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From the 9th till 11th of July, there’s a new edition of the ‘Best small Festival‘ Cactusfestival in the ‘Minnewaterpark’ in Bruges. This single stage rock, reggae, hip hop and R ‘n B festival has been running for more than 20 years now and has become a very popular festival the last couple of years, with the European festival award last year as a highlight.

The temporary line-up looks promising again:

Friday 9th of July

• David Gray (UK)
• Regina Spektor (US)
• Absynthe Minded (B)
• Ghinzo (B)
• I Am Kloot (UK)
• Seun Kuti & Egypt ‘80 (NIG)

Saturday 10th of July

• Jamie Lidell (UK)
• Elvis Costello & The Sugarcanes (US)
• K’s Choice (B)
• José James (US)
• Balkan Beat Box (US)
• Black Mountain (CAN)
• Balthazar (B)
• Fiction Plane (UK)

Sunday 11th of July

• Macy Gray (US)
• Tori Amos (US)
• Admiral Freebee (B)
• Heavy Trash feat. Jon Spencer (US)
• Alela Diana - Duo (US)
• The Low Frequency In Stereo (NO)
• Little Dragon (SW)

Weekendticket: 85euro, Dayticket: 36euro

More info can you find on the website of cactusfestival

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Since Bruges was the cultural capital of Europe in 2002, the city planned to organise a large-scale cultural festival every five years. This year there is a new edition, starting the 17th of September till the 30th of January 2011.

‘Bruges Central’ will offer varied programme of concerts, films, stage performances, exhibitions and other events over a period of more than four months. A vision of Central Europe’ will be the theme of this major event.

These are some of the main events of ‘Bruges Central’:

• Luc Tuymans: contemporary artist Tuymans creates an exposition about the historical relationship between Flanders and Central-Europe (22.10 till 23.01)
• Van Eyck to Dürer: Prestigous exhibtion about the influences of the ‘Flemisch Primitives’ on artists from the Holy Roman Empire (29.10 till 30.01)
• Laurel on the Markt: Bruges has a tradition in cultivating laurel and exporting it to Cental and East-Europe. The famous flower-artist Daniël Ost creates an oasis of laurel on the Market place (25.09 till 03.07)
• Jazz Brugge: Jamsessions, workshops and concerts on tree locations. (30.09 till 03.10)
• Enter: Social-artistic productions, a festival for all layers off the population (10.11 till 14.11)
• 500 years of carillon, Grand Music Dictation: The famous Giedrius Kuprevicius from Lithuania has been invited to Bruges as the composer and executor of the Grand Music Dictation. (09.10 and 10.10)

More info about Bruges Central: http://www.bruggecentraal.be/en/home

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The popular traveler’s website Tripadvisor awarded a prize to Bruges in 3 categories:

• 9th place for Bruges in the category ‘Top 10 Romance Destinations Europe‘
• 13th place for Bruges in the category ‘Top 25 European Destinations‘
• 23rd place for Bruges in the category ‘Top 25 Destinations in the world‘