Events: who does what?

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These other events are either supported or co-organized by the City. It is for example about folk events (Ommegang, Meyboom) or about public or private initiatives (50 years of the Exhibition 58, Iris Celebration, concert for 50 years of Europe).

City of Brussels and Brussels Capital-Region

The City and the Region united their strengths by creating a structure capable of organizing or coordinating all the events organized by or in the City of Brussels. This structure consists of the BGE (Bureau of Big Events) and a department of tourism in Brussels, VisitBrussels (the former BITC).

The BGE serves as a link between the City and the organizers of events. The BGE also works as a real office of event organization by organizing big events such as Brussels Beach or Plaisirs d'Hiver (Winter Pleasures).

The events policy of the City

The big events launched by the City of Brussels generate an increase of the tourist attendance of the capital (2,5 million visitors for Winter Pleasures). They assure a big economic effect for the City. On the one hand, the events increase the activity of the surrounding shops (until 20 - 30%). On the other hand, they allow to develop the Brussels employment and finally, they strengthen the tourist attendance.

This policy wants to revalue the image of Brussels and to give a boost to districts where the economic and social activity degraded.

To organize a public event in Brussels

All the demands for occupying a public place are analyzed by the Management committee of events. It meets once a week, on Thursdays:

• organizing an event in Brussels

Any piece of information on the events of the City can be obtained at the BGE - Big Events Office.