OPEN CHURCHES DAYS
SATURDAY 6TH AND SUNDAY 7TH JUNE 2026
Every year, the Open Churches Days celebrate the religious heritage on the first weekend in June. Don't resist this call for discovery during this 19th edition.
Info and registrationEvents Open Churches Days 2026
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Rehearsal by Stéphane d'Oultremont
Organ concert
05/06/2026
Holly Sacrament - La Viale Europe
1050 Ixelles
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6 - 7 JUNE 2026To kick off the Open Churches weekend, we are offering a concert performed by talented musicians Mr Henri Zampi, organist, and Mr Mathieu Van Doren, trumpeter. You will be able to appreciate the rich sound and subtle harmony between the organ and the trumpet.
This musical interlude will be followed by a reception to open the festivities in a convivial spirit.Concert
05/06/2026
Saint Christopher
6120 Marbaix-la-Tour (Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes)
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6 - 7 JUNE 2026Microphotography by Marc Van Hove from Melsen, two-time winner of the “Nikon Small World Competition”.The greatest beauty of the tiniest things
Exhibition
05/06/2026
06/06/2026
07/06/2026Saint Stephen
9820 Melsen (Merelbeke)
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6 - 7 JUNE 2026After being closed for six years, largely due to renovation work, you’re in for a number of surprises. Book your guided tour of the building and the Trésor des Dames with a curator who is both passionate and… fascinating.Discovering hidden treasures in the restored collegiate church
Guided tour
05/06/2026
06/06/2026
07/06/2026Saint Begga
5300 Andenne
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Guided tour
05/06/2026
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07/06/2026Holly Sacrament - La Viale Europe
1050 Ixelles
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6 - 7 JUNE 2026With insight and gentle irony, Torfs explores the significance of the church in our time. He shows just how indispensable humour is within the church itself. With a sense of perspective and a smile, he holds up a mirror to the church, without undermining its value. The church is always more than we realise.Rik Torfs about church and humour
Conference
05/06/2026
Saint Francis de Sales
2570 Mijlstraat (Duffel)
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6 - 7 JUNE 2026Ilze Bertrand (organ) and Rein Van Bree (recorder) performing music from the Renaissance and Early Baroque periods (G. Sammartini, W. Byrd, J. Walsh, O. Gibbons, A. Valente, J.S. Bach).Organ and recorder by the Organum Yprense organ ensemble
Organ concert
05/06/2026
Saint Peter
8900 Ieper
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6 - 7 JUNE 2026The Mélin Choir, part of the Gran Cantoria Choir conducted by Diego Borrello, is delighted to invite you to this concert. They will be performing works by Haydn, Mozart and Verdi.Opening concert of the Garden Walk
Choir Concert
05/06/2026
Our Lady of the Visitation
1370 Mélin (Jodoigne)
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Free visit
06/06/2026
07/06/2026National Basilica of the Sacred Heart
1083 Koekelberg - Ganshoren
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6 - 7 JUNE 2026The old Stations of the Cross depict the various “stations” as a kind of comic strip with many figures. Calmerlinckx's Stations of the Cross do not show general images but close-ups. For example, you never see the cross in its entirety, but everywhere you see a block of wood. The facial expressions and especially the hands are crucial.
The Way of the Cross by Camerlinckx (1945)
Exhibition
06/06/2026
07/06/2026Our Lady of the Assumption
3970 Leopoldsburg
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6 - 7 JUNE 2026Presentation of educational display panels and treasures from the Church of Notre-Dame d'Emael. The exhibition is open throughout week 24 from 2pm to 5pm and by appointment (04.286.20.02) Monday 8 June at 7 pm, lecture given by Vinciane Groessens (CIPAR) and Thibaut Roblain (Heritage Department of the Diocese of Liège)Exhibition: Goldsmithing in all its forms
Free visit
06/06/2026
07/06/2026Our Lady
4690 Eben-Emael (Bassenge)
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6 - 7 JUNE 2026Neo-Gothic church built in 1852/53 on the site of a ‘Frankish’ cemetery discovered during excavations in 1831, with beautiful furnishings and stenciled wall decorations. Listed since 2013. It is a stop on the pilgrimage dedicated to St Rolende, which takes place on Whit Monday. Notable features: - 19th-century neo-Gothic high altar, in painted wood with gilded highlights. - Pulpit. - Stained glass windows by master glassmakers Jean-Baptiste Capronnier and Adrien Joseph Osterrath. -
6 - 7 JUNE 2026A side altar dedicated to Saint Peter, the church’s patron saint, is largely complete, is currently being finished off and is open to the public. There are many biblical scenes that could be depicted featuring Peter. The altarpiece maker chose one of the most crucial: the denial, with the cockerel causing Peter to break down. The other side altar, dedicated to Mary, has recently been fitted with new linen draperies that cascade down from heaven, sprinkling the earth.
The new St Peter’s altarpiece under construction
Exhibition
06/06/2026
07/06/2026Saint Peter
8900 Ieper
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6 - 7 JUNE 2026Guided tours of the platform and the church tower are available. There is also an exhibition, including liturgical vestments, and a film is shown.Visit to the platform and tower + exhibition
Guided tour
06/06/2026
07/06/2026Sacred Heart
9940 Belzele (Evergem)
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6 - 7 JUNE 2026The Bareldonck Chapel can be visited in conjunction with St Martin’s Church in Berlare.Open churches: Bareldonk Chapel and St Martin’s Church
Free visit
06/06/2026
07/06/2026Saint Martin
9290 Berlare
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6 - 7 JUNE 2026Charming country church, located in a typical village.
Discover its statues, stained glass windows and original features.Free visit
06/06/2026
07/06/2026Saint Eligius
4910 Becco (Theux)
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6 - 7 JUNE 2026Accompanied by a guide in period costume, we will explain the various stages of construction that this beautiful Romanesque building has undergone. St-Géry is the only 11th-century church in the region; it is situated in the picturesque village of Aubechies, which has been designated ‘One of the most beautiful villages in Wallonia’.Guided tour with a guide in costume
Guided tour
06/06/2026
07/06/2026Saint Gery
7972 Aubechies (Beloeil)
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Free visit
06/06/2026
07/06/2026Saint Victor
5660 Petigny (Couvin)
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6 - 7 JUNE 2026Photographers from the Verviers-based club ‘Atypics’ are exhibiting their work from this year.The Atypics Photo-club-Verviers exhibition
Exhibition
06/06/2026
07/06/2026Saint Remaclus
4800 Verviers
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6 - 7 JUNE 2026You are invited to explore the church’s thousand-year-old tower, discover the history of its successive extensions, and admire magnificent paintings, sculptures, stained-glass windows, and a Way of the Cross by the painter and graphic designer Michel Olyff. You will also have the opportunity to hear an exceptional instrument: a recently restored 1903 Dumont & Lelièvre harmonium-mediophone. An organist will introduce it to you and perform a few compositions for the harmonium-mediophone.St Laurent's Church in Haut-Ittre and its Mediophone
Guided tour
06/06/2026
07/06/2026Saint Lawrence
1461 Haut-Ittre (Ittre)
