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Garnizoen

One-day festival on the former coal-mine site in Beringen, opening the Limburg summer season.

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Position Garnizoen as the gateway to Limburg's summer season, leveraging its unique heritage coal-mine venue to attract regional and cultural tourism.

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  • Discover Limburg's summer kickoff at a historic coal-mine festival
  • One-day cultural event that transforms industrial heritage into celebration
  • Local summer season opener: Garnizoen in Beringen

Programmetypical · 2026 TBC

Garnizoen is a one-day electronic music festival held on the iconic be-MINE heritage site—a renovated coal mine in Beringen, Limburg. The festival combines techno, house, and trance music with spectacular stage design, cutting-edge audio equipment, and immersive visual effects set against raw mining architecture and historic pit-head towers. Running from 13:00–01:00, Garnizoen delivers an intensive 12-hour rave experience that blends music, art, and industrial heritage.

  • 12-hour electronic music marathon (13:00–01:00) on a legendary heritage mining site
  • Unique venue: historic pit-head towers and restored coal mine buildings create immersive industrial backdrop
  • World-class techno/house DJs and cutting-edge visual production, art installations, and stage design
  • Strict safety protocol: no-drug policy, We Care A Lot support operation, medical assistance
  • Accessible location with multiple transport options (train, car, bike, kiss-and-ride zone)
  • Held on May 1 (Belgian national holiday), attracting thousands of European ravers
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