2013-05-14 – The Port of Brussels will be celebrating its 20th anniversary on 1 June 2013: it was in 1993 that the Brussels-Capital Region, itself created in 1989, was entrusted with the management of the Port, following the regionalisation of the waterways in Belgium.
To celebrate the anniversary, the Port is organising a series of activities for the general public at the Béco Dock (Place Sainctelette) from 2 pm to 6 pm.
PROGRAMME:
- Photography exhibition
Brussels: Left Bank, Right Bank (Jo Struyven)
- Up in the air
Tightrope walkers – amateurs and professionals (Denis Josselin)
Death ride and rope bridge – general public
Lady Cocktail aerial acrobatics (trapeze & cloth)
- On the water
Sailing school with Laser Picos
The zodiacs of the Belgian Pneumatic Club
Canal monsters
The barge Fulmar and its puppet show
- On land
Quai des Matériaux
Nihil Obstat brass band
Initiation into ‘baby’ circus skills
Open-air circus
Quai des Péniches
Alimentation Générale brass band
Initiation into ‘junior’ circus skills
Face-painting
Balloon-sculpting clown (Ray)
- Refreshments
Barbecue on the K-nal terrace
Snacks on the quayside
- For more details: www.portdebruxelles.be
