Fête de l'Iris 2024
Celebrate 35 years of the Brussels-Capital Region with a bang!
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May 2024, in the centre of Brussels. Every year at the beginning of May, it's time for the Fête de l'Iris, the Brussels-Capital Region's celebration with concerts and dozens of free events for all the family.
Although the Iris festival covers several communes, only the concerts on Place des Palais and the events in the Royal district are subject to accessibility and certification.
Saturday at the Place des Palais:
Iris Tipik Electro Night will get the heart of the capital beating to the rhythm of DJ sets by Belgian and French artists such as Ofenbach, TRINIX, Alex Germys, Emjie and Raql (concerts from 7pm).
On Sundays, enjoy the festive atmosphere of the Parc de Bruxelles (12 noon to 6pm):
With family or friends, explore the themed villages and discover the wealth of cultural, associative and sporting activities on offer in Brussels.
As every year, street art will be joining in the festivities with circus, street theatre, dance and creative performances in every corner of the park.
- In general
- in wheelchair Accessible with a occasionnal help for people in wheelchair
- walking with difficulties Accessible with a occasionnal help for people walking with difficulties
- blind Accessible with a occasionnal help for people blind
- visualy impaired Accessible with a occasionnal help for people visualy impaired
- deaf Accessible with a occasionnal help for people deaf
- hard of hearing Accessible with a occasionnal help for people hard of hearing
- with difficulty understanding An information sheet is available for the accessibility of people with difficulty understanding
In general
Strong points
- PRM parking spaces are reserved on Rue Royale.
- Steward on hand to provide information and assistance.
- A map and the programme are available at the information point (châlet blanc).
- For Saturday concerts, there is a dedicated entrance via a security corridor (to the left of the access corridors, on the park side). Go to the info point, where a person will accompany you to the platform, with a ramp to the right of the info point.
- A PRM podium for Saturday concerts, with adapted toilets nearby.
- PRM toilets in the sanitary areas.
- Numerous visual and auditory activities.
- So that we can welcome you in the best possible conditions, please give advance notice of your visit to info@irisfestival.brussels.
Points of attention
- The festival can be reached by various means of public transport. Some routes from bus stops are long and difficult.
- The event site is open and completely free. You can expect a huge turnout.
- The event takes place in the public space, and is therefore dependent on the (uneven) ground surfaces, road traffic and topography of the site.
People in weelchair
Strong points
- PRM parking spaces are reserved on Rue Royale.
- Steward on hand to provide information and assistance.
- A map and the programme are available at the information point (châlet blanc).
- For Saturday concerts, a dedicated entrance is provided via a security corridor (to the left of the access corridors, on the park side), please contact the information point. The pavement is offset by a ramp to the right of the info point.
- A PRM podium for Saturday concerts, with adapted toilets nearby.
- PRM toilets in the sanitary areas.
- Access will be facilitated by the installation of adapted cable glands.
Points of attention
- The festival can be reached by various means of public transport. Some routes from bus stops are long and difficult.
- The event site is open and completely free. You can expect a huge turnout.
- The event is taking place in the public space, and is therefore dependent on the (uneven) ground surfaces, road traffic and topography of the site.
- The bars and foodtrucks present will not be of a suitable height.
People walking with difficulties
Strong points
- PRM parking spaces are reserved on Rue Royale.
- Steward on hand to provide information and assistance.
- A map and the programme are available at the information point (châlet blanc).
- For the Saturday concerts, there will be a dedicated entrance via a security corridor (to the left of the access corridors, on the park side).
- A PRM podium for Saturday concerts, with chairs and adapted toilets nearby.
- PRM toilets in the sanitary areas.
- Seating at various points in the park.
- Access will be facilitated by the installation of adapted cable glands.
Points of attention
- The festival can be reached by various means of public transport. Some routes from bus stops are long and difficult.
- The event site is open and completely free. You can expect a huge turnout.
- The event takes place in the public space, and is therefore dependent on the (uneven) ground surfaces, road traffic and topography of the site.
People walking with difficulties
Strong points
- PRM parking spaces are reserved on Rue Royale.
- Volunteers will be on hand to provide information and help.
- There will be an information point (châlet blanc).
- Assistance dogs are welcome.
- As well as the concerts on Saturday, there will be plenty of auditory entertainment on Sunday.
Points of attention
- The event site is open and completely free. You can expect a very large crowd.
- The event is taking place in the public space, so it is dependent on (uneven) road surfaces and traffic.
- It will be difficult for a blind person to find their way around the various stands set up in the Parc de Bruxelles.
- None of the content is adapted for audio description.
People walking with difficulties
Strong points
- PRM parking spaces are reserved on Rue Royale.
- Volunteers will be on hand to provide information and help.
- There will be an information point (châlet blanc).
- Assistance dogs are welcome.
- As well as the concerts on Saturday, there will be plenty of auditory entertainment on Sunday.
Points of attention
- The event site is open and completely free. You can expect a very large crowd.
- The event is taking place in the public space, so it is dependent on (uneven) road surfaces and traffic.
People walking with difficulties
Strong points
- On Sunday, there will be plenty of family entertainment in the Parc de Bruxelles: exhibitions, street art, foodtrucks, etc.
- Lots of mainly visual activities.
- The event takes place during the day, and its location in the Parc de Bruxelles and Place des Palais makes it easy to find your way around.
Points of attention
- On Saturday, only techno concerts are scheduled in the Place des Palais.
- There are no volunteers or staff who speak sign language.
People walking with difficulties
Strong points
- On Sunday, there will be plenty of family entertainment in the Parc de Bruxelles: exhibitions, street art, foodtrucks, etc.
- Lots of mainly visual activities.
- The event takes place during the day, and its location in the Parc de Bruxelles and Place des Palais makes it easy to find your way around.
Points of attention
- On Saturday, only techno concerts are scheduled in the Place des Palais.
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Strong points
- PRM parking spaces have been reserved on the Rue Royale.
- There will be an information point (white châlet).
- For Saturday concerts, there is a dedicated entrance via a security corridor (to the left of the access corridors, on the park side). Someone will then accompany you to the platform.
- A PRM podium for Saturday concerts, with chairs and adapted toilets nearby.
- PRM toilets in the sanitary areas.
- A wide range of entertainment in the park on Sunday.
Points of attention
- The festivities take place in an urban area, open to all. Only the concert area is restricted.
- The festivities are free. Large crowds are expected.
- Concerts with light shows and stromboscopic effects.