EVENTS 2015
JANUARY 2015
15 au 18 Holiday Fair
Charleroi Expo - Tel.: 071/20.99.65
5 days to see numerous tourist villages, hotels, camp sites,
bed and breakfasts, travel agencies... spread over 20000m²,
which will help you to plan your next holiday in Belgium or
abroad!
18 et 19 Charleroi Wedding Fai
EVENTS 2015
JANUARY 2015
5 au 8Holiday Fair
Charleroi Expo - Tel.: 071/20.99.65
5 days to see numerous tourist villages, hotels, camp sites,bed and breakfasts, travel agencies... spread over 20000m,!hich !ill help you to plan your ne t holiday in #elgium or abroad$
8 et %&harleroi 'edding Fair
Charleroi Expo - Tel.: 071/20.99.61
(n gathering )5 e hibitors from a multitude of sectors, the&harleroi 'edding Fair at &harleroi * po helps you toefficiently organise the big day, from the caterer to the +e!eller, from the dress, to the s!eets$
2-0 au -02&raftsmen fair
Hôtel de Ville de Châtelet - Tel.: 071/24.49.26
Forty craftsmen sho! you the disciplines as diverse as lace,mosaics, +e!elry, !ood turning, !eaving, maruetry, bargelloand many more ... / glass blo!er !ill also be present tointroduce you to this ancient art.
FEBRUARY 2015
)&arnival of &harleroi
Cit !e ter - Tel.: 071/#6.22.29
&arnival has been celebrated +oyfully in &harleroi for over acentury no!. /nimated carnival !ith its o!n characteristicstyle giants mingle !ith illes and ma+orettes. Family funand ideal for kids.
2 #ig masked #all of the &limbias
$a %&!he 'erri(re i $odeli )art - Tel.: 071/#6.46.1#
3his masked ball !as held for the first time in 18%4 at the timeof the glorious glass industry period. (t is a masked ball !ith acostume contest.
MARCH 2015
au 86aint 7incent 'ine and &heese Fair
Hall *a+,rexpo i i)ea& Tel.: 0477/#0.46.41 .)alo d&'i loree.,e
6ome 100 !ine makers from France and else!here, food andalcohol producers, Free tastings and direct selling from theproducers to the customers.
au *lles tissent la toile du nord au 6ud 9
Ci $e ar! r&e de 3o ti Charleroi. 002 71/1.71.47
'omen movie festival.:ore informations on !!!.cineleparc.be
4 au 22;< confirmer=Festival /nima
Ci $e ar! r&e de 3o ti i Charleroi - Tel.: 071/1.71.47
Festival of the cartoon and the animated film. /nimations,cartoons, 2>, 4>, everything can be discovered at /nima on alarge screen, for young and old.
, 5 et 22, 24?es printemps de 6aint@?aurent
Ch&r!h *ai t $a&re t i Co&illet at 7.0 p+ tel. 0477/41.96.54
&lassical music festival in 6aint ?aurent church in &ouillet.
2 , 24 et 2), 2%House, arden and ?eisure Fair
Charleroi Expo - Tel.: 071/20.99.5#
250 professionals invite you to this 40000m space. % days of deals to bring to life your construction, renovation, decoration,interior and e terior design plans to life.
24 au 2%3he 6pring of 6ciences
&entre de &ulture 6cientifiue, rue de 7illers, 22) < &ouillet A 3el. 0)1-00.400
activities !hich purpose is to discover, identify, spread,encourage and share attracting pro+ects and good practice of 6ciences education. 3he programme !ill be available on the!ebsite !!!.ulb.ac.be-ccs.
2%&avalcade of &hBtelet
&hBtelet @ 3el. 0)1-2.42.
/ge old procession !ith a diverse and colourful stream of parades.
APRIL 2015
4 au 53urkish Festival
&inCma ?e Darc A 3el. 0)1-41.)1.) &ome to discover srcinal 3urkish films !ith French subtitles.
5&avalcade of Fleurus
le&r&) - Tel.: 071/#2.0.15
/dmire this folkloric tradition !ith some t!enty groups andabout 00 illes in an incessant rain of oranges.
au 2)*aster fair
Charleroi la!e d& 3a (e/ar8i Expo
Ferris !heel, shooting galleries, sensational attractions andcandy flossE
0 au 2:edieval Festival
Châtea& de Trae ie) la!e l,ert ;
er
i Trae ie) Tel.: 071/45.10.46
*n+oy a medieval atmosphere in the beautiful castle of 3raegnies.
24 et 2Gption Focus ?atino
&inCma ?e Darc A 3el. 0)1-41.)1.) / uniue insight into ?atin /merica through the medium o cinema.
25Dacock Festival I
Dont@<@&elles @ 3Cl. 0)5-.5.05Dacock !ill let you discover a broad range of musical styles,from pop to rock via metal, electronic and ska, !ith the aim of revitalising rock in the centre of the region.
2#ook and Daper market
Châtea& de Trae ie) ro+ 9a+ to 6p+ Tl.: 071/45.10.46
#ookshop keepers, sellers, book lovers and comic bookcollectors gather at 3raegnies castle.
MAY 2015
J&oncert de Ka
Châtea& de Trae ie) at # p+ 002 71/45.10.46
Ka concert in the &astle of 3raegnies.
4>imanche des 6ciences
Ce tre de C<&re *!ie tii<&e =$> Tel.: 071/600.00
3he &entre for scientific culture organies every year ascientific e hibition open to the public, kno!n as thedimanche des sciences ;6unday of 6cience= in its park@museum of Darentville in &ouillet. &ome !iht your family todiscover the science in a funny !ay.
% et 01>+ango1 Festival in ?iberchies
Ce ter o $i,er!hie) - Tel.: 071/#4.02.5
>iscover the native village of >+ango einhardt, !hich !illcelebrate the memory of this mythical +a artist.
&ity parade
Charleroi !it !e ter .!itparade.,e
Gver a 4.2 km circuit, the 6ambrienne area !ill dance to therhythm of todayLs hippest >+s.
6hort Film Festival &lap dLor 9
&inCma ?e Darc A 3el. 0)1-41.)1.).
eports, intervie!s, animations, fictions ... all kinds oachievements are possible during this short film festival.
256ainte@olende :arch
?erpi e) - Tel.: 071/50.14.#5
3his march is one of the most important as !ell as one of thelongest and most popular of all the processions of *ntre@6ambre@et@:euse it starts very early in the morning at 2 amto the sound of fifes and drums and continues until dusk.From am to pm this folkloric parade !hich is made up of some t!o thousand marchers dressed in Mapoleoniccostumes and representing a considerable number odifferent military companies, makes its !ay through a total of seven villages. 3he grand finale is !hen the processionenters the streets of the centre of erpinnes at around pm.
24 au 403ennis tournament /strid #o!l
Ce tre de @la))e+e t de 3ar!i elle - Tel.: 071/6.59.71
*ach year in :ay, the /strid #o!l &harleroi for #elgianKuniors 3ennis tournament is being organised on the courts othe &entre of ela ation at :arcinelle. (n the past !e couldalready admire there such great talents of the court as Nim
&li+sters, Kustine Henin@Hardenne, ?leyton He!itt, Oavier :alisse and many othersE
40 et 4 3errils 9 6port for everybody
>oi) d& !aier r&e d& Caier 3ar!i elle Tl.: 071/##.0#.56.
&ome to climb the trees, play golf and take part to severalsport activities.
JUNE 2015
6aint@och :arch
Châtelet - Tel.: 071/24.2.66
3he folklore march of 6aint@och is very old. (ts srcin can befound in a 1)th century pilgrimage during !hich the image of Motre@>ame of ome !as carried to the monastery o6oleilmont. 3he march came back into being in 1%1 andno!adays some 800 !alkers in costumes of the 1st *mpire,divided over nine associations participate in it, one !hichconsists only of children from 4 to 1 years.
et )Gpen &hurches >ay
Ch&r!he) i Charleroi .eli)e)o&'erte).,e
2015 is the international year of light. For the 8th edition of Gpen &hurches >ay, let us shine our pro+ectors onto our religious heritage $ ?et us light up our hidden treasures, let usbring forth forgotten tales out of the shado!s.
et )&raftsmen !eek@end
Châtea& de Trae ie) pla!e l,ert ;
er
2 Trae ie) Tl.: 071/45.10.46
Fire, iron and yesterday methodsr
4 au )Mapoleon celebration @ &ommemorations Kune 8 5 inFleurus
le&r&) Tel.: 071/##.50.72
7isits, e hibitions, concerts, animations...
% au 2 :usic festival in 'allonia
@iere t pla!e) i Charleroi - Tel.: 071/20.29.95
/ reno!ned event, perfect to celebrate the summer solstice!ith hundreds of free concerts in #russels and 'allonia
20 et 2 ;< confirmer= #rocante des uaisrocante des uais 9
A&ai de >ra,a t i Charleroi Tel.: 071/#6.14.14
Gne of the most beautiful and impressive second@handmarkets in the country. 3he #rocante des Puais spans for km along the iver 6ambre and offers doens of stalls.
20 et 2 6aint@Kean
3our
?o))elie) - Tel.: 071/#6.##.56
3housand@year@old city osselies is doing its best to keepintact its traditions by reviving an ago@old rite the e it of the6aint@Kean 3our. Qou !ill see the impressive sho! of the6aint@Kean@#aptisteLs procession and the cortRge of knights,sappers, infantrymen, grenadiers, musicians and youngshepherdesses, cheered on by the cro!d.
2 0 :iles of &harleroi
Cit !e ter - Tel.: 071/#6.45.47
/nnual +ogging in the main roads of &harleroi.
2)Festival :at Moir
3ar!i elle i ro t o ;*3 r&e de la >r&(re http://.+at oire)ti'al.,e
3he musical event of the early summer$ Gnce again, the plainof :atMoir !ill come alive !ith thousands of lights and therhythm of regional and national bands.
JULY 2015
4 au 5Dottery festival
Châtelet a d >o&io&lx - Tel.: 071/#.19.27
6treet activities, visits to the master pottersL !orkshops ;free of charge= , demonstrations, e hibition of uniue pieces, local beers and products, local dance, folk procession !ith giants. (n the frame!ork of Dotters from *urope, this event !ill honour a country or a region.
5&horal festival
>oi) d& Caier i 3ar!i elle 071/##.0#.56
From 2pm to )pm, in four places, attend the performance of ten choirs from different countries.
%:adeleine 3our
B&+et - Tel.: 071/4.24.17
Gne of the most interesting and colourful folk !alks. (t differsitself from the other !alks because of the e traordinarydifferent uniforms !orn by appro imately 2000 parade
soldiers.
AUGUST2015
au 2/ugust Fairugust Fair
Charleroi la!e d& 3a (e/ar8i Expo
Ferris !heel, shooting galleries, sensational attractions andcandy flossE
6aint@och and 6aint@FrCgo Drocession
(n the streets of /co and ?ausprelle A 3Cl. 0)1-50.1.85
3hese processions are classified as an (ntangible 'orld&ultural Heritage by the SM*6&G
%Gpenair theatre in the castlepenair theatre in the castle
Trae ie) Ca)tle 9 p+ Tel. 071/45.10.46
#y ?a compagnie des aleries 9.
2% et 406panish Feria
*<&are @e)tre i ?ill ro+ 11a+
>ances, horse sho!s, flamenco, tasting local products,paella, sangria ...
SEPTEMBER 2015
J&ourse au &hBteau
Châtea& de 3o !ea& Tel. 071/0.92.06
/ race of 10km or 5 km in the magnificent &hateau de:onceau.
au 6moke on the !ater
Charleroi !it !e ter Tel.: 071/1.40.79
>iscover &harleroi as you have never seen it$ 6pectacles,digital art, cinema, electro evening, family entertainment...3he uays of 6ambre !ill become !hirlpool of activities. Gver a !eekend, time discovering &harleroi, land of talent and cityin complete revival.
Grgan Festival
Ch&r!h *ai t-ierre-et-a&l i Châtelet. Tel.: 0#1/61.45.5
3he aim of these concerts is to promote the music of thismagical and slightly mysterious instrument reigning supremein the shado!s of our churches.
2 et 4Heritage >ays
Charleroi - Tel.: 071/#6.14.14
3hese Heritage >ays are the perfect opportunity to discover different places usually closed to the public.
au 4'allonia Festival
Charleroi !e tre-'ille - Tel.: 071/#6.62.27
3hree days of fun and spectacular events that !ill culminatein a magnificent fire!orks.
2 MK in the park 9 concert
Darking &harleroi@* po A 3el. 0)1-8.2.2)
reat artists !ill take place to this concert@event during the 'allonia Festival.
2 and 2) Dardon de la #atellerie 9
3ar!hie e-a&-o t - Tel.: 071/51.60.01
3his uniue event in #elgium brings together more than )0boats from Flanders, #russels and 'allonia but also fromneighbouring countries such as France, 3he Snited Ningdomand 3he Metherlands. /ctivities !ill be organised on the docksof 6ambre et 6ud as !ell as boat parades from different clubsand the reat Darade of the friendship flame.
OCTOBER 2015
au #iennial *vent 20 5
$e) E!&rie) ,d 3ae !e 65C i Charleroi Tel.: 071/20.56.40
3his biennial is an international level event dedicated tcontemporary dance. Gver a three@!eek period, at th*curies, the refinery and in other various partner locationsyou !ill discover, through outstanding sho!s, the multiplfacets of choreographic creation from #elgian and othecountries.
J&ourse au &aier
>oi) d& Caier - Tel.: 071/##.0#.56.
3!o races of 5 and 11 km are proposed. 6trating from le #oidu &aier in :arcinelle.