Events, Publicity

Flemish Brabant draft horses with covered wagon. Vlaams-Brabantse trekpaarden met huifkar op een rij de ‘biestemèt’ (veemarkt) in de Heilige Geeststraat Leuven Farmers from all over Flanders come to show off beautiful draft horses, warmbloods, shetlanders, cattle, goats and sheep. The smartest animal in the series goes home with a medal. The Belgian draft horse, famous since the time of the Romans and in international demand to this day, is a living cultural heritage. The cattle competition is a high mass of traditions My grandmother's horse was a Flemish Brabant draught horse Francine. My grandmother cultivated chicory, a tradition she maintained all her life

See how happy the children are when they can go back to school and see their friends again November 14th 2023 Fluo Day for greater visibility in traffic November 20th World Children’s Day Heilige Geeststraat Leuven

In honour of International Girl's Day on 11 October, coloured LEGO has presented a life-size statue of Belgium's Olympic hero Nafissatou Thiam at the Entrance hall to Brussels' Gare Centrale Belgium The life-size statue of Nafi Thiam will be visible at Gare Centrale's ticket hall until 17 October, following which it will be moved to the Rue Neuve street until the end of November 2022 In total, the statue of Thiam took 110 hours to build. 19.000 blocks were used and the statue weighs 54 kilograms January 28th International LEGO day Nafissatou (Nafi) Thiam (Brussel, 19 augustus 1994) became Olympic champion in the heptathlon in 2016 and 2021. She was world champion in 2017 and 2022, and European champion in 2018 and 2022.

After weeks and months of heat wave ☔ rain fell over Belgium again accompanied by thunder and lightning and a rainbow, the sky is crying a sad day for everyone worldwide due to the obituary of Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II on September 8 2022 Straw dolls are popping up here and there in Flemish Brabant, playful figures made with rolls or bales of straw. The initiative comes from the Groene Kring, the organization of young farmers, who want to show that they are proud of their farming trade and they would like to continue like this in the future Teddy Bear Picnic Day is celebrated every year on 10 July September 9th National Teddy Bear Day intersection of the Langestraat with the Kleine Puystraat Neerijse Belgium