10 good plans for your outings in the region

Action Sport in celebration ⚫ WHEN? Saturday from 2 PM WHERE? Woluwe-Saint-Pierre sports center, av. Salomé 2 Throughout the afternoon, mini-club, face painting, trampoline, adventure course, information booths on activities offered by the association and its partners. But also initiations (to mini-tennis and underwater diving in particular), martial arts demonstrations, artistic fencing, badminton... In the evening, a meal followed by a dance party by reservation. Ⓒ INFORMATION: 02/734.94.16 OR www.actionsport.be Antiques and second-hand dealers of Brussels ⚫ WHEN? Fri. from 2 PM to 8 PM, Sat. and Sun. from 11 AM to 7 PM WHERE? Brussels Expo, Heysel More than 300 stands for a huge sale organized by professionals. A dream for antique hunters, collectors and art lovers. Here they will find furniture of all styles and eras, Art Nouveau or Art Deco trinkets, statues, paintings, crockery furniture, wrought iron objects... Ⓒ ENTRANCE FEE: 7.5 EUROS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 03/766.48.13 OR www.topexpo.be The ball of balls ⚫ WHEN? Saturday from 7 PM WHERE? Halles de Schaerbeek Groups from the four corners of the world to make you dance to very different rhythms: the great figures of Occitan music, the Malian guitarist Habib Koite, a crazy Gypsy fanfare, groups from Galicia or Brazil. Ⓒ ENTRANCE FEE: 9, 12 OR 15€. INFO: 02/217.26.00 OR www.muziekpublique.be Wallonia Festival... in Flagey ⚫ WHEN? Saturday and Sunday WHERE? Flagey, Place Sainte-Croix, Ixelles For the first time, the Wallonia festival presents a preview of its events in Brussels. The program includes exhibitions, conferences, meetings (with François Schuiten, guest of honor) and, of course, music: complete Debussy sonatas, ancient music, bawdy and sacred songs, contemporary music... Ⓒ ENTRANCE FEE: 5€. COMPLETE PROGRAM AND INFORMATION: 02/641.10.20 OR www.flagey.be Traditions of traveling people ⚫ WHEN? Friday, Saturday and Sunday WHERE? Bozar, 23 Ravenstein Street, Brussels A weekend to better understand the music of Gypsy populations, sometimes dark, sometimes exuberant: Balkan fanfares, belly dances, Romanian family group, gypsy jazz with the "Beier Debarre Quartet", a flamenco dancer Concha Vargas performance and a wild swing cabaret of "fake" gypsies by the French group "Bratsch". Ⓒ INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS: 02/507.82.00 OR www.bozar.be Garden Fair ◆ WHEN? Fri. from 12:30 PM to 7 PM, Sat. and Sun. from 10 AM to 7 PM ■ WHERE? Boitsfort Racecourse, Chaussée de La Hulpe, Uccle A green area with rare and collection plants, flowers, trees, garden furniture, tools, barbecues and fountains. And an area for gourmets. And a fragrant theme this year: garlic. Ⓒ INFORMATION: 02/332.27.47 OR www.archeosexpo.be Morichar Square Festival WHEN? Saturday from 11 AM to 10 PM WHERE? Morichar Square, Saint-Gilles The program for this festival includes a sports flea market, storytelling for children, face painting, fresco, djembe workshops and oriental dances, singing, mini-football, climbing. But also a hip-hop show followed by a breakdance initiation (3 PM), a presentation of the square redevelopment project, a conference on global warming by Alain Hubert (6 PM). In the evening, a world table and percussion concert. INFO: 02/538.48.57. Plant market in Helmet ⚫ WHEN? Saturday WHERE? Chaussée de Helmet, Schaerbeek In a neighborhood where one can admire remarkable tree alignments (ginkgo biloba av. Huart Hamoir, Virginie street Vandevelde tulips), first edition of this plant market which will take place within the framework of the Helmet street market. On the menu, plant exchanges and sales, discovery of uncommon plants, information stands (composting, beekeeping...), animations by the Magic Land Théâtre. INFO: 02/242.55.25. Roller Parade ⚫ WHEN? Friday evening WHERE? Departure from Poelaert Square A 20-kilometer roller skate ride through the streets of Brussels, starting and arriving at the Palace of Justice. Warning: this parade is reserved for experienced skaters and the event is canceled in case of rain. Ⓒ FREE PARTICIPATION. INFORMATION: 02/227.27.24. Rolin neighborhood festival ⚫ WHEN? Sunday from 12 PM to 8 PM WHERE? Rue Commandant Ponthier, Etterbeek From 12 PM to 5 PM, dances and music on a podium and in the street, entertainment for children (face painting, bouncy castle) and popular games for all ages (tug-of-war, musical chairs, giant chess game...). From 5 PM to 8 PM, a big popular ball. Bar and catering with world cuisines (more than 12 nationalities) for the modest price of 1 euro. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 02/650.05.73.