Planting of the Meyboom - 718th edition
Sun 9 Aug, 13:00 · Brussels city centre, with the planting at the corner of rue des Sables and rue du Marais, 1000 Brussels; Grand-Place animation from 14:00 · Brussels
Details & booking — Ville de Bruxelles / City of Brussels (official)
via Ville de Bruxelles / City of Brussels (official) · Checked 29 Jul 2026
About this event
Brussels has planted the Meyboom on 9 August since 1213, when the city's men saw off a raid from Leuven. A beech is felled, paraded through the old quarters behind giant puppets and brass, and must be in the ground before five o'clock or the right is forfeited for a year. UNESCO-listed, gloriously chaotic, and entirely a street affair.
Why we picked it
An eight-hundred-year-old UNESCO folk ritual that plays out in the street with no ticket and no barrier.
Free entry
Free admission, per the City of Brussels' own event page; it is a public street procession.
Registration
None
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