What’s on: Light trails slightly off the beaten path

Flanders’ big short film festival is going online this year, offering much at-home entertainment this month. There are a couple of options for accessing screenings, which consist of several short films along certain themes, like Animation, Focus on Hungary or Women for the Win. Some of these screenings are offered via a livestream and include talks with the director. Others are offered via video-on-demand. Many of these movies of 30 minutes or less can’t be seen anywhere else right now, especially the locally made productions. English subtitles are available for every film. So grab your popcorn and settle in. 5-12 December

Concerned about the crowds in Bruges and Brussels? Get off the beaten path in Sint-Truiden, which is bathed in a warm glow of light. Starting at sundown, the lights come on, and a five-kilometre trail takes you through installations staged by light artists. The walking map is available to download online and in a printed version that can be picked up in the tourist office. The map can also be found after hours in the entryways to city hall and the Bogaard Culture Centre. Until 14 February

Flemish painter Cindy Wright is well known for her still-lifes and vanitas – portraits of death and decay – that recall popular trends of centuries past. Rather than avoiding what links every living thing on earth together – our ultimate demise – she faces it head on, exploring themes of transience, fragility and how we deal with death. This intimate exhibition of charcoal drawings in Mechelen is focused on skulls, putting us indeed eye to eye with the inevitable. Until 17 January, Museum Hof van Busleyden, Sint-Janstraat 2a