Festivals near Antwerp

Antwerp guards the gateway to one of Europe's great festival regions: the Flemish Kempen, heartland of metal if ever there was one. A few kilometres out, the GRASPOP METAL MEETING raises one of the continent's biggest metal gatherings each summer, fat riffs and mud included. Back in town the mood flips entirely, as the Couleur Cafe Festival makes the city pulse to reggae, hip-hop and world music — the legacy of a cosmopolitan port open to every continent.

South of the city stretches the Werchter constellation, one of the most awarded festival sites on the planet: ROCK WERCHTER and its Boutique and Parklife spin-offs string together colossal line-ups. For those after electronic nights, the Paradise City Festival sets its house and techno stages in the grounds of a castle. FestT computes your FestiScore for every line-up — how closely a bill matches your favourite artists — and keeps dates and ticketing updated continuously.