
👋 HI NEIGHBORS,
Christmas is almost here. But Antwerp isn’t slowing down yet. Markets, music, winter fun, and yes, a toddler rave.
Here’s what’s happening this week!
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🎟️ FEATURED EVENTS

🎄 VERY BOSSY MARKET
⏰ Date & Time: Wed 17th, 4pm-11pm
📍 Location: Het Bos
🎟️ Ticket: Free
Stalls selling books, records, prints, crafts, food and all kinds of playful, homemade things. Expect affordable art, live music, and odd finds. A market that feels more like a mini festival than shopping.

🖼️ TENZU x Bar Lucy
⏰ Date & Time: Thu 18th starting 7pm
📍 Location: Bar Lucy
🎟️ Ticket: €7
An intimate night of art and jazz. Jonas Van Put, Dorien Eeckhout and Bas Verbruggen will be exhibiting their work.

🕺 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
⏰ Date & Time: Fri 19th, 5pm-11pm
📍 Location: Wolf
🎟️ Ticket: Free
Pack your bags after work and go to Wolf for their 1 year anniversary. First 365 drinks are free!

🎄 WINTER WONDER
⏰ Date & Time: Sat to Sun, 2pm-11pm
📍 Location: Archipel
🎟️ Ticket: Free
Creative workshops for kids, an open mic, airbrush tattoo sessions, immersive light shows, and makers stands.

👪 TODDLER RAVE
⏰ Date & Time: Sun 21st, 2pm-5pm
📍 Location: Tram 3
🎟️ Ticket: Free
Your toddler will thank you for this.
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🗺️ Activity of the Week

Keizerskapel & Boerentoren Visit
This is not a casual walk. This is art, architecture, a construction site and yes..you might end up with spaghetti legs.
You start in the Keizerskapel for an audio tour. After that, you walk to the Boerentoren for a 2h-guided visit of the construction site so helmets on, comfortable shoes and fear of heights not allowed.
📍 Start: Keizerskapel, Keizerstraat 23
🎟️Price: €15
🏡 Property of the Week

Klauwaardsstraat 40, 2600 Berchem
Not even a 1min walk to a bakery and a yoga centre. A dry 36 m² basement and 12 solar panels. All the right stuff to say to someone looking for their first home.
4 bedrooms, an open kitchen, wooden floors, a new boiler. Yup, it’s fully renovated. And all that for the fair price of €499.000.
🍷 Your Weekly Date Spot

Amber Bottle Shop
With a selection of more than 400 natural wines, we’re ashamed we didn’t feature Amber Bottle Shop sooner.
Wines aside, what makes this our date spot? The lighting, the candles, the personal service that is always there to help even if you have no clue where to start.
Drink a glass, share a bottle, or take one home.
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OTHER EVENTS THIS WEEK
🕺 Clubs & Parties
Friday
Underground Waves: Old vs New at IKON
Doemp dj-set at Café Cabron
What Happened To The Streets at Club Lima
Yves Deruyter at Club Vaag
Alohohoha at Café de Zure
Vroeg Pieken at Plein Publiek
Winter Pride at Café den Draak
Xmas sessions Warrecords
Saturday
CABRONRAVE: Kuni Kuni B2B Koen Kanon at Café Cabron
BRYAN MG & CHRISTIAN D at IKON
Pat B Birthday Bash XXL at Lotto Arena
The Foute Christmas Party at Geeky Cauldron
Ethncity invite Bun Xapa at CargoClub
Kevin de Vries & Joris Voorn at Garage
Avenue Bday Bash at Club Lima
SPREY (Spray & Rey Colino) – Ava Eva at Traum
Job De Jong at Club Vaag
Strictly 90ies at Club Capital
Housey presents The Lotus District at Leienpaleis
🎶 Concerts & Live Music
Wednesday
The Warm Winning Womb Experience at Het Bos
Jazz in het Koetshuis: Close Distance at Harmoniewijk
Kerstbal with L'Air Inconnu at Het Oude Badhuis
Christmas Classics Candlelight concert at Zaal AthenA
Blair Davie at De Roma
Thursday
Lander & Adriaan at Ampere
Organized Happiness presents Staronovo & Live Jam at Café au Lait
Raphael Aurand Invites at De Muze
Isabel Usher at Kavka Oudaan
Kerkconcert at Sint-Pius X-kerk
Mustii at De Roma
Soft Loft at Trix
Friday
Stef Kamil Carlens together with Nel Ponsaers and Rahmat Emond (until 20) at Platform Bernaerts
USED at Lotto Arena
Saturday
ƔAZAL at De Studio
Winterbubbels at Het Bos
Esther en Loeke / Youran at Rataplan
Emre Aydin at Kavka Zappa
Seba Colson, trompet at The Antwerp Pianist
Sunday
Officer Jones & His Patrol Car Problems at Kavka Oudaan
Alex Tambu at Arenberg
Bluegrass jam at Den Hopsack
Free bites & rock ‘n roll at Kid's Rhythm 'n' Blues Kaffee
Jan De Smet at Café Rood Wit
Rendier! at Bib Permeke
🎄 Community, Markets & Pop-ups
Wednesday
The Big Wolf Hunt! at Wolf
A Very Bossy Market at Het Bos
Boerenmarkt at PAKT
Thursday
Huiswarming (potluck dinner, expo, open mic) at Het Bos
Wintermarkt at Rocco
Saturday
BAAS Makersmarkt at Kavka Oudaan
Holiday Pop-up (until 29th) at Oaas
Solidaire Kledingmarkt at Peperfabriek
Winterbar & Winterspelen at Vosplein
Ultieme Boekowski Quiz at Café Boekowski
Sunday
Christmas market followed by concert at Bar Lucy
Makers Markt at Café Service & Polly
Wintermarket/Braderie at Vosplein
Goodbye 8k run and brunch at Barchel (organized by On Cloud Run Antwerp)
Strip- & Boekenplein at De Coninckplein
🍸 Food, Drinks & Social
Wednesday
Burentafel at Blikfabriek
Friday
Wine Time at Salon Kronenburg
Saturday
Bubbles & Ferment at Filmhuis Klappei
De Warmste Bar at Bar Oost
Sunday
Christmas Potluck at Antwerp Kitchen Club
Warme Winterse Zondag at Bar Leon
🖼️ Exhibitions & Art
Thursday
Collectif Faire-Part at M HKA
House of Erika Lust at DIVE (until end of Jan)
🎭 Theater, Comedy & Performance
Wednesday
Koko bakt koekjes at De Kern
Thursday
Loge10 – De vrouw in het zwart at Schouwburg Noord
Murillo's Flamenco and Flamenco! at KMSKA
Friday
In Puin/Duin (Floor Burdack) at Blikfabriek
Jeroen Verdick at Schouwburg Noord
Saturday
Het beste van mij (until Sunday) at De Studio
Theater Zuidpool & Sofie Decleir at De Kern
🛠️Workshops & Talks
Wednesday
Wetenschaps café met Wout Bittremieux at Den Hopsack
Thursday
Friday
Pottery Painting at Catcafé
Sunday
Totebag painting at Catcafé
👪 Family & Kids
Wednesday
Musical Wednesday at Huis van Het Kind
Saturday
ZOO(I) (until the 23rd) at De Studio
Gingerbread house workshop by Party Animals at Wolf
Voorleesyoga met Liesbet (5-8y) at Bib Bist Wilrijk
Boek & Baby (0-3y) at Bib Permeke
Sunday
Tapis Party 3 months–3 years at Café Corso
🗓️ AROUND THE CORNER
Rendierfeesten at Dageraadplaats Dec 27
Magnifik at Waagnatie Dec 27
BLIXMAS at Blikfabriek Dec 27, 28, 29
2 x 3-daagse kerstkampen at Stormkop
Tickets Anniversary Weekender at Traum 9-10 Jan
🎇 NYE (we’ll keep updating this list every week)
Nothing in this section is sponsored. We'll always let you know when something's sponsored.
Did this help you do something this weekend?
That’s it for this week!
Dadaaa,
The Antwerp Hive Team 🐝
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