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MolenFest

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Two men dressed in black perform a dance routine on an open-air stage, watched by a crowd seated in front of apartment buildings.
© Veerle Vercauteren / Kanal-Centre Pompidou

This event ran from 03.09.2025 to 07.09.2025. But wait, there's always more at Kanal! Check out the calendar.

Dance, circus, music, theatre, debate, film and festivities: from 3 to 7 September, Molenbeek's streets and squares will breathe MolenFest once more! From La Grande Halle via the Vaartkapoen to Lion City, from Serge Aimé Coulibaly over Sound of Brussels Orchestra to Laure Prouvost and Singing Molenbeek: for five memorable days, the festival will celebrate the neighbourhood’s solidarity (Sadaka!), sweeping aside all prejudices and clichés.   
 

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This second edition marks the jubilant end of the partners’ hard work and preparations for Molenbeek for Brussels 2030. We will know at the end of September whether Molenbeek will become the cultural capital of Europe in 2030. In the meantime and once again, we’ll showcase the quartier’s big heart and unmistakable potential to Belgium and Europe.

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