The week in activities: 22 April
Horse-and-carriage rides, storytelling festivals and log-dragging contests: fun family activities in Flanders and Brussels this week
Passchendaele Museum Weekend
Also on the menu: Scottish Memorial Day (pictured) on Sunday, the opening of the Decoding the Front exhibition as well as new walking trails with guided walks, living history with Belgian and foreign re-enactor camps, concerts, battlefield tours and more. 24-26 April, Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, Berten Pilstraat 5A, Zonnebeke; most activities free
www.zonnebeke.be
Hageland Blossom Weekend
Two days of outdoor activities in the fruit-growing region of east Brabant. Take a walk with a donkey and eat apple pancakes, go on a guided orchard walk, take a horse-and-carriage ride or sample local fruit products. 24-26 April, across Hageland; fees range from free to €8
www.toerismevlaamsbrabant.be
Draft Horse Day
Experience a bit of Flemish nostalgia as draft horses compete in a log-dragging contest. Pony rides for the kids, live music and a market of regional specialties, including local beers. 26 April 13.00-18.00, De Winning, Sint-Ferdinandstraat 1, Lummen (Limburg); free
www.tinyurl.com/trekpaard
International Storytelling Festival
An annual event that draws professional storytellers from Belgium and abroad. Evening programmes for adults and kids on Friday and Saturday. Sunday’s an all-day festival with simultaneous storytelling in different locations. English storytelling is part of the mix. 24-26 April, Alden-Biesen Castle, Kasteelstraat 6, Bilzen (Limburg); €5-€10
www.tinyurl.com/vertel
Zoniën Sounds
This annual walking event in the Zoniën Forest in Brussels is already in its 36th edition. Four routes between 5 and 25 kilometres; walkers on the 10k route will encounter four musical intermezzos from around the world. 26 April, 8.00-15.00; CC WaBo, Delleurlaan 39-43, Watermaal-Bosvoorde (Brussels); €1.50
www.wabo.be
Folk and craft festival
Leather and woodworking, basket weaving, jewellery making and other traditional crafts. Plus concerts, a dog show, farm animals, beekeeping, face painting and more. 26 April, 10.00-18.00; Asdonk Castle grounds, Steenhovenstraat, Tessenderlo (Limburg); €5
www.ambachtbeleving.be
Photo by Johan Vervaeck
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