👋 HI NEIGHBORS,
Sinterklaas is on his way, concerts are popping up, workshops are everywhere, and kids will rule the streets (so maybe stay home… or embrace it)!
🤝 SPONSORED BY…
This week, nobody’s here. Which means it you could be!
Want your brand to be the first thing our subscribers see? Perfect for events, café’s, galleries, restaurants, wellness, workshops, clubs or any community-focused business!
🎟️ FEATURED EVENTS
🎶 CONCERT IN DE LIVING: AfaMed
⏰ Date & Time: Wed Nov 12, 8pm
📍 Location: Rataplan
🎟️ Ticket: Free
Let AfaMed take you on a musical journey from Andalusia to the Rif mountains. Warm vibes, energetic rhythms, and a live experience that feels like the Mediterranean in one room.
🍸 MOCKTAILS & PUMPKIN INK
⏰ Date & Time: Thu Nov 13, 7pm
📍 Location: The Mocktail Club
🎟️ Ticket: Free
Pumpkins + tattoo machines + mocktails = creativity overload. Make your pumpkin masterpiece, take it home and sip your mocktails.
🎶 ALT-AAR: A TRIBUTE TO MOONDOG
⏰ Date & Time: Fri Nov 14, 8:30pm
📍 Location: Sint-Joriskerk
🎟️ Tickets: €18
A Tribute to Moondog brings experimental jazz and minimal music to life in a stunning Antwerp church setting.
🕺 AAN DE WAND
⏰ Date & Time: Sat Nov 15, 4pm till late
📍 Location: Pamela
🎟️ Ticket: Free
Pamela’s Saturday vibes are calling.
🎶 MATTIAS DEVRIENDT: IMMERSIVE LIE DOWN PIANO CONCERT
⏰ Date & Time: Sun Nov 16, 8:30pm
📍 Location: DIVE
🎟️ Ticket: €26
A dimly lit room. A single piano. You lie back, close your eyes, and let the music do its thing for 75 minutes.
Note: You can also book a spot for Monday or Tuesday.
Nothing in this section is sponsored. We'll always let you know when something's sponsored.
📢 THE WALL
Got an event, workshop, or local update? Share it with the Hive, a simple way to get eyes on what you’re doing!
Antwerp’s first-ever female comedy night is here!
“The F Word”, hosted by Kym Nelson, known for sold-out shows in Brussels, features a powerhouse all-female line-up of Europe’s funniest rising comedians!
⏰ Date & Time: Wed Dec 3, Doors open 7:30pm / Show starts 8pm
📍 Location: De Groene Waterman Bookstore (in the Comedy Cellar)
🎟️ Get your tickets!
📌 LISTINGS
Kids rule Antwerp this weekend. And we have two very different kinds of activities. Choose your adventure wisely. Pro tip: the city centre on Saturday = stroller traffic and sugar highs. Enjoy or avoid, your call!
🗺️ Activity of the Week
ARRIVAL OF SINTERKLAAS
⏰ Date & Time: Sat Nov 15th, 2pm arrival at Steenplein
Brace yourselves, parents, he’s coming. Sinterklaas makes his grand entrance in Antwerp. Expect cheers, tiny hands waving, and long lines. But hey, it’s tradition and the kids will remember it forever (you, mostly the traffic).
👉 More info here
ARTS DAY FOR KIDS
⏰ Date & Time: Sun Nov 16th, 1pm
If your kid prefers paintbrushes over parades, Borgerhout has you covered. On Kunstendag voor Kinderen, local cultural spaces open their doors for hands-on art, music, and storytelling workshops made just for kids.
🏡Property of the Week
Korte Vlierstraat 6 bus 2303 | 2000
This apartment is inside a former Rijkswachtkazerne. For €435,000, you get 98 m² of living space with 2 bedrooms and a terrace (8 m²).
Not enough outside space? Well, you can always soak up the sun in the communal garden (binnentuin). Right in the heart of Sint-Andries.
🍷Your Weekly Date Spot
Sint-Laureisstraat 76, 2018 Antwerpen
PLANTREKKERIJ
Plantrekkerij is a fully vegan spot that proves plant-based food can be anything but boring. Fridays, they host “knabbelen & babbelen,” where you share small dishes but you won’t be picking them from the menu. They live by less food waste, more surprise!
Their house-brewed kombucha is worth a try.
Nothing in this section is sponsored. We'll always let you know when something's sponsored.
Did this help you do something this weekend?
Want to reach our community?
🤝 Partner with us
🎊 Submit your event
OTHER EVENTS THIS WEEK
📖 November Book Month
Wednesday Nov 12
🎶 Concerts & Live Music
Duke Garwood at Arenberg
Arooj Aftab / Metropole Orkest / Jules Buckley at De Singel
Electric Callboy at Lotto Arena
Harrison Storm & Winona Oak at Kavka Oudaan
Jerk Beefy & Sandpit Turtle at Café Cabron
Lars Van De Voorde Trio at De Muze
🖼️ Exhibitions & Art
Vernissage at Ponti Space
👪 Family & Kids
📖 Lees samen in de Verhalentuin (9y +) at Bibliotheek Permeke
📖 Maak een vriendenboekje (6y+) at Bibliotheek Permeke
🎭 Theater, Comedy & Performance
Alex Akuete / Machias Bosschaerts The Spirit of Goya at Kunstenplein De Singel
🛠️Workshops & Talks
Schrijvers op de planken - Silvie Moors in gesprek met Bart Moeyaert at De Theatergarage (NL)
📖 Lecture Chris De Stoop at Kasteel Bouckenborgh (NL)
📖 Lecture new book Technologie is politiek at Boekhandel De Groene Waterman
Boslabs (14-20y) at Het Bos
Fanzine Chillzone at Het Bos
Muziekjournalistiek at Venster, Trix
Thursday Nov 13
🎶 Concerts & Live Music
Heavy Lord, Dodentoch, Stereo Voodoo at Antwerp Music City
The Payola Kid at Blikfabriek
Classical Encounters at Verversrui 15, Old Falcontinnen Monastery
🖼️ Exhibitions & Art
Expo Muziekfotografie at Trix
🍸 Food, Drinks & Social
Afterwork at Skybar by Hungry Antwerp
🎭 Theater, Comedy & Performance
Our solo at Corso
Kom uit uw Bad show at Het Oude Badhuis
Stand Up Comedy & Improv at Djingel Djangel
🛠️Workshops & Talks
📖 Taal-lokaal conversatie (practice Dutch and meet new people) at Bibliotheek Permeke
📖 Schrijf Geschiedenis at Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience
📖 Slow Reading at Nottebohmzaal
The Garden City, Time and Again at De Singel (ENG)
Friday Nov 14
🎶 Concerts & Live Music
Quinton Barnes & The Black Noise Ensemble at Het Bos
Concert Champdaction at Blikfabriek
DIKKE at De Roma
The Astromantics at Bar Lucy
Brakwater at ‘t Werkhuys
Open Jam with Jazz Sanusi at Venster, Trix
🕺 Clubs & Parties
Silent Disco at Achterwerk De Koninck
CLASH (Tony Johnson, Juicy the DJ, YOKOCHO) at Café Cabron
Keinevision at Traum
🖼️ Exhibitions & Art
Palestine Public Cinema Programme at Tick Tack
🍸 Food, Drinks & Social
Quiz at Den Hopsack
🎭 Theater, Comedy & Performance
Double Dutch at Bourla (ENG)
RIHAL Wanderworks-Stories from Palestine and Syria at PAKT (ENG)
Antwerpen Lacht at Arenberg
Ik ben geen racist, maar.. at Corso
Hernán Mancebo & Rino Sokol / MMA Meets Theatre at De Singel
Offline Tourists at Monty
🛠️Workshops & Talks
📖 Cindy Druyts stelt 'Kut genoeg om een boek over te schrijven' voor at Boekhandel De Groene Waterman
Masterclass Charles Lloyd Sky Quartet at De Singel
Nuria Guiu / The Sleep of Reason at De Singel
Sculpture Workshop at BorGerHub
Saturday Nov 15
🌳 Community, Markets & Pop-ups
DTM Funk, Tori Ann, Oko Stellar at Nowadays Mag Pop-up
Flash Tattoo Event at Gallery Hioco Delany
🕺 Clubs & Parties
Daft Punk Tribute at Ampere
Club Night at Grote Pieterpotstraat 12
Zillion at Antwerp Expo
Alex Wann at WOOM
Lucy Nights at Bar Lucy
Play after Plates at Verso Café
MOFC, Niels Vermeire, Flukso Sathurnus at Warrecords
Good Vibes Party at Vertigo
Oh Honey…This is for the Queers at Traum
Dance Party at Nieuwe Roma
DJ EC at Café au Lait
Jam Selectors at Kavka Oudaan
👪 Family & Kids
Boek & Baby at Bibliotheek Permeke
🍸 Food, Drinks & Social
Opening Celebration at Stoked
🎭 Theater, Comedy & Performance
Urban Art Festival 2025 at Arenberg
Badke(remix) at Bourlaschouwburg
🛠️Workshops & Talks
📖 Interview with Koert Debeuf about the Middle East at Standaard Boekhandel Antwerpen Schoenmarkt (NL)
📖 Lara Pawson stelt 'Verbruikt licht' voor - Boektopia op toer at Boekhandel De Groene Waterman
📖 De kunst van het vertalen at Boekhandel Cosimo
📖 Club de lectura (Spaanstalige leesclub) at Bibliotheek Permeke
📖 Luisteren naar bomen at Sprookjeshuis Rivierenhof
Tekstlezing The Flemish Canon at De Studio
Interne Keuken Live at De Studio
Sunday Nov 16
🎶 Concerts & Live Music
Stereo MC's at De Roma
Head on Stone at Bar Lucy
Gerda & The Machine at Café Rood Wit
Blame it on Vinny at Djingel Djangel
Bluegrass Jam at Den Hopsack
🍸 Food, Drinks & Social
Winter Bar at Nowadays Magazine Pop-Up store
🌳 Community, Markets & Pop-ups
📖 Patrick Conrad en Pink Poets-wandeling met Manu van der Aa starting point De Slegte
📖 Strip- en Boekenplein at De Coninckplein
👪 Family & Kids
Kunstendag voor Kinderen- Workshop collages maken at De Singel
De Tovenaarsleerling (5y+) at Bibliotheek Permeke
Reading Time: En ze leefden nog altijd (6y+) at De Kern
Visit the atelier at FroeFroe
🎭 Theater, Comedy & Performance
Doornroosje at Stadsschouwburg
🛠️Workshops & Talks
GEN-ZIE (+12y) at hetpaleis
📖 Woorden en muziek uit Gaza at Boekhandel De Groene Waterman
📖 Boekhandelsweekend x Boektopia at Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience
🗓️ AROUND THE CORNER
Zap Mama at Arenberg Nov 21st
Amazing Asia Festival Nov 21-23
Art Antwerp Dec 11th-14th
Magnifik at Waagnatie Dec 27th
Nothing in this section is sponsored. We'll always let you know when something's sponsored.
That’s your week, Antwerp!
Dadaaa,
The Antwerp Hive Team 🐝
The buzz behind the city
👉 Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram!
Was this email forwarded to you?
✨ Sign up here
