Carnaval de Braine-le-Comte

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Activate local hospitality, food, and retail partners around a four-day spring carnival celebration to drive foot traffic and community engagement in the Centre region.

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Early April carnival countdown: promote local food specials and street vendor partnerships
Behind-the-scenes carnival prep content featuring local artisans and float builders
Family-friendly event guide highlighting parade times, local business activations, and photo opportunities
Post-event user-generated content campaign celebrating community participation

Programme

The Carnaval de Braine-le-Comte is an essential event at the heart of the city, attracting many spectators each year who discover this major popular festival full of traditions and festivities. At the sound of drumsticks on drums, hooves will soon strike the cobblestones in Braine-le-Comte with the soumonces (preliminary marches) and carnival, with traditions returning to animate the city and delight residents. The event is preceded by three soumonces (17 Jan, 14 Feb, 14 Mar) before the main 2-day carnival weekend.

Part 1

Saturday 17 January 2026

Festive parades with incredible costumes and groups of musicians parading through the streets—an explosion of colors and sounds to amaze all ages
Family-friendly animations and shows with activities suited to all audiences, creative workshops for children, and street performances for young and old
Cortège led by the city's Giants—Baudouin IV "the Builder," his wife Alix of Namur and their son Baudouin V "the Courageous"—with Gilles and Paysannes striking the cobblestones to fanfare
On Sunday: morning rondeau at the old post office (11:15), city-center cortège departure (15:00), fireworks at Parking P2 (21:30)
Monday morning folkloric societies parade in center, Gilles visit the Rey Residence (10:30), evening cortège departs Place Branquart (20:30)
Fair ground activities on parking Rue E. Heuchon
Tradition of "frightening winter to make way for spring" with Gilles' early-morning hoofbeats on Sunday
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