Zomerkermis Mechelen
Het stadscentrum wordt twee weken lang een groot openluchtpretpark met attracties voor jong en oud.
Activate local foot traffic and family spending during a two-week summer carnival festival in Mechelen's city center with attractions for all ages.
- Family day out: plan your visit to Zomerkermis with kids' ride guides and food vendor spotlights
- Local business takeover: feature Mechelen retailers and food vendors participating in the carnival
- Summer fun countdown: daily attraction reveals and special event announcements leading up to opening
- Photo contest: user-generated content from carnival-goers with branded hashtag
The Zomerkermis transforms Mechelen's Grote Markt into an open-air amusement park from 25 June to 11 July 2026, offering fun attractions, food stalls and the chance to win prizes. The event marks the start of the summer holidays with rides ranging from thrill attractions to gentler activities , and is an annual fixture running from late June through early July .
Wed 25 June (Opening Day)
Opening 15:00; regular hours 14:00–00:00 from 26 June onwards
Thu 26 June
Prikkelarm (sensory-friendly) moment 13:00–15:00
Thu 2 July
Kids' Day with animation
Wed 9 July
Family Day with discounted attraction prices
Fri 11 July (Closing Day)
Extra children's animation
- 20–50 attractions spanning thrill rides and family-friendly games on Grote Markt
- Kids' Day (2 July) with animation and Family Day (9 July) with discounted rides
- Sensory-friendly 'prikkelarm' moments (26 June 13–15u, respects neurodivergent visitors)
- Traditional fairground food, especially smoutebollen (fried pastries) and game stalls (Lunapark, shooting ranges)
- Daily 14:00–00:00 hours (opening day 25 June from 15:00)
- Extra children's animation on closing day (11 July)