Brussels Happenings

• Welcome Expo | August 14

Learn more about the Brussels community at the Welcome Expo from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 14 at Sterrebeek Annex. 

• Summer Reading Program at the Brussels Library 

View Brussels Morale Welfare and Recreation activities!

• Fall Flag Football Registration | Starts June 10

Registration is open for Brussels CYS Youth Sports Flag Football from Jun. 10 to Aug. 3, the season starts on Aug. 18. A current health assessment is required, for more information contact Parent Central Services 0032 0 22 80 9534 or DSN 314-597-9534. 

• Fall Soccer Season Registration | Starts June 10

Registration is open for BRUSSELS CYS YOUTH SPORTS Soccer from Jun. 10 to Aug. 3, the season starts on Aug. 18. A current health assessment is required, for more information contact Parent Central Services 0032 0 22 80 9534 or DSN 314-597-9534. 

• Brussels Library Summer Hours | June 15

The Brussels Library will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-Fri during their summer hours starting on Jun. 15. 

• Wild Boar Weekend | August 3-7

Send your teen (grades 6-12) on a summer adventure with WILD BOAR Summer Adventure Trip from Aug. 3 - 7. Open to all teens from Brunssum, Brussels and SHAPE. Register with Parent Central Services in your local community. 

• Summer Reading Program 

Register your young readers during the Brussels Library Summer Reading Program, registration now open! 

• Summer Camps | Registration Now Open

Registration is officially open for Brussels Summer Camps! Spots fill up quickly; contact Brussels CYS at 0032 22 80 9534 or usarmy.benelux.id-europe.list.brussels-cys@army.mil to get started. 

Visit the SHAPE Arts and Crafts Facebook Page or Website to learn more!

Contact SHAPE Trips and Tours for additional information.

• Open-air Markets across Brussels:
  • Mondays through Fridays | Market of Place Flagey from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. with flowers, fruit, vegetables, and clothes.
  • Mondays | Place van Meenen, St. Gilles from noon to 7 p.m. with organic produce, specialty roasted meats, and a food truck.
  • Mondays | Market of Place Saint Job in Uccle from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with fruit, vegetables, flowers, a bakery, leathergoods, delicacies, household utensils, fish, meat, poultry and a deli.
  • Tuesdays, Friday, Saturdays | Stockel Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with food, flowers and plants in a neighborhood atmosphere
  • Tuesdays through Sundays | Parvis de St. Gilles from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with fruit, vegetables, salted meats, cheeses, spices, sweets, cooked meats and household knick-knacks.
  • Wednesdays | The Châtelain Market from 2 to 7 p.m. with organic foods, fresh produce, original products, and prepared dishes to eat onsite or take home. The surrounding neighborhood has plenty of cafes, bars, and restaurants to keep the evening going even after the market closes.
  • Thursdays | Gourmet Market of the Sablon from 3 to 9 p.m. with fruit, vegetables, dairy products, bread, wines and champagnes, charcuterie, roast chicken, and seafood.
  • Fridays | Marché de la Place des Chasseurs Ardennais from 2 to 9 p.m. with goods for sale, live music playing, and a small playground in the center. It is within walking distance of Merode and the Cinquaintenaire park.
  • Saturdays, Sundays | Market of Place Flagey from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Large, relaxed atmosphere with all products for sale and international food vendors.
  • Sundays | Market of Place Jourdan from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a village atmosphere, cosmopolitan terraces, quality stalls, the famous Antoine fries, and "Marc Escargot" to try for free.
  • Sundays | Midi Market from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. with fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, olives, cheeses, fish, and more. The biggest market in Belgium.

Check out the upcoming classes and trainings available to the USAG Benelux in Brussels community. Reach out to Army Community Service for the location and how to reserve your seat. Sponsorship  Training, Spouse Sponsorship Training, Community & Host Nation Orientation, City madness, Spouse Orientation training are available on request.

• Grocery Shopping Tour | August 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
• City Madness Tour | July 17 and August 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.