts under the medieval-square setting.

Focus: Belgian chocolate, waffles, regional cheeses, spring market food

Markt and Burg squares, Bruges, 8000 Brugge
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