Summer in Brussels with Kids

Brussels is sparkling, throbbing to summer rhythms. Take a break and visit with your family this incredible capital located in the very heart of Europe. Fantastic adventures await children, providing an excellent opportunity for adults and kids to share great moments together.

You will find unforgettable monuments in Brussels, such as the Atomium, where you will experience incredible sensations, and the city is full of state-of-the-art exhibitions and great views. Its numerous museums are an ideal choice for families. The imposing Art Nouveau building at the Museum of Natural Science offers a unique opportunity to admire dinosaurs, while the Magritte museum provides a blend of surrealism and unusual birds, and the Belgium Comic Strip Centre is another enjoyable spot, or you can take a walk in the Cinquantenaire Park surrounded by museums and access the arcades from where there are staggering views of the city. This summer the museums in Brussels will be paying homage to their masterpieces by means of the “100 masters” initiative. Discover the many activities and games that the museums have scheduled for the occasion.

Between visits, Brussels offers a wide choice of unique locations where you can come into contact with nature. Parks, amusement areas, extraordinary gardens, learning farms, the forest of Soignes, the city provides a warm welcome to families who wish to spend quality leisure time or share an enjoyable break together.

Discover the playground areas of Rouge-Cloître located in the middle of the Auderghem forest, or in Brussels Park in the city centre. The Pilifs farm, close to Brussels towards the north of the city, welcomes youngsters with playground areas, different eating options, and animals waiting to be caressed. Just in front of the farm, the Sortilège is a 100% ecological amusement park that offers the possibility of an active medieval stroll through an urban forest.

What would Brussels be without its cultural buzz? It doesn’t matter when you visit the city, there is always something going on. Festivals, street performances, jazz bands, the city is always alive with them throughout the summer season. In June, the art festival for children superVliegsuperMouche takes over the Forest park and invites local and foreign artists to take part. The Visual Festival is held in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe and Plazey at Elisabeth Park in Koekelberg, inviting children to discover urban art. In July, the Brosella jazz festival, next to the Atomium in Osseghem Park, welcomes children and their parents with its memorable melodies. During the entire summer season the Brussels Park hosts the Guignolet puppets and also the Théâtre Nomades Festival which offers at the end of August a circus and street performances. Of course we shouldn’t forget the beaches, Bruxelles les bains offers artistic and leisure activities for all families on the riverbanks of its canals, from 2 July through 6 August.

Families strolling together in Brussels have so many opportunities to pause and enjoy comic strip frescoes, street art works, astonishing architecture while sharing chips, waffles and chocolate – Hey kids, Brussels is only waiting for you!

Welcome to Brussels, the perfect destination for your family outings. Here, great artists draw on walls, and sculptures, paintings and comic book heroes are all life-size. Even grand and solemn museums love to devise amazing adventures for kids. And at every corner and sidewalk of the city, friendly Bruxellois go out of their way to show you the way.