This weekend, the Amazing Asia festival took over Tour & Taxis to celebrate the arts, traditions, and culinary discoveries of several Asian countries. bx1.be reported that the event featured programming stretching from Japan and Thailand to China, Korea, and Sri Lanka.
- Over 25 street food stands serving Japanese, Korean, Thai, and Indian specialties, as noted by BruxellesToday.
- Traditional dance performances, martial arts demonstrations, K-pop showcases, and an artisanal market occupying Tour & Taxis.
- An immersive environment designed to offer an Asian escape without requiring long-distance travel.
Visitors stepping into Amazing Asia encountered an atmosphere filled with distinct scents and colors. Soirmag reported that attendees could sample street food, explore meditation spaces, or watch traditional dances during the multi-day gathering.
The schedule ran across three days to accommodate crowds seeking cultural exploration. Soirmag specified the hours as Friday from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Saturday from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM, and Sunday from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM at Tour & Taxis on Avenue du Port.
| Event Day | Operating Hours | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | 17:00 – 22:00 | Tour & Taxis, Bruxelles |
| Saturday | 11:00 – 22:00 | Tour & Taxis, Bruxelles |
| Sunday | 11:00 – 20:00 | Tour & Taxis, Bruxelles |
While events like the Brussels Diwali Festival drew crowds with Indian dance and evening fireworks after weather delays, Amazing Asia focused on a wider continental breadth.
Parallel events across the region offered further exploration, featuring a temporary exhibition titled Mangatopia at the Belgian Comic Strip Center running from October 16, 2026, to May 17, 2027, with standard admission at 14€, where visitors enter an imaginary city divided into ten districts showcasing works from publisher Kana alongside around forty mangakas such as Naruto, Doraemon, Monster, Death Note, Blue Spring Ride, The Rose of Versailles, and Kagurabachi. Further options included the Art Deco Villa Empain hosting the Black Sun exhibition with works by Léon Spilliaert, James Ensor, and Michaël Borremans, the final days of the Pink Screens queer film festival ending on Saturday, November 7, and the Irish trio Kneecap performing at Forest National on their Fenian Tour supporting an album produced by Dan Carey.
Additional programming featured the Brussels Coffee Show at Tour & Taxis from November 6 to 8, 2026, priced at 17,90€ per day or 53,70€ for the weekend, a Kidical Mass bike ride starting at the Woodpecker kiosk in the Bois de La Cambre on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 4:30 PM, Arctic works from the Canadian Arctic arriving in over 250 pieces through April 18, 2027, and the Lost & Found Japanese photography exhibition at the Fondation A in Forest running until December 20, 2026.
