Performance in Ghent
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If you're in Ghent and after a dose of live performance, you've come to the right place. With six events on the horizon, the city's gearing up to buzz with shows that stir up real emotion.
Venues like CAMPO Nieuwpoort, Minard, or even Capitole Gent will welcome you for some memorable nights. Whether you're into theatre, dance, or avant-garde performance, there's something for every taste.
Events — performance in Ghent
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48 events
Fri 7 · 7 PMGratuit🇳🇱
🎨Performance🎭Theatre
The Harvest of Broken Promises — Pankaj Tiwari / CAMPO
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
Fri 14 · 8 PM🇳🇱
🎨Performance🔬Experimental
Again Forever — Lisa Vereertbrugghen / CAMPO
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
Thu 20 · 6 PM12 €🇳🇱
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
Handle with Care — Ontroerend Goed
Muziekcentrum De Bijloke
Thu 20 · 8 PMGratuit🇳🇱
🎨Performance🔬Experimental
Haribo Kimchi — Jaha Koo
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
Sat 22 · 6 PM🇳🇱
🎨Performance🎊Socials
Within This Party — Amir Sabra
Muziekcentrum De Bijloke
Tue 25 Aug · 8:30 PMGratuit🇳🇱
🎨Performance🎊Socials
As we are passing — Misha Demoustier
Muziekcentrum De Bijloke
Wed 26 Aug · 8:30 PM12 €🇳🇱
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
RAKKE — Louis Thuriot & Patricia George
Muziekcentrum De Bijloke
Fri 28 Aug · 7 PM12 €🇳🇱
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
Tractor Rapsodie — Louis Vanhaverbeke
Muziekcentrum De Bijloke
Fri 28 Aug · 8:30 PM🇳🇱
🎨Performance🎊Socials
Roz v Roz — Rosslyn Wythes
Muziekcentrum De Bijloke
Mon 31 Aug · 3:30 PM0–5 €🇳🇱
🎨Performance🏰Heritage
Oogstfeest Robert & Frank | Frank & Robert
GUM (Gents Universiteitsmuseum) & Plantentuin
Wed 2 Sep · 8 PM16–24 €🇳🇱
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
Steegske
Compagnie Cecilia
Sat 5 Sep · 8:15 PM22,50–78 €🇳🇱
🎨Performance🎊Socials
La Dame En Noir — The Reunion
Capitole Gent
Sun 6 Sep🇬🇧
🖼️Exhibition🎨Performance
Meg Stuart | Ricochet Days
S.M.A.K.
Sat 12 Sep · 9:30 AMGratuit🇳🇱
🎨Performance🌳Outdoors
DE OPSTAND VAN DE GEVELS - De karavaan — Thomas Verstraeten / Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
Sat 12 Sep · 11 AMGratuit🇳🇱
🏰Heritage🗺️Guided tour
De Opstand van de Gevels - De Karavaan - Thomas Verstraeten
Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER
Sat 12 Sep · 11 AMFree🇳🇱
🎨Performance🏰Heritage
De opstand van de gevels - De karavaan
Op locatie
Mon 14 Sep · 6 PMGratuit🇳🇱
🎨Performance🔬Experimental
Buurtkeuken
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
Mon 14 Sep · 6 PMGratuit🇳🇱
🥂Opening🎨Performance
Opening: My body inside out — Elen Braga
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
Sun 20 SepGratuit🇬🇧
🖼️Exhibition🎨Performance
Meg Stuart | Ricochet Days
S.M.A.K.
Mon 21 SepGratuit🇳🇱
🎨Performance🖼️Exhibition
Meg Stuart
S.M.A.K. (Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst)
Mon 21 Sep · 10 AMGratuit🇳🇱
🎨Performance🎭Theatre
Statements School — Conservatorium Antwerpen Dans, KASK drama, RITCS Drama, NTGent & CAMPO
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
Mon 21 Sep · 8 PM12–32 €🇳🇱
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
HUNTER
NTGent Schouwburg
Wed 23 Sep · 8 PM12–16 €🇳🇱
🎭Theatre🎤One-man show
Ten minste houdbaar tot - Try-out
Compagnie Cecilia
Wed 23 Sep · 8 PM10–25 €🇳🇱
🎨Performance
Joshua Serafin - Relics: An Eye Once Blind
Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER
Wed 23 Sep · 8:30 PM🇬🇧
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
Pankaj Tiwari / CAMPO — The Harvest of Broken Promises
VIERNULVIER (Vooruit)
Wed 23 Sep · 8:30 PM12–25 €🇳🇱
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
The Harvest of Broken Promises, Pankaj Tiwari
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
Thu 24 Sep · 8:30 PMGratuit🇳🇱
🎨Performance🔬Experimental
CAMPO CABARET
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
Thu 24 Sep · 8:30 PM🇬🇧
🎨Performance🎭Theatre
Yves Degryse/BERLIN & NTGent — Living Apartment Together
VIERNULVIER (Vooruit)
Thu 24 Sep · 8:30 PM10–25 €🇳🇱
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
Lieselot Siddiki - SCHWEINEREI
Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER
Thu 24 Sep · 8:30 PM10–25 €🇳🇱
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
Jozef Wouters - A Day is a Hundred Years
Minardschouwburg
Thu 24 Sep · 8:30 PM15–28 €🇳🇱
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
Living Apartment Together, Yves Degryse / BERLIN & NTGent
NTGent - op locatie aan de Fransevaart in Ledeberg
Fri 25 Sep · 7 PM🇬🇧
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
Luanda Casella, Pablo Casella & NTGent — Trouble Score
VIERNULVIER (Vooruit)
Sat 26 Sep · 5 PM🇬🇧
🎨Performance🌐World
Melissa Mabesoone, Louis Vanhaverbeke & Farida Amadou — Soil Biographies – work in progress
VIERNULVIER (Vooruit)
Mon 28 Sep · 8:30 PMGratuit🇳🇱
🎨Performance🔬Experimental
Desktop Performance: Eefje de Visser
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
Mon 28 Sep · 8:30 PM12–25 €🇳🇱
🎨Performance
Desktop Performance #1: Eefje de Visser, CAMPO
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
Tue 29 Sep · 8:30 PMGratuit🇳🇱
🗣️Talk📚Literature
How To Write — Kim Noble / CAMPO
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
Wed 30 Sep · 2 PM15–22 €🇳🇱
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
De blauw, Lara Staal / NTGent
NTGent - op locatie in de Brugse Poort
Wed 30 Sep · 7 PM🇳🇱
🎨Performance🎊Socials
Down (single version) — Mélissa Guex
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
Wed 30 Sep · 8 PMGratuit🇳🇱
🎨Performance🔬Experimental
TA MAL OU — Louise Bergez, Laurens Aneca & Theater Malpertuis
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
Wed 30 Sep · 8 PM15–22 €🇳🇱
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
TA MAL OU — Louise Bergez, Laurens Aneca & Theater Malpertuis
NTGent Minnemeers
Thu 1 Oct · 4 PMFree🇳🇱
🎨Performance
newpolyphonies rewired, Myriam Van Imschoot
NTGent Schouwburg
Thu 1 Oct · 8:15 PM24–28 €🇳🇱
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
Nothing Bigger Than Humanity
Ha Concerts
Thu 1 Oct · 8:30 PM🇳🇱
🎨Performance🔬Experimental
Plum Road Tea Dream — The Performance — Samuel Baidoo
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
Thu 1 Oct · 8:30 PM12–25 €🇳🇱
🎨Performance🎭Theatre
Plum Road Tea Dream — The Performance, Samuel Baidoo
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
Fri 2 Oct · 8 PM15–25 €🇳🇱
🎭Theatre🎨Performance
Killer Thriller, Les Âmes Perdues, Tom Goossens, Mitch Van Landeghem & Transparant
NTGent Schouwburg
Sat 3 Oct · 6 PM
🎨Performance📜Poetry
Un olivier ni d'Orient ni d'Occident — Performances rituelles
Le Générateur
Sat 3 Oct · 6 PM🇳🇱
🎨Performance🔬Experimental
STUDIO SESSIONS — CAMPO & KOPERGIETERY
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
Mon 5 Oct · 7 PM134–184 €🇳🇱
✂️Workshop🎭Theatre
Clownerie met Eva Kahan
WISPER Gent
See also in Ghent
Tomorrow · 3 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Koor "Halle Youth Orchesttra"
Sint Michiels Kerk
Sat 8 · 8 PM
⚡Electro🌐World
No More Stereotype Concept Music Festival
PUBLIKA
Sat 15 · 4 PM0–10 €
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Bach Concerts Ghent: Orgelconcert door Paul De Maeyer
Sint-Niklaaskerk
Wed 19
☀️Open air🎭Theatre
Bijloke Wonderland 2026
Gent
At 7 PMFree
✨Pop🎸Rock
GF26 || Hootenanny
Café de Loge
Thu 30 · 8 PM15 €
🎻Classical🎫Concert
orgelconcert door Martin Meier
Sint-Baafs kathedraal
Sat 1 · 7:30 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎻Classical
Beiaard Zomerconcerten 2026
Belfort
Fri 7 · 10 PM
🌍Afro🎤Hip-Hop
WHAP WHAP — Jah Zulu, Bubba, Big Poppe
Charlatan
Sat 15 · 8 PM10–15 €
🔬Experimental🎻Classical
Logos Robotorkest - Godfried-Willem Raes Solo
Logos tetraëder
Thu 20 · 7 PM
🎷Jazz🌟Preview
Julien Tassin / Erwin Vann / Jean-Marc Butty - Avant-première nieuw album ‘Inner Forest’
Muziekcentrum De Bijloke Gent
Thu 20 · 8:30 PM12 €
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Everything brings us back to the body — Ehsan Hemat
Muziekcentrum De Bijloke
Sun 23 · 7 PM
🎭Theatre🪕Folk / Acoustic
Tractor Rapsodie — LOD / Louis Vanhaverbeke
LOD muziektheater
Sat 1 · 8 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Stabat Mater by Pergolesi in Ghent
Saint Peter's Abbey
Sat 1 · 8 PM28 €
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Stabat Mater door Pergolesi in Gent
Gent
Thu 13 · 2:30 PM8,50 €
🇫🇷French chanson🪕Folk / Acoustic
Muzikale namiddag met The Blue Ladies
LDC DE HORIZON
Thu 30 · 8 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic
GDU Open Mic Juli
Geheel de Uwe
Fri 31 · 6 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic✨Pop
Tuinconcert | Mensje | Fernant Zeste
Ensemble
Sun 2 · 2 PM
💿DJ set⚡Electro
Panda In The City - The IKEA Rave
TBA - Ikea Gent
At 9 AM
☀️Open air🎪Street party
Mexcalli Zomerbar
Mexcalli Zomerbar
Wed 12 · 7:30 PM29 €
🎉Club🎒Students
Speeddaten Gent - Cafe de Zoo
Café De Zoo Oudburg
Mon 3 · 2 PMFree
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
Dans en beweging - Lichaamsbewustzijn
Gent - CM Gent LBB
Fri 31 · 10 AM
🎉Club
Feest
Gent
Fri 31 · 4 PM
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Buurtcafé: gezellig samenzijn,zonneterras, petanque, darts, schaken, kaarten, speeltuintje
Buurthuis Het Hoeveke
Fri 7 · 5 PMFree
☀️Open air🎪Street party
Bermuda Festival 2026
Keizerpark
Sat 1 · 11 AM
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
Asad Raza — Untitled (plot for dialogue)
Kunsthal Gent
Tomorrow · 1 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
Expo Beyond Borders - Frans en Serena Wuytack
Ons Huis
Sat 1 · 11 AM
🎨Performance🖼️Exhibition
THE SPINE van Isabel Burr Raty
Viernulvier Ghent
Fri 7 · 2 PM3,60 €
🎬Cinema🍿Film club
Filmforum: Les petits mouchoirs
LDC TEN HOVE
Fri 14 · 12 PM
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Dante's Inferno - Contrapasso tentoonstelling
Hof van Ryhove
Fri 14 · 1 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
Expo 9e Grote Prijs Sociale Fotografie
Ferrnandezzaal, Ons Huis
Sat 15 · 10 AM
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
ACIDELICS FESTIVAL 2026
ACIDELICS FESTIVAL 2026
Sat 1 · 3 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
BookNook
Bibliotheek De Krook
Fri 7 · 10 AMFree
🎻Classical📚Literature
Muziek beluisteren met Sylvain
LDC De Vlaschaard
Wed 12 · 7 PM5 €
🔬Science🌳Outdoors
Zonsverduistering op de sterrenwacht!
UGent Volkssterrenwacht Armand Pien
Thu 13 · 6 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
boekvoorstelling araya 2 met christina de witte (NL)
rokko
At 9 AM
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
40 jaar Chambres d'Amis
S.M.A.K.
At 9 AM
🍽️Food🌳Outdoors
Italian Summer - pasta & wine bar
NOAH Eventspace on the water
Today
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
Chambres d'Amis turns 40
S.M.A.K. Museum of Contemporary Art
At 4:45 PM11–14,70 €
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
Moss & Freud
Kinepolis Gent
Tomorrow · 10 AM13–15 €
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
expo De kunstenaar die detective wilde zijn (Koen Broucke)
Sint-Pietersabdij
At 9 AM0–7 €
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
Stapelgek | Mini-expo en zoektocht voor wie stapelgek is op verzamelen
Kina: Huis
Thu 6 · 4 PM5–8 €
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
Textile To Resistance
De Geus van Gent
Wed 19 · 6 PM30,90–69 €
🍽️Food🌳Outdoors
BBQ WEEK
Alix - Maison d'Amis
Sat 1 · 10 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
Streetlens Expo - Straatfotografie
NV Zebrastraat
Fri 31 · 1 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
PIANOFORTE — Niels Ketelers
BLANCO, Convent 15
Wed 12 · 7 PMFree
🔬Science🗺️Guided tour
Zonsverduistering gezien vanaf de watersportbaan
Standbeeld van de roeier
Sun 16 · 2:30 PM18 €
🗺️Guided tour🖼️Exhibition
Rondleiding expo BORDERS (ook voor individuen)
GUM (Gents Universiteitsmuseum) & Plantentuin
Sat 8 · 2:30 PM18–25 €
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Rondleiding Karmelietenklooster
Het Rustpunt
Sat 1 · 12:01 AM8,99 €
🗺️Guided tour🚶Walk
Outdoor Escape Game: Historisch Gent
Kouter 172
Sat 8 · 10:30 AM13,50–15 €
🗺️Guided tour🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Queer nachtlevens
Het Huis van Alijn
At 2 PM13 €
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Bijloke Wonderland: Architectuurwandeling 'Acht eeuwen Bijlokesite'
STAM Stadsmuseum Gent
Sat 1 · 10:30 AM5 €
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Isabel Burr Raty — Guided Tours - THE SPINE
VIERNULVIER (Vooruit)
Sat 1 · 2 PM18–25 €
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Streetart wandeling door Gent (vooraf reserveren)
Sint-Pietersplein
Sat 8 · 5 PM10 €
🗺️Guided tour🚶Walk
De Oude Havenbuurt Herleeft!
Startplaats achteraf gekend
Fri 21 · 10:15 AM5–10 €
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
De Visserij | Van industrieel lint tot groen stadseiland
Avansa regio Gent
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Tap what you're into — we'll find the outings around you.
Venues — performance in Ghent
NTGent Schouwburg
9 events
Ha Concerts
2 events
Minardschouwburg
5 events
CAMPO Nieuwpoort kunstencentrum
55 events
NTGent Minnemeers
12 events
Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER
23 events
VIERNULVIER (Vooruit)
10 events
Muziekcentrum De Bijloke
7 events
Kopergietery Rabot
2 events
Capitole Gent
3 events
Compagnie Cecilia
5 events
S.M.A.K.
4 events
Frequently asked questions
What kind of performances can you see in Ghent?
In Ghent, you can discover theatre, contemporary dance, live art performances, and even shows blending different disciplines.
Where do these events take place?
The performances will take place at several iconic venues in Ghent, like CAMPO Nieuwpoort, Minard, VIERNULVIER, Domzaal, Ship & Sip, and Capitole Gent.
Are the events accessible to everyone?
Generally speaking, most events aim to be accessible, but it's always worth checking the specific details for each show for accessibility info.