The festival takes place at Tour&Taxis, Gare Maritime, Picardstraat 11, 1000 Brussel.
From 10.00 to 18.00 hours.
Check here the route and parking information.
Tickets for all workshops and masterclasses can be purchased online starting April 15, 2026, at 10:00 AM via the ‘buy tickets’ buttons on the program page.
We recommend purchasing your tickets online in time to ensure you have a spot.
You can also purchase tickets during the festival for workshops where spots are still available.
Start online ticket sales for workshops & masterclasses: 15 April 2026, 10.00 AM.
Entrance to the festival is free. You only buy tickets for workshops and master classes. Welcome!
This is not necessary. You can also have the barcode scanned from the email confirmation your phone.
We cannot accept returns of purchased tickets. The tickets are not personalized, so you can pass them on to someone else.
There is plenty to experience for free, even if you do not have workshop tickets. For example, you can enjoy exhibitions, watch demonstrations, and take a look at all the workshops. There are various free ongoing workshops for children to attend.
Gare Maritime has a Food Market, with a variety of offerings.
The festival is held on the ground floor of Gare Maritime. It is wheelchair accessible.
Participation in most workshops and masterclasses is possible in a wheelchair. Some workshops are held from raised tables, such as stained glass and felting.
A wheelchair-accessible toilet is available on the festival grounds.
If you have questions regarding assistance, wheelchair accessibility, or participation in workshops/masterclasses due to a disability, please email info@ambachtinbeeldfestival.nl.
The house rules can be found here.
Ambacht in Beeld and sustainability go hand in hand: artisans do not engage in mass production, but create high-quality handmade products.
The festival aims to make visitors aware that while bags from China may be cheap, they are certainly not the best choice for quality and the environment. Raw materials are precious and must be used sparingly. An object handmade by a master craftsman is of high quality, retains its value, and can often be repaired time and again. The object has a story, is often passed on or resold, and thereby contributes to a sustainable society. This is in contrast to mass production and a ‘throwaway’ society.
Materials used by artisans are precious. Therefore, they would never simply leave precious raw materials behind, but would always take them along to use for other projects. In this way, leftover clay is mixed again, allowing something new to be made. Ambacht in Beeld has been using the same partners and therefore the same signage for years.
Ambacht in Beeld hires materials instead of purchasing them.
Recycle
Ambacht in Beeld collaborates with various exhibitors to show that recycling materials can be a lot of fun. For instance, children can build a tiny house using leftover wood from the timber yard, and you can attend a stained-glass restoration workshop using recycled glass.
