St. Nicholas Events for Kids in Belgium
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Looking for the perfect festive outing? St. Nicholas events in Belgium are the answer. If you’re scratching your head, wondering what to do with kids in Belgium during this time, you’re not alone.
Drawing from trusted local knowledge, this guide is tailored for families like yours. We aim to connect you with the traditions and celebrations that define the St. Nicholas season. Read on to enjoy the St. Nicholas festivities Belgium has to offer!
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Amusement Parks
Plopsa Indoor Hasselt
Plopsa Indoor Hasselt is a fun indoor amusement park. Despite its name, there is also an outdoor section for good weather.
Read more: Plopsa Indoor Hasselt
🎅 What: Meet Santa and animation for kids
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 25-26.11.2023 and 02-03.12.2023
📍 Where: Plopsa Indoor Hasselt
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
Plopsa Station Antwerp
Plopsa Station Antwerp is a fun indoor amusement park in Antwerp – right next to the train station.
Read more: Plopsa Station Antwerp
🎅 What: Meet Santa and animation for kids
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 25-26.11.2023 and 02-03.12.2023
📍 Where: Plopsa Station Antwerp
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
Christmas Events in Belgium
If you are looking for Christmas events in Belgium, then check out this guide with family friendly Christmas events! Meet Santa, Christmas markets, tractor parades, light shows, Christmas brunches with kids, theater shows, concerts and more!
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Write to St Nicholas
In Belgium your kids can write to St Nicholas until 29.11.2023 and Bpost will deliver your letter!
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Don’t forget to write your address to receive a reply fron St Nicholas!
Here is the address:
Saint-Nicolas
Rue du Paradis 1
0612 Ciel
There is also an interactive St. Nicholas box going around – where kids write a letter and receive an answer! You can find more info on the dates and places here
St Nicholas is coming!
St Nicholas in Antwerp
🎅 What: Around mid November every year Sinterklaas (the Dutch name for Saint Nicholas) comes to Antwerp by boat!
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 18.11.2023 at 14.00
📍 Where: Antwerp
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
St Nicholas in Leuven
🎅 What: Sinterklaas comes to Leuven.
We have been there for the parade in the past and it was fun!
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 18.11.2023
📍 Where: Leuven
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
St Nicholas in Tervuren
🎅 What: Sinterklaas comes to Tervuren
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 25.11.2023
📍 Where: Tervuren Market Square
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here and here
Saint Nicholas’ Village
🎅 What: Sinterklaas in the City of the Saint – St Nicholas house and lots of events. You need to register in advance for all activities.
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 12.11-06.12.2023
📍 Where: Sint-Niklaas (between Antwerp and Ghent)
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
Saint Nicholas at Christmas markets
Hasselt Christmas market
The Hasselt Christmas market is lovely! It has a Ferris wheel, an ice rink, a giant slide and more Christmas-themed fun fair rides – and of course lots of stalls with gluhwein, waffles and tartiflettes! It is definitely one of the best Christmas markets to visit in Europe with kids!
Read more: Hasselt Christmas market
🎅 What: Meet Santa! Right next to the Christmas train, you can find Santa’s house. There is also a mailbox for Santa there
🤸 For all ages
📅 When:
📍 Where: Hasselt Christmas market
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
Cologne
The Christmas markets in Cologne are amazing! Ice skating, meet St Nicholas, kids program.
Read more: Cologne Christmas Market
🎅 What: At Nikolaushaus (the house of St Nicholas) you can find a program for kids with different activities every day, like baking, putting together a wish list for Santa Claus and more. Also Nikolaus appears there every hour and sings carols with the kids! Nikolaus then goes around the Christmas market to greet everyone
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: as of 20.11.2023
📍 Where: Cologne Christmas market
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
St. Nicholas Shows
Tour et Taxis
🎅 What: St. Nicholas parade and animation
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 26.11.2023
📍 Where: Tour et Taxis, Rue Picard 11, 1000 Bruxelles.
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
De Grote Sinterklaas Show
🎅 What: St. Nicholas show (NL)
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 02-03.12.2023
📍 Where: Sportpaleis Antwerp
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
Sinterklaas in het Circus
🎅 What: St. Nicholas show (NL)
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 25.11-06.12.2023
📍 Where: Provincial Domain De Schorre
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
Concerts
There are not many concerts for St. Nicholas. Below you’ll find the few ones that are before the 6th of December.
There are tons of Christmas concerts however! You’ll find them in our list with Christmas events in Belgium. Remember to book early to avoid disappointments.
Read more: Christmas Events in Belgium
Château de Rixensart
🎅 What: Christmas concert
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 02-03.12.2023
📍 Where: Château de Rixensart, Rue de l’Eglise 40, 1330 Rixensart
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
Concert for Toddlers
🎅 What: Concerts for toddlers
🤸 For toddlers 1-3 years old
📅 When: 03.12.2023
📍 Where: 21 rue Auguste Danse à Uccle
🌐 More info on the Christmas event here
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Ma’Chaka Gospel Singers – Christmas Concert
🎅 What: Gospel concerts for Christmas
🤸 For kids of all ages
📅 When: 02.12.2023
📍 Where: Sint-Katelijneplein 29, 1000 Brussel, België
🌐 More info on the Christmas event here
There are tons of concerts on the Christmas events list!
Museums
Euro Space Center
Euro Space Center is an interactive and fun science museum for kids.
Read more: Euro Space Center
🎅 What: St. Nicholas is coming to Euro Space Center
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 02-03.12.2023
📍 Where: Euro Space Center
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
Indoor playgrounds
Discover the best indoor playgrounds in Brussels and around.
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Planet Kids
🎅 What: Meet St. Nicholas
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 01.12.2023, 06.12.2023
📍 Where: Planet Kids
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
Le Monde d’Ayden
🎅 What: Meet St. Nicholas and make speculoos
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 03.12.2023, 06.12.2023
📍 Where: Monde d’Ayden
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
Read also: Indoor Playgrounds in Brussels and Around
Kids Fantasy Land
🎅 What: Meet St. Nicholas
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 02.12.2023
📍 Where: Kids Fantasy Land
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
Puppet Theater
Theatre du Ratinet
🎅 What: St. Nicholas event
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 02-03, 06, 09-10.12.2023
📍 Where: Theatre du Ratinet
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
Toy Library
Centre Crousse Toy Library
🎅 What: St. Nicholas event with animation for kids, magic show, face painting
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 03.12.2023
📍 Where: Toy Library Centre Crousse
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
At a toy library you can rent toys and kids can play.
Read more: Toy Libraries in Belgium
Communes
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
🎅 What: St. Nicholas event
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 29.11.2023
📍 Where: Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
Auderghem
🎅 What: St. Nicholas event with animation for kids
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 29.11-02.12.2023
📍 Where: Auderghem
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here and here
Halle
🎅 What: St. Nicholas comes to Halle
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 18.11.2023
📍 Where: Halle
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
Schaerbeek parade
🎅 What: St. Nicholas parade
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 02.12.2023
📍 Where: Schaerbeek
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
Overijse
🎅 What: St. Nicholas is coming to the Overijse Christmas market
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 03.12.2023
📍 Where: Overijse
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
Are you looking for more local Christmas markets in Brussels and around? Read our guide with hand-picked markets by our local community!
Read more: Local Christmas Markets in Brussels
Molenbeek
🎅 What: St. Nicholas event with animation for kids, cinema (thanks to Dara for sharing!)
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 03.12.2023
📍 Where: Molenbeek
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
Wavre
🎅 What: St. Nicholas show
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 17-19.11.2023
📍 Where: Wavre
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
Farm
Ferme et Compagnie
See post on past event at Ferme et Compagnie to get an idea of what it’s like.
Read more: Christmas at Ferme et Compagnie
More details here
🎅 What: Meet St Nicholas, feed the animals at the farm and animation
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 02.12.2023
📍 Where:
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
La Ferme des Ânes et des Sens
🎅 What: Meet St Nicholas, feed the animals at the farm and animation
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 06.12.2023
📍 Where: Rue Masy 50 , Neufvilles, Belgium
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here. Book under the tab “Wednesday”.
Cinema
White Cinema at Docks Brussels
🎅 What: St. Nicholas adapted session of the film “Wish”
🤸 Check before going, it’s not meant for very young kids
📅 When: 03.12.2023
📍 Where: White Cinema – Docks Bruxsel – Bd Lambermont,1 – 1030 Schaerbeek
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
Skiing
SnowWorld Antwerp
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Read more: SnowWorld Antwerp
🎅 What: Breakfast buffet with St. Nicholas
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 03.12.2023
📍 Where: SnowWorld, Moerelei 123 2610 Wilrijk (Antwerp)
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas event here
Train
Le Chemin de Fer du Bocq
🎅 What: Meet St. Nicholas on a steam train
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 02-03.12.2023
📍 Where: Chaussée de Dinant (Gare de Spontin), N937 3A, 5530
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
Dendermonde
🎅 What: Meet St. Nicholas on a steam train
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 25-26.11.2023, 02-03.12.2023
📍 Where: Dendermonde, Puurs
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
Library
Library Romain Rolland (not yet announced)
When:
More details here
Restaurants
Citizen Kane, Lounain-la-Neuve
🎅 What: Meet St. Nicholas and animations for kids, jumping castle, face painting
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: Brunch on 03.12.2023, crepes party on 06.12.2023
📍 Where: Citizen Kane restaurant
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event on the 03.12.2023 brunch here, on 06.12.2023 here, all events here
Les Terres d’Ici
🎅 What: Meet St. Nicholas and animation for kids, face painting, book reading
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 02.12.2023
📍 Where: Les Terres d’Ici
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
De Kom
🎅 What: Meet St. Nicholas and animation for kids, face painting, book reading
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 02.12.2023
📍 Where: De Kom
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
Shops & Shopping Malls
JBC
🎅 What: Meet St. Nicholas
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 11.11.2023
📍 Where: JBC shops
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
Galerie Toison d’Or
🎅 What: Meet St. Nicholas
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 25.11.2023, 02-03.12.2023
📍 Where: Galerie Toison d’Or
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
Docks Shopping Mall
🎅 What: Meet St. Nicholas, ice rink
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: as of 23.11.2023
📍 Where: Docks Shopping Mall
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
Basilix Shopping Center
🎅 What: Meet St. Nicholas
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 18, 22, 25-26, 29.11.2023, 02, 06-12.2023
📍 Where: Basilix Shopping Center
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
Stockel Square Shopping Mall
🎅 What: Meet St. Nicholas
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: 18, 22, 25, 29.11.2023, 02.12.2023
📍 Where: Stockel Square Shopping Mall
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
Westland Shopping Mall
🎅 What: Meet St. Nicholas
🤸 For all ages
📅 When: Wednesdays and Saturdays 22.11-02.12.2023, 14.00-18.00
📍 Where: Westland Shopping Mall
🌐 More info on the St. Nicholas family event here
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