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Theater op de Markt
20th edition of the outdoor street-theatre and circus festival across squares and tents in Hasselt (even-year summer edition).
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Activate local and regional tourism, F&B, and retail partnerships around a biennial summer cultural event that draws crowds to Hasselt's public squares.
- Behind-the-scenes circus training & street-theatre rehearsals
- Local vendor spotlights: food trucks, artisan stalls, and pop-up shops at the festival
- Family day guides: best times to catch performances, kid-friendly acts, and nearby attractions
- Sponsor spotlight: how local businesses activate at Europe's outdoor theatre festival
Programmetypical · 2026 TBC
Theater op de Markt is a five-day international street theater and circus festival . It also produces its own creations supported by the Dommelhof circus workshop, which premiere at the festival . Held biennial in Hasselt and alternated with a fall circus festival in Neerpelt, only in even years . The 2026 edition will mark the 21st summer installment of this prestigious European circus and street theater celebration.
- Over 50 international companies performing contemporary dance, circus, street art and theater on 25 locations
- Special programming in the city park with focus on children and families
- Puppet theater tent, play park, and active workshops for the whole family
- A cultural celebration for the entire family on more than twenty special locations in the Limburgian capital
- Mix of free and paid performances across diverse circus and street theater disciplines
- Transforms Hasselt into a bustling open-air theater arena for five days