all dayruns to 30 Sep
Pop-up playground at Park de Ronde
Park de Ronde
Free open-access pop-up playground with play cubes for children up to 12, installed in Park de Ronde from 4 August until 30 September.
Sunday 16 Aug — Today
all dayruns to 20 Sep
Sculptures in the White Village
Lissewege village and Ter Doest abbey farm
32nd free open-air art route through whitewashed Lissewege: 100+ sculptures by 80+ artists along the canal, church, parsonage garden and medieval Ter Doest abbey site. Runs until 20 September; signposted walking route.
10:30to 17:30runs to 31 Aug
Beach library
Zeebrugge beach
Pop-up library on the sand, open daily through 31 August: borrow up to 3 books free, no library card needed - just give your name and address.
10:30to 17:30runs to 31 Aug
Sports beach Zeebrugge - free gear to borrow
Badengebouw, Zeedijk (sports beach)
Daily through 31 August: borrow free equipment at the big beach cabin — footballs, beach volleyballs, baseball sets, petanque sets, frisbees and more.
10:30to 18:30runs to 31 Aug
Sun, Sea... Carefree: accessible beach
Badengebouw, Zeedijk
Daily through 31 August the beach is fully accessible for visitors with reduced mobility: free beach wheelchairs (one electric, reserve ahead), a floating Tiralo, trained helpers, adapted toilet/shower and a free 'Back to Sea' shuttle from dike to waterline.
17:00to 01:00runs to 16 Aug
WECANDANCE 2026 - Transparency
Zeebrugge Beach, Zeedijk 1
Belgium's stylish beach festival: 60,000 visitors, three days of electronic music, fashion and design with the North Sea as backdrop. Fri 17:00-01:00, Sat 14:00-01:00, Sun 14:00-24:00. Tickets from ~EUR 86; expect a very busy seafront all weekend.
Thursday 20 Aug
14:00to 22:00
Film on the Beach (final screening day)
Beach at Zeedijk 50, next to Club North by Icarus
Free open-air cinema on the sand, last Thursday of the summer series: kids' films at 14:00 and 16:00, evening film Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning at 20:00. Bring a beach chair or sit in the sand.
Friday 21 Aug
21:00to 23:30runs to 22 Aug
Light Festival Lissewege
Lissewege village (3 km inland from Zeebrugge)
26th edition: the whitewashed village of Lissewege is bathed in light, fire and candle glow for two evenings. Free atmospheric evening walk past the prettiest corners - a lovely outing from Zeebrugge.
Saturday 22 Aug
10:00to 14:00
Beach in Motion (final session)
Badengebouw, sports beach, Zeedijk
Last of the summer beach-fitness Saturdays: breathwork 10:00, yoga 11:30, sea-gym in the surf 13:00, guided by Studio Fit. Free but pre-registration required; cancelled in bad weather.
14:30to 16:30
Shrimp-netting: discover North Sea life
Beach at the Badengebouw, Zeedijk
Nature centre Beisbroek session on the beach: wade into the surf with a push-net and learn about the animals and shells of the North Sea. Registration required via brugge.be/natuurcentrum.
Friday 28 Aug
all dayruns to 1 Sep
Zeebrugge funfair weekend
Marktplein
Traditional end-of-summer kermis with fairground rides and stalls on the market square, organised by the Zeebrugge festival committee. Free entry.
16:00to 01:00runs to 29 Aug
Bomboclat Festival
Zeebrugge Beach
Tropical beach festival closing the summer: international live acts, DJ sets, tropical bars and a world street-food market. Fri 16:00-01:00, Sat 13:00-01:00. Ticketed.
19:30
Open-air theatre premiere: The Fellowship of Lost Things
Admiraal Keyesplein
Free premiere of 'Het Genootschap van Verloren Dingen', a poetic, slightly absurd outdoor theatre expedition by Uitwijken, made for Bruges' neighbourhoods and kicking off in Zeebrugge.
Saturday 12 Sep
14:00to 18:00runs to 13 Sep
Heritage Weekend: WWII railway battery Lissewege
Spoorwegbatterij, Patentestraat, Lissewege
Bruges' Open Monuments Weekend runs 12-13 September; the WWII German railway-battery bunkers near Lissewege are one of the sites guides open. Hours unverified: the city publishes the full programme only from 20 August, with reservations from 2 September 19:30, so the Sat 14:00-18:00 and Sun 10:00-13:00 slots shown here still need checking. Rough terrain, not suitable for reduced mobility.