Every winter, Brussels lights up to celebrate the Christmas season and the magic of the holidays. With its blend of revisited traditions, contemporary creations and friendly atmosphere, Winter Wonders reflects the spirit of a united, warm and inventive capital city. The event forges links between artisans, associations and residents, while showcasing Brussels’ heritage, culture and expertise.

Winter Wonders, a cultural, economic, and community event all at once, is a genuine driving force for the capital. With over 4 million visitors in 2024 and an estimated economic impact of €260 million for the hospitality, catering, retail, entertainment, and transport sectors, it serves as a catalyst for local development and an excellent showcase for Brussels. With its charming wooden chalets, emblematic attractions, and constantly updated entertainment programme, it promotes social connections while also supporting the city’s craft, tourism, and cultural fabric.

The 2025 edition promises to be dazzling, generous, and resolutely Brussels in spirit. The market is adopting a new layout designed
to ensure greater comfort for visitors, while new artistic and cultural collaborations further underline the presence of the city’s stakeholders: from the artist Stephan Goldrajch, creator of the 2025 visual identity, to the designer Jean-Paul Lespagnard, for the Christmas tree on Grand-Place.

At all the sites, Winter Wonders celebrates the power of community and local cohesion. Its collaborations and partnerships with cultural institutions, associations, and local partners, from the Royal Theatre of La Monnaie to Food Banks, including Imaginaires Publics, STIB, and Maisons de quartier (community centres), embody this shared energy powering the capital’s beating heart.

Rooted in the city and aimed at all audiences, Winter Wonders 2025 invites you to rediscover Brussels in a bright and human light: a creative, festive and lively capital.