Closing day MolenFest

On its final Sunday, we wrap up MolenFest with a series of festive interventions in the public space, connecting the canal zone to the heart of Brussels, the Grand Place.

Zinneke on the canal

On 1 June, the legendary Zinneke Parade toured the streets of Brussels-Centre once again. Numerous social and cultural organizations, youth and local associations showed off their colorful floats or zinnodes, lovingly built around the theme of "Plaizir”. It was a fitting conclusion to many months of hard work and anticipation.

Gnawa parade

MetX - Moving Music is a Brussels-based production house for metropolitan music. Collaborating with a diverse and talented group of artists, it creates original repertoires and ensembles. On Sundays, they will tour the city with a gnawa parade. Gnawa music originates in the sub-Saharan communities of Morocco, where it has been played for centuries. It features a variety of percussive instruments, whose mesmerizing rhythms are meant to induce a state of trance.

Bastard.e.s. van Bruxelles

Like Zinneke, the Bastard.e.s of Bruxelles celebrate the city’s unique mix of peoples and cultures. They claim the concept of bastardhood as a vital part of the Brussels identity. During their group performance, they “adopt” a street pillar and decorate it to represent their neighborhood or district on the final day of MolenFest.