Jenever Festival, Hasselt, Belgium

15 – 16 October 2022

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When: 15 – 16 October 2022

Where: Hasselt, Belgium

Map: Hasselt on Google Maps

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 the history, the heritage and the current role Jenever plays.

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’s had its own’ appelation d’origine contrôlée’, which means that only Belgium, the Netherlands, and parts of France and Germany may produce the drink that bears the name jenever/genever, genièvre or peket.

Jenever Festival – a family affair

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 a graffiti wall, a wish tree and street art.

There’s also food especially to suit the young taste buds.

Destination

Check-in date

Sat 23 Sep 2023

Check-out date

Sun 24 Sep 2023

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Hotels

The sleek and modern Hassotel is one of the top accommodation picks in Hasselt.

Convenient to roads and the train station, and walking distance to the centre of town.

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Getting there

Hasselt is easy to reach any way you decide to travel.

The Hasselt train station is an IC station, and there are direct connections with major Belgium cities such as Brussels, Antwerp, Brugge, Ghent, Leuven and Liege.