Festival Continental
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Every weekend, the Continental is the place to be for a fresh cup of coffee, a nice draught beer and a pleasant chat. During the last weekend of March, the most recognizable building on De Brouckèreplein will be completely devoted to the Passa Porta Festival. Expect the unexpected with DJ sets, book clubs, poetic launch parties and, above all, lots and lots of books.
literary café
Nothing quite beats opening a new book while enjoying a fresh cup of coffee. Take a well-earned break from your busy festival schedule and browse through the latest publications by our festival authors. The books will be available at our meeting point all weekend long.
info point
Phone battery running low? Umbrella missing? Or at a loss as to what to do? The info team will be on hand on Friday, Saturday and Sunday to answer all your questions and make sure your visit to the festival goes as smoothly as possible.
what haunts you?
Is there a sentence that has been haunting you for years? Or do you just feel like getting creative yourself? Use the windows of our headquarters all weekend long as your anonymous creative outlet. Give your ideas and experiences their own place in the public space of Brussels using special markers.
afterparties, workshops en performances
On Friday evening, we will officially launch the tenth edition of the Passa Porta Festival with a live DJ set. Keep an eye on our free programme to see what else you can experience at the meeting point over the course of the weekend.
madame rima
MADAME RIMA IN FRONT OF THE MEETING POINT: On Sunday (3pm - 4pm), Lisette Lombé will also present MADAME RIMA, a mobile poetry installation. Sit down with Madame Rima and she will reveal your poetic alter ego. In other words, a positive, encouraging, personalized poetic experience. You could be a radiant consonant that elegantly dispels worries, a revolutionary amulet that wisely wards off injustice, …
Coming soon at
FRLa Voix des fantômes
Une conférence de l’anthropologue Grégory Delaplace sur ces "morts qui débordent".
Literary oracle
Passa Porta’s fortune tellers predict your future.
NLVertalerscafé
Negen Nederlandse en Vlaamse literair vertalers van de nieuwe generatie praten over hun werk en recente ontdekkingen dankzij het Europese talentontwikkelingsproject CELA.