Mondays in Ghent | Visit Gent

Ghent offers a wide range of activities on Mondays. You can visit museums or go shopping. Prefer going on a nature walk? Then go to the Ghent University Botanical Garden or Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen nature reserve. Recharge your batteries and take a break in one of Ghent’s cafés or restaurants. In the following list you will find a small selection of what Ghent has to offer on Mondays!

See & Do: Culture

Ghent University Botanical Garden

Place for research, inspiration and rest

Parks and green spaces

Waterlelies

STAM, Ghent City Museum

The story of Ghent: past, present and future

Museums

Lawn and a concrete hiking trail under which the pond runs. Glass canopy along a modern building with many and large windows and a black exterior

St Bavo’s Cathedral

Powerful Ghent church and home of the Mystic Lamb

Monuments and buildings

Colorful stained glass windows of the St Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent

Campo Santo, an artistic cemetery

The ‘Père Lachaise’ of Ghent on a hilltop

Parks and green spaces

Campo Santo, an artistic cemetery

Royal Dutch Theatre

Classic theatre in the city centre

Monuments and buildings

Royal Dutch Theatre

Ghent Belfry

UNESCO world heritage

Monuments and buildings

Belfry in winter sunlight

Museum of Industry

Ghent’s industrial past: a discovery

Museums

View of the facade of the Museum of Industry.

Kina: Garden

Fun, educational garden and museum for kids

Museums

Two girls are standing by a wooden structure in the museum garden, having fun.

De Krook

Books, know-how, culture & innovation

Monuments and buildings

library de krook

Carmelite Monastery

The place to be if you like peace and quiet

Monuments and buildings

Carmelite Monastery

Beguinages in Ghent

Find peace and quiet in the charming narrow streets

Inspiration

Woman walking in the Beguinage

St Nicholas' Church

Imposing church at Korenmarkt

Churches

St Nicholas' Church

The Castle of the Counts

A castle in Ghent

Monuments and buildings

The Castle of the Counts

Zebrastraat

A vibrant meeting place with a heart for culture

Monuments and buildings

The courtyard of the Zebrastraat complex features a terrace where many people are sitting. Trees covered in leaves stand to the left and right. At the front is a water feature into which a gigantic nail has been hammered. It is the artwork "Nagel" by Marnix Verstraeten. On the roof of the complex are two identical yellow framework structures. This is the artwork WARSUBEC by Nick Ervinck.

Belvedère Monday

Monthly visit to the Belvedere of the Book Tower

28 September 2026

Events

The last rays of sunshine shine on the grey Book Tower

House of Alijn

The Children of Alijn, large as life

Museums

Museum Huis van Alijn Ghent

Arts Centre VIERNULVIER

Nothing for everyone, something for everybody

Monuments and buildings

Facade

Kina: House

Discover the world of plants and animals

Museums

Family visiting the Kina Museum

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See & Do: Sports & Recreation

Rooigem swimming pool

Water fun for everyone

Sport and recreation

Close-up of child at edge of pool ready to jump

The Park Playground

Virtual Reality in Dok Noord

Sport and recreation

Mini games

Blaarmeersen Sports and Recreation Park

Leisure, sport and nature outside Ghent centre

Parks and green spaces

People on the beach at Blaarmeersen

Kajaks Korenlei

Discover Ghent by kayak

Sailing

Twee kajaks die onder de Sint-Michielsbrug varen

Studio Skoop

Beautiful cinema showing quality films

Sport and recreation

Exterior Studio Skoop Cinema Ghent

Bike Ghent

Discover the city like a local on wheels

Guide

Bike Ghent

Rederij De Gentenaer

Join us on a boat on Ghent's canals

Sailing

Boat at the Castle of the Counts

Dakanook

Ghent from a different point of view

Sport and recreation

Child wearing a life jacket sitting at the front of a canoe on the river surrounded by greenery.

Minerva Boat Company

Captain for a day?

Sailing

Minerva Boat Company Gent

Puzzle Escape Rooms

Teamwork makes the dream work

Sport and recreation

Het Gesticht

Boat in Gent

From a historical boat trip to a stylish picnic

Sailing

Boat in Gent - aanlegsteiger

De Fietsambassade

Rent a bike and explore Ghent

Cycling

Cycling in Ghent

CityCycling Gent

Guided bike tours through the city

Cycling

Friends on bikes taking a selfie

Cinema Sphinx

World cinema in a beautiful setting

Sport and recreation

Sphinx Cinema Café Gent

LAGO Ghent Rozebroeken: go for it!

Fun in the water guaranteed

Parks and green spaces

Families in the outdoor pool

De bootjes van Gent - Rederij Dewaele

The most popular way to explore Ghent

Sailing

Boat trips in Ghent

La Bella Vespa

Green & silent cruising in Ghent

Sport and recreation

Vespaverhuur Gent

O’Learys

American sports bar in Dok Noord

Sport and recreation

Television in a US sports bar

Gent Watertoerist

Take the most beautiful snaps from the water

Sailing

Boats at the Graslei

Where are Fosfor the Dragon’s glasses?

Treasure hunt through the city

Walking

Girl with smartphone on St Michael's Bridge

Overpoort Bowl

Bowling centre

Sport and recreation

Overpoort

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Eat & Drink

Mokabon

Ghent's first coffee bar!

Coffee and breakfast

Mokabon - Gent

Gruut

This brewery produces herb beer

Cafés

Gruut Gent

Clouds in my Coffee

Culinary treats in a multicultural neighbourhood

Coffee and breakfast

Clouds in my Coffee Gent

OHNE

Zero waste shopping

Shopping

Woman runs errands

‘t Vosken

Dine with a view of St Bavo's Cathedral

Restaurants

‘t Vosken Gent

Tavontuur

Organic store in the heart of Ghent

Shopping

Shop window of Tavontuur

Le Botaniste

Organic cuisine & bar serving natural wine

Restaurants

Le Botaniste Gent

Revue

Delicious cuisine with a view of the water

Restaurants

Revue

CRU

Fresh market for pure, authentic flavours

Shopping

CRU - Cuit Gent

Plant a Pizza

Vegan pizzas

Restaurants

Selection of pizzas

’t Kanon

Le petit grand café

Cafés

Outdoor cafés in Ghent't Kanon

Wasbar

Not just any laundrette

Coffee and breakfast

Tables with people working and eating, with washing machines in the background.

VIERNULVIER Café

The café of Arts Centre VIERNULVIER

Restaurants

De Vooruit

Greenway

Pure Ghent veggie pioneers

Restaurants

Outside Greenway Gent

Lousbergmarkt

Local and simply delicious products

Shopping

overdekte markthal

Trollekelder

Beer café in the shadows of the St James' church

Cafés

Trollenkelder - Gent

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Shopping

The Fallen Angels

Original gift shop

Shopping

shop the fallen angel

Tierenteyn mustard

The place to be for authentic mustard!

Shopping

Tierenteyn mosterd Gent

Fann

Second-hand clothes and accessories

Shopping

Window display of a second-hand shop

Think Twice

Clothing seeks… new owners

Shopping

People shopping in a vintage shop

Aap.Noot.Mies

Nostalgic and trendy kids' shoes up to size 35

Shopping

Inside the shop

Atlas & Zanzibar

Quirky travel book shop with a vast collection

Shopping

Inside bookstore Atlas & Zanzibar

Rough Riders

Eco-friendly and trendy

Shopping

Rough Riders

La fille d'O

High-fashion lingerie

Shopping

Interior

Aesaert

Handmade leather handbags

Shopping

Griet laughs exuberantly as she hangs her pieces of leather on the leather rack.

Nathalie Vleeschouwer

Women's fashion by this designer from Antwerp

Shopping

Two ladies in a studio

Boekhandel Walry

Buying books in the Arts Quarter

Shopping

Boekhandel Walry

Paard van Troje

A unique range of books

Shopping

facade of the PAARD VAN TROJE bookstore

Chocolaterie Van Hoorebeke

The best Belgian chocolate and fresh ingredients

Shopping

Interior of chocolate shop

Mus in een Plas

Heartwarming must-haves

Shopping

Some Ghent products: kitchen towel, drinking cup, decorative tile

Discover all the shops in Ghent