Mechelen

Starting January 1st, Belgium will hold the presidency of the Council of the European Union for six months. To celebrate this occasion, the city of Mechelen will host a grand cultural and community-oriented city festival. Mechelen will join forces with its partners: the Hannah Arendt Institute, art centre nona, Mechelen Feest en the J@M association. Together they’ll create a program that will breathe life into the themes of the festival: connection, collaboration and democratic dialogue. This way, we aim to unite Europe and its citizens.

For Watsups we have a full program:
Saturday Sept 21st
- Reunion with the citizen assembly regarding Masterplan Binnendijle: a summary of the 15 priorities they formulated prior
- Exposition about our plans Masterplan Binnendijle

Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of September
- Guided walks along the water 
- Guided boattrips