BD Comic Trip Festival, the Brussels Comic Strip Festival
The BD Comic Strip Festival (formerly the Comic Strip Festival) is back for another edition from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 of September 2024 in Brussels. Take advantage of this opportunity to discover the capital's main monuments at dusk with our Brussels before Night tour and to take photos at the golden hour.
What is the Brussels BD Comic Strip Festival?
Comic strips are now recognised as an art form in their own right, the "Ninth art". Belgium, and Brussels in particular, is a major centre for this literary genre. That's why they are organising an entire weekend to celebrate the cultural heritage of comics.
What can we expect from the 2024 edition?
Since 2010, the BD Comic Strip Festival in Brussels has been a major event in the world of comics. Every year, this free festival brings together many comic strip fans. The festival takes place from 6 to 8 September 2024, from 10am to 6pm. With exhibitions, autograph signings, giant balloons, events, debates, conferences, workshops, an international pavilion and the Atomium Awards, you'll have a wide choice of activities. Come and meet your favourite characters and authors!
Where does the BD Comic Strip Festival take place?
The festival takes place at the Gare Maritime in the Tour & Taxis buildings on Rue Picard in Brussels. This old station has recently been renovated to preserve its original architecture and fit out the interior for events, shops and offices. To get there, get off at stop 8 - Tour & Taxis on the red line of the hop-on hop-off tour.
What are the Atomium Prizes?
Since September 2017, the Brussels authorities have been awarding cultural and financial prizes with the aim of supporting comics creation: the Atomium Prizes. These prizes are awarded in cash to help authors finance their work.
This year, eight Atomium Comic Strip Prizes will be awarded. The winners will be announced on Friday 6 September.
If you wish to visit the Atomium, the famous attraction of Brussels, get off at stop 6 - Atomium on the red line.
How to visit Brussels in a weekend?
Want to learn more about the importance of comic books in the city's culture? Continue your adventure by strolling through the streets of Brussels with the Tootwalk on the comic book theme Hypercentre: Chocolates, Comics, and Culture. This 35-minute free audio-guided walking tour will allow you to wander through the streets of the Belgian capital off the beaten path. Discover about thirty street art works scattered throughout the city center of Brussels and find the most famous comic book characters: Lucky Luke, the Smurfs, Tintin, Spirou...
And to discover Brussels and all its attractions in a weekend, nothing beats a bus tour! With the hop-on hop-off tour, you can explore the city at your own pace by getting on and off wherever you want. You can combine this tour with a visit to Mini-Europe, to see the main European monuments in miniature, or the Belgian Beer World, to learn about the history of Belgian beer. You can also visit Brussels at dusk to admire it under its most beautiful lights, and add a ticket for the The View Ferries wheel, to enjoy the best view of the city.
With our selection of activities to do with children, explore the different districts of Brussels.