School Music Tour To Belgium

The annual Ghent Festival takes place towards the end of the third week in July - the place to be at this time of the year whether you are a local or a visitor! Many groups ranging from bands to choirs are welcomed to perform, and be part of the celebrations, soaking up the fantastic Flemish atmosphere.

Perform an open air concert in the Ypres town square known as 'The Market Place'. Numerous markets and special events take place here throughout the year attracting many visitors to the town.

Every evening since 1928 the Last Post has sounded at the Menin Gate at 20:00 in homage to the fallen British and Allied soldiers of World War I.This poignant and moving service is attended by numerous visitors wishing to pay their respects each evening. Music groups are permitted to perform as part of the service, either singing or playing two hymns.

This church is located in the centre of Blankenberge, perfect for concerts for your group.

A Roman-Catholic church in Brussels, which was given cathedral status in 1962, this building offers a Gothic interior with a Baroque pulpit. The cathedral provides amazing acoustics for choir and orchestra performances and is often available for afternoon recitals for visiting choirs.The special attraction, however, are the Peregrine Falcons that nest on the top of the towers of the Cathedral. A live stream of the birds is available via the RBINS website.

The Onthaalkerk Onze-Lieve-Vrouw, with its 122-metre brick steeple, dominates the skyline of the city. It is quite literally the ‘high spot’ of the stonemason’s art in medieval Bruges. The church also plays host to a rich collection of art treasures, of which the crowning glory is definitely the beautiful ‘Madonna and Child’ by Michelangelo. The choir aisle is also a treasure trove of exceptional pieces: paintings and exquisite woodcarving, the 16th-century ceremonial tombs of Maria of Burgundy and Charles the Bold, as well as other painted tombs from the 13th and 14th centuries, etc. Music groups are allowed to be part of their Mass or perform a concert there. Sacred/Secular repertoire only.

Perform at this charming bandstand in the heart of a lively central square in Ostend!

Perform in the centre of Bruges' atmospheric Grote Markt. 

This imposing church was built in the 1930s, in the lovely seaside resort of De Panne on the Belgian coast. Performing here will give your students the opportunity to entertain a mixed audience of locals and holidaymakers.