👋 Hi Neighbor!
Gallery openings, intimate music dinners, early‑evening dance floors, tattoo pop‑ups, vintage photo treasure hunts. Lots of activities to make you forget it’s still winter.
Let’s dive in! 🐝
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Our Top Picks This Week
Wednesday
🖼️ Soft Opening New South Gallery - Group Exhibition
⏰1pm-5pm
📍New South Gallery, Senne Rouffaerplein 1
🎟️ Free
New South Gallery is officially opening in April but the exhibition with works by Tsotadze and Mackintosh will be open to visit on Wednesday.
Thursday
🍸Patzoa Nights at MEA
⏰ 7pm
📍MEA
🎟️ 4-course menu at €70 (wine pairing option for €35)
Dinner with an intimate live session by a guest artist.
Friday
🕺Dancing Pampas
⏰ 8pm-1am
📍Pixel café at FOMU
🎟️ Free
Start dancing early on Friday at FOMU’s Pixel café.
Saturday
🍸Pamela x Petitattou
⏰ 1pm-9pm
📍Pamela
🎟️€70-€150 depending on the flash category
First come first served so go on time to get yours!
Sign up at Pamela to win a tattoo. Winner will be announced at 3pm.
Sunday
🌳Dialogue - Vintage Photography Fair
⏰ 9am-5pm
📍Verlatstraat 20, Antwerp – Bernaerts Auctioneers
🎟️ Free entry from 11am / Early entrance from 9am for €15
30+ international collectors and dealers will showcase a wide range of vintage photographs and photo books, all the way back from the 19th century. Prices ranging from €3 to €30,000.
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🗺️ ACTIVITY
Witloof Wintertour
A unique tour of the PAKT rooftop. From chicory production to the creation of fertile compost: it all happens during the winter period.
📅 Sunday, 11am-12:15pm
📍 PAKT
🎟️ €12.40 (kids until 5 years = free)
🏡 PROPERTY
Jozef De Bomstraat 27, 2018
In the heart of Harmonie, this fully renovated townhouse is priced at €1,095,000.
Behind the 1899 façade sits 252 m² of light, high ceilings, soft arches, herringbone parquet, and a rare city luxury: a garden with a majestic oak tree.
The kitchen opens straight onto the garden and is built for cooking and hosting. Upstairs, you’ll find four full rooms, two bathrooms, and flexible spaces that work just as well for family life as they do for working from home.
☕ YOUR NEW COFFEE SPOT
This week we bring you Zin. A new café in Antwerp that opened last December.
It’s cosy. Small. What you see is what you get. But the vibe is warm, and the service is friendly ❤️
Perfect for a quick coffee, a short work session, or a quiet catch-up with a friend… or your dog (they’re welcome too)!
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— MORE EVENTS THIS WEEK —
Scroll down for a sneak peek into next week’s valentine’s events
🕺PARTIES
Friday
Rrrumours at Leienpaleis
MNDR TNDR at Plein Publiek
SNTS & D|K|OXY at Club Vaag
We Are Invites Woo York at WOOM
Saturday
Club Schwarzkopf invites Better Dreams at Café des Arts
Blitzzz presents Off-Track at Leienpaleis
Terug Naar Toen - Early Clubbing at Plein Publiek
2HOT2PLAY & LUKA at Club Vaag
Francesco Del Garda - Yela & Pjay at Traum
Emo Night Brooklyn at Ampere
Techno & Bliss at Café Cabron
Dancehall at Vertigo
Sunday
All the lovers at Bar Lucy
🎶CONCERTS
Wednesday
Space Quartet at De Roma | rock
Gregory Frateur at Koetshuis Harmoniewijk | jazz
Soundvoice Concert: Symphony play-along, revisited at Het Bos | mix of jazz and electronics
Avishai Cohen Quartet at De Singel | jazz
Thursday
Omar Dahl at De Roma | electronica
FÄM at Kavka Oudaan | rock
KMSKA LAAT - Sarah Lema Kwintet at KMSKA | jazz
Night Fever – A Tribute to the Bee Gees at Stadsschouwburg
Friday
C-RHYMS at De Roma | jazz, hip-hop
Massgrav (se) + My Minds Mine (nl) + Travølta + Hetze + Teigne (fr) at Het Bos | punk
Vloerbedekking: Week van de Belgische muziek - Kavka at Kavka Oudaan | dance, electronics
Smile! Bob Marley BD ft. EEK-A-MOUSE & I-WAYNE at Kavka Zappa | reggae and dancehall
Frank Mercelis & VRT Bigband at Schouwburg Noord | Charles Aznavour songs
Toronto Symphony Orchestra / Gustavo Gimeno at De Singel | classical music
Saturday
Heidenfeest at Trix | metal
Harmo Records at Kavka Oudaan | hiphop
The Kooks at De Roma | waitlist
Bossamba at Den Hopsack | Bossanova
Anna Khina at Arenberg | spoken word, rap
MESTIZX at Rataplan | latin rhythms with avant jazz
Sunday
Iguarán Quartet at Antwerp Pianist | folk rhythms and classical music
The Harlem Gospel Travelers at De Roma | gospel, soul
Manouche Jam at Den Hopsack | gipsy-swing
The Besnard Lakes at Arenberg | Indie rock
Elektrolab at Rataplan | electronic
Spotlight Sessions #2 at Kavka Zappa | showcase upcoming talent
Liam Byrne - Thresholds at MoMu | contemporary classical and electronic music
🌳COMMUNITY & MARKETS
Wednesday
Beiaardconcert (12pm-1pm) with Belgian classics live from the cathedral | Only Wednesday and Friday same time
Friday
Gala van de Gouden Reuskens at De Roma | Free event where local businesses in Borgerhout are celebrated
Saturday
Grand Ball with Trio Thézé-Vandenabeele and Cardboard Cabin at Het Oude Badhuis | join in group dances, folk music performances and potluck
Battle of Antwerp at Waagnatie | Thai boking gala
Sunday
Clothing swap at Lucy’s | Bring 1-5 pieces and take 1-5 from a clothing rack, 11am-12pm
Crochet Brunch at Lucy’s
The creative lunch club at Ayu
K2 Open NK - BK Boulder at Waagnatie
Valentine’s run (5 or 10km) 11am at Rivierenhof) | Register here €5 until Thursday, come dressed as cupid and possibly win a price
🍸 FOOD & DRINKS
Wednesday
Pasta La Vista Night at Pamela with Walrus | register at [email protected]
Thursday
Boskeuken: Chef Nour at Het Bos | 6-8pm, €15, chef Nour is a Palestinian refugee from Lebanon
Chef’s table by local dealer at Wolf | immersive mexican-inspired dinner €45 / limited seats
Singles Karaoke Evening at Djingel Djangel
Friday
Unwind Friday at ’t Waagstuk
Saturday
Dinner & Dance at La Folie with live music by a Saxophonist
Sunday
Super Bowl LX Live Broadcast at Kelly’s Antwerp
🖼️ ART & CULTURE
Saturday
“Wake Up Mama!” by Oxiea Villamonte, and Reina Villamonte at Pizza Gallery
Sunday
Vernissage Juliette Van Dessel at YUST
🎭 COMEDY & PERFORMANCE
Thursday
KMSKA LAAT - STEAL at KMSKA | theater
Opening Evening: Advanced Pictionary at De Nieuwe Vrede
Friday
International Spoken Word & Music Night at Café den Hopsack | English
Jasper Posson at Arenberg | Dutch, last tickets
'Nuff Said - Words, Beats & Jokes at De Studio
Sunday
Belgische Improvisatie Liga Familie Impro Show at Theater Garage
🛠️ WORKSHOPS & TALKS
Saturday
Get that idea or dream done: The Spark Code Method Workshop at Lucy’s Antwerp
Sunday
Pottery Painting at Catcafé
👪 FAMILY
Sunday
Mary Anning (5 +) at De Kern
💘 Valentine’s Around the Corner
Date night at the Zoo
Valentine’s at KMSKA
Valentine’s dinner at Seefbier brewery
JUJU CITY – Valentine Afterparty at Café Local
Message party at Café Foxy
Peperduur at Peperfabriek
Cocktails at Beamstreet Studio
Date Night at Grote Pieter Potstraat 12
Galentines at Moxy
Galentine by Lush at Wolf
Valentine’s Brunch at YUST
My Funny Valentine at Stadsshouwburg
Tinteling at Café Boekowski
Valentine Ball at Botanic Sanctuary
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That’s it for this week!
Dadaaa,
The Antwerp Hive Team 🐝
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