Winter Wonders 2009

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Winter Wonders 2009

From 27 November 2009 to 3 January 2010 in the heart of Brussels.

Winter Wonders animates the heart of Brussels during the Christmas festivities. The event takes place at the Grand Place in Brussels and around the Bourse, the Place Sainte-Catherine and the Marché aux Poissons.

Winter Wonders includes:
- a Christmas market with approximately 240 chalets
- fairground attractions (Ferris wheel, merry-go-rounds, sledding track)
- an ice rink for skating (1050 m2), with Winter Café
- a Christmas tree and light show on the Grand Place

Winter Wonders will be open from Monday till Thursday from noon till 9 pm. From Friday till Sunday from 11 am to 10 pm. Attention: On 24 December open from noon till 6 pm. On 25 December from 2 pm till 10 pm.

The ice rink will be open from 11 am till 10 pm each day. On 24 and 31 December closed at 8 pm. On 25 December open from noon. On 1 January from 2 pm. Price ice rink: 6 euro/hour for adults, 4 euro/hour younger than 12 years, 1 euro for the skates (1 euro for every extra quarter of an hour).

The Electrabel Nights are a show of light and music on the Grand-Place:
- every evening from 4:30 pm to 10 pm (Saturdays and Sundays until 11 pm)
- on Saturday evening: Rendez-Vous with guest DJ (giant light show, animation, music)

Mongolia is the guest country of Winter Wonders 2009. The country will present itself during the event on the Place-Sainte-Catherine.

Reductions for Winter Wonders:

- the Brussels Card gives reductions on certain activities during Winter Wonders. Price during Winter Wonders: 20 euro for a 24-hour card, 28 euro for a 48-hour card and 33 euro for a 72-hour card. More information: www.brusselscard.be

- Magic Booklet (15 euro) at sale in the information and shop chalets at Winter Wonders: rue au Beurre and Marché aux Poissons. The booklet offers several reductions:
- one hour free skating (including skates hire)
- an 8 euro discount voucher to be spent on 100% Winter Wonders souvenirs
- one free ride on the Big Wheel (when you purchase one paid ride)
- one descent of the sledding track (when you purchase one paid descent)
- one ride on the ice track for small electric cars
- 5 euro worth of food at the Café Winter Wonders
- one reduced rate in the Interparking car park: 2,10 euro for 3 hours, valid from 6 pm
- 'Le Wolf' Maison de la Littérature de Jeunesse: listen to a children's story in the juke-box
- one free entry to the Belvue Museum (when you purchase one paid ticket)
- one free entry to the Coudenberg Museum (when you purchase one paid ticket)
- a 2 euro reduction on the entry to the Atomium
- a bar 'discovery' Côte d'Or (of your choice)

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