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Welcome on the website of the Ommegang.
Once more, Ommegang opens its doors to give you breathtaking folklore, magic and animations.
More than 1400 performers will help you relive a history (1549, the procession of Charles Quint) under the vigilant eye of the director Giles Daoust who will oversee sound and light for the fourth year in a row.
The contre Tenor Dominique Corbiau will perform live at the spectacle accompanied by music composed by Ernst W. Meinrath.
JO Lemaire will provide the narrative in French, Roel Jacobs in English and Johan Verminnen in Flemish.
A whole medieval village will be created at Place du Grand Sablon, with free entry for everyone. Catapults firing candies and Knights combating on foot are some of the activities that will combine history with pleasure over the three days event.
- Free show
The Ommegang pageant reflects an important moment of our history which we want to perpetuate as it continues to bear witness to our grandeur : we welcomed the greatest Emperor of all times and showed him we could give a reception worthy of that immense nobleman.
Our purpose is to make our compatriots aware of their national history, to inform them and document them on their past so that they can better understand their future.
To visitors, we offer a historical portrait of our country and the role it played at all levels : history, economy, the arts, culture, etc.
You will see the major efforts devoted to reconstituting that memorable day of 2nd June 1549, wich made our Ommegang an event of prime importance. It consistently attracts large crowds and implies a lot of social-economic advantages for our City and our country.
©Photo : Serge Lahaye
The Ommegang takes place at Tuesday 5 and Thursday 7 July 2011 (9pm).
- Rue de la Régence.
- Place Royale.
- Coudenbergh.
- Rue Ravenstein.
- Rue de l’Infante Isabelle.
- Rue Marché aux Herbes.
- Rue du Midi.
- Rue du Lombard.
- Rue de l’Etuve.
- Rue Charle Buls.
Beggining of the spectacle at 9 pm on the Grand Place of Brussels
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