20 kilometers of Brussels

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RACE IN THE HEART OF EUROPE.

The 29th edition of the 20km of Brussels will take place on MAY 25 at the esplanade of the Cinquantenaire WEBSITE

Expat Welcome Fair

The Expat Welcome Fair at the Cinquantinaire was very well attended with the nice weather over the weekend. We talked to quite a number of prospective STUDS who may soon be showing up for a Friday Lunch.

Drive In Movies

Dedicated film fans with a car can watch a drive-in movie every Friday and Saturday night during the summer. From 27 July, films are projected on a big outdoor screen on the Esplanade. Those without a car can perch on a stool. From JULY 27 to SEPTEMBER 1 in the Jubelpark/Parc du Cinquantenaire. WEBSITE

European football exhibition opens in Brussels

An exhibition retracing the evolution of European football and the European Union has just opened as part of the ongoing celebrations taking place in Brussels this year to mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. Organised in conjunction with UEFA, and supported by Lilian Thuram of FC Barcelona, Only a Game? will run until 26 August at the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire located at the Parc du Cinquantenaire.

The exhibition presents rare artefacts from the Köln Olympic Museum, the Preston Football Museum, the National Museum of French Sports and UEFA, including a George Best shirt from 1971, a Spitting Image puppet of Eric Cantona, the football used in the 1998 World Cup final, Franz Beckenbauer’s 1974 world championship shoes, a Peter Schmeichel Manchester United shirt, one of Zidane’s jerseys and a 1930’s flag from Dick, Kerr’s Ladies of Preston, the most famous early women’s football team. READ MORE