Jenever Festival, Hasselt, Belgium
19 – 20 October 2024
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When: 19 – 20 October 2024
Where: Hasselt, Belgium
Official website: jeneverfeesten.be
Hotels: Hotels in Hasselt
The Jenever Festival
On the 3rd weekend of October, Hasselt hosts the fun and fabulous Jenever Festival.
Experience all the tastes and colours of this national drink in Hasselt, the Jenever capital of Belgium.
There’s music, dance, street theatre, and, of course, plenty of good food.
Even the city fountain gets in on the act with water changing to jenever.
Live cooking demonstrations will show you creative ways to use jenever, and there will be plenty of options to try out some jenever-based cocktails.
It’s one of the most exuberant city parties in all of Belgium.
Jenever
Jenever is a liquor made in Belgium for over 500 years.
The Jenever Festival celebrates Jenever’s history, heritage, and current role.
During the festival, you should visit the Jenever Museum.
It’s well worth a visit to learn more about the rich history of this drink.
Like whisky and cognac, Jenever is regulated.
Since 2008, it has had its own’ appelation d’origine contrôlée’, which means that only Belgium, the Netherlands, and parts of France and Germany may produce the drink known as jenever/genever, genièvre, or peket.
“The Jenever Festival is a family-friendly event.”
This festival has something for the whole family.
On Sunday, the Minderbroederstraat is magically transformed into a children’s village.
Theatre and arts are the order of the day, with graffiti walls, wish trees, and street art.
Hotels
The sleek and modern HasHotel is one of the top accommodation picks in Hasselt.
Convenient to roads and the train station, and walking distance to the centre of town.
Getting there
Hasselt is easy to reach any way you decide to travel.
The Hasselt train station connects major Belgian cities such as Brussels, Antwerp, Brugge, Ghent, Leuven and Liege.
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