
This Week's Edition 👋
From classic rock covers to Iftar gatherings, plant pop-up, and techno. This week covers all moods (and cravings), yes it’s also Pateekesweek! 🍰
Oh and after asking for your favorite bar/café, one name kept coming back. Scroll down to see your most submitted spot 🐝
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Our Top Picks This Week
Wednesday

🎶 Take Shelter
⏰ 8pm
📍 Cafe Boekowski
🎟️ Free
Bringing rock back to live by Take Shelter band. Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Wild Cherry and more.
Thursday

🌳Iftar 2026
⏰ 6:45pm-9:45pm
📍Arenberg
🎟️ €17
Eat together, followed by poetry, keynotes and spoken word
Friday

🪴 Big Plant Pop-up
⏰ 10am-7pm, until Sunday
📍De Winkelhaak, Lange Winkelhaakstraat 26, 2060
🎟️ Prices starting at €0.99
150 plant varieties, from easy-care and low-light plants to rare and pet-friendly options. Once it’s gone, it’s gone – no restocking.
Saturday

🕺 Verknipt
⏰ 11pm-7am
📍 Garage
🎟️ €32.78
After three sold-out editions, this one promises to be just as unstoppable.
Sunday

👪 Little Explorers - Een beestig tuin- en boekenbezoekje
⏰ Choose your time slot
📍 Het Rubenshuis
🎟️ €24.5 per team
Rubenshuis turns the historic garden into a mini adventure for curious kids. Follow the “Treasures of Vlieg” trail to spot hidden wooden animals, discover surprising sounds. Sneak off to a cozy reading nest filled with children’s books and soft cushions.
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🗺️ ACTIVITY

🍫Pateekesweek
Last week we told you about Smaakmeesters, well..this week is Pateekesweek. Let’s postpone those new year’s resolutions until March 😅
Antwerp celebrates its sweetest tradition during Chocolade- & Pateekesweek.
With a €15 tasting pass (10 coupons), you can hop between chocolatiers, bakeries, coffee bars and confiseries to sample both classics and bold new creations. This year’s theme is Innovation!
🚶♀️ Make it a Walk
Through a true story of chocolate, crime and utopia!
📍 Start: Mediaplein (behind Central Station)
⏱ Duration: 2 hours (expo not included in timing)
🎟️ Walk: €20 per person (incl. tastings)
🏡 PROPERTY

This property has 3 terraces because having 1 or 2 wasn’t enough.
267 m² triplex right above Mechelseplein for €800.000.
Spread over three levels (accessible by elevator), the home feels more like a townhouse in the sky.
Living here means stepping straight into Antwerp’s vibrant scene while retreating to your own haven above it all.
🍷 YOUR MOST SUBMITTED SPOT

Remember last week’s newsletter? We asked you to share your favourite bar/café and one name kept coming back: Bar Brul.
Multiple of you sent it in, which says enough. A solid go-to for drinks, good atmosphere, and one of those places that works whether it’s a spontaneous weekday stop or a longer evening with friends. If you haven’t been in a while, consider this your reminder!
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🕺PARTIES
Thursday
Stadsnacht #4 - Bassbrain and more at Kavka Oudaan
Friday
Vroeg Pieken at Plein Publiek
De Muze Draait Door-Mycroft DJ Set at De Muze
Tenzu at WOOM
TITI & LS41 at Club Vaag
JIMMYZ Club at Leienpaleis
Déjà Bu at Kavka Oudaan
Saturday
Mojo Jojo & Friends at Cafe Cabron
NYOKA at Leienpaleis
All Night Nillies at Plein Publiek
Tribe Anvers at WOOM
L.ZWO & DR.G at Club Vaag
Old School Fuif at corso
Sunday
1 year Part4singles at Cafe Local | 40+
🎶 CONCERTS
Wednesday
Sasha le Fou & Tippi Parade at Cafe Cabron | Punk & Chanson Cabaret
Miss May I + Crystal Lake at Kavka Zappa | Metal
Boogie Down Programma at Het Bos | Hip-hop
Reginald Mobley / Ashok Gupta at De Singel | Classical music
Gold Cup, Kobi One, & The Full Sacks at Antwerp Music City | Punk
Thursday
Angel In Coma at Cafe Cabron | Alternative Rock
Quinteto Astor Piazzolla at De Roma | Classical music/Jazz
KMSKA LAAT Live - Tsankashivili Salome at KMSKA | Contemporary music
KMSKA LAAT - Elisabeth Klinck Trio | Contemporary music
Mosterd at Het Bos | Hip-hop
Wendy at Bar Lucy | Indie/Folk
Friday
Madison Cunningham The Ace Tour at De Roma | Indie/Folk
Alex Agnew & The Moonlovers perform The Doors + Chantal Acda at Kavka Zappa | Pop/Rock
Godot at Cafe de Kroon | Indie
Saturday
Altın Gün at De Roma | Psychedelica
L'Escaut Blues at Den Hopsack | Blues
Between The Buried and Me at Kavka Zappa | Metal
After Iftar Hours at Het Bos | electroacoustic, experimental
Sunday
Evergreen Machine De perfecte platenkast at De Roma | Pop/Rock
Artois Jazz Trio at Harmoniewijk | Jazz
🌳 COMMUNITY
Wednesday
Unlonely: The hangout at Bibliotheek Permeke | 16-26y
Antwerp Running Crew | Start and end at Bar Brul, 8km
Thursday
Volxkeuken Moldova at Het Bos
Magazine Launch SIXX(X)PM at Warrecords
Friday
Barmonie Bingo at Harmoniewijk | €2 per bingocard
Saturday
Rommelant at Antwerp Expo | The whole weekend!
Re/Source: Bakermat at MoMu Library | Fabric fair
Sunday
Best Boos Benefiet voor Palestina at Kavka Oudaan
🍸 FOOD & DRINKS
Friday
Italian Night at Butchers Coffee | 6:30pm & 8:30pm - call 0333 491 93 or [email protected]
Saturday
Lente Proefweekend at Anverres | 25 wines are up for tasting
🖼️ ART & CULTURE
Thursday
Lieven Segers: Tales from the Boisterous Society at Base-Alpha Gallery | Opening at 6pm
Saturday
Noa Verborgh: Deep Down the Rabbit Hole at Gallery Hioco Delany
Ilse Pierard: Paperworks at Coppejans Gallery
The Revelation Room: An Expanded Encounter at Rick Rosseels Gallery
🎭 COMEDY & PERFORMANCE
Wednesday
FNØRK Boutique at Kavka Oudaan | Improtheater & comedy, Dutch
Impro Comedy at Café The Joker | Dutch
Friday
Get Up Stand Up at corso | Dutch
Cabaret Comedy - Fundraising Night for 'Ups & Downs' at Zaal Zirkus | English
Saturday
Get Up Stand Up at Schouwburg Noord | Dutch
Funny Women Live In Antwerp at Café Boekowski | English
🛠️ WORKSHOPS & TALKS
Thursday
Lecture at Het Koetshuis: Crimea as a bone of contention at Harmoniewijk | Dutch
Sculptural Drapery workshop at BorGerHub | Whatsapp 0 (4792) 3 40 06 to reserve
Saturday
Vegetable Garden All-Day Workshop at Buurman Antwerpen
Unlocked: Edition 2 at Kavka Oudaan
Workshop DIY earrings at De Wieuw
👪 FAMILY
Saturday
Bollywood Dance for Kids at Werkhuys
Sunday
Familievoorstelling DE CHINESE TUIN Salibonani at De Theatergarage
Anke Verslype at Rataplan | 3+
Rice Bento Workshop at Kupuku | Dutch and English, €65, 9+
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That’s it for this week!
Dadaaa,
The Antwerp Hive Team 🐝
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