Ghent is proud to have carried the title of “UNESCO Creative City of Music” since 2009, and with reason. In Ghent, music can be heard all the time, during the dazzling Ghent Festivities, at the top festival Gent Jazz or simply in a lively dance or music bar. It’s hard to make a choice from the offer of both large-scale and intimate concerts in a multitude of genres and at a lot of different locations. And in what other city can you find so many real vinyl record shops?
Inspiration
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Creative City of Music
UNESCO recognition as a music city
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Jazz Ghent
Live performances and cosy jazz cafés in Ghent
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Virtual visit of Ghent
Enjoy Ghent, even from your own couch!
Point of Interest
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Abacho 2K18 - Silent Disco
Belgium's first silent disco
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Achtersikkel
Oasis of peace near Sint-Baafsplein
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Amigo
Food, drinks and dancing all in one place
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Arts Centre VIERNULVIER
Nothing for everyone, something for everybody
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Bar des Amis
The bar for true friends
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Bijloke Gent Music Centre
Classic and contemporary music and jazz
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Café de Loge
Impressive beer menu and concerts
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Charlatan
House of Perdition
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Club 69
Where music and people come together
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Club Sauvage
Underground club for funk, house and disco
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Consouling Store
Where coffee and music go hand in hand -
Damberd
200-year-old pub in the city centre
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Democrazy
A fixture in Ghent’s music scene for over 40 years
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Hot Club Gent
Live jazz concerts in an intimate setting
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Hotsy Totsy
The place to be for poetry, jazz and comedy
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Kinky Star
The beating heart of Ghent's music scene
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Minor Swing
Small but lively jazz gem
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Missy Sippy
New Orleans at the Lys
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Misterioso
Cosy jazz café where you can enjoy a nice chat
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Music Mania Gent
Record shop with its own music labels
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My fucking records
The place to go for beat lovers and hip-hop fanatics
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Polé Polé
Little Africa right in the city centre of Ghent
Event
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Bermuda Festival
Free festival in Keizerpark
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Boomtown
International bands and young talent share the stage
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Carillon Summer Concerts 2026
Free carillon concert on Sint-Baafsplein
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Copacobana Festival
Summer festival at the edge of the city
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Côté Jardin
Musical picnic and festival at the Bijloke site
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Flanders Festival Ghent
Classical music for young and old
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Full Circle Ghent
Music festival with Ghent as the main stage
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Gent Jazz Festival
Festival for Jazz lovers
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Jazz in the Park
Discover contemporary and Belgian jazz
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Kouterconcerten
Enjoy music among the flowers
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Lauden
Classical concerts in St Bavo’s Abbey
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Meer Stemmig Gent
Day of Polyphony
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OdeGand
Dazzling music show in the historical city centre
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PALMARIUM
Concerts in the Botanical Garden
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The Ghent Festivities
Ghent Festivities: 10 days when the city goes wild