Brussels

The market

Winter Wonders is a city-wide event rather than a single market: the Grand-Place has the tree and the sound and light show, the chalets run from the Bourse along Sainte-Catherine to the old fish market, and De Brouckère has the big wheel. 2026 is the 25th edition and adds two new squares.

Also in Brussels

• Place Sainte-Catherine and the Vismet, the long row of chalets
• Place De Brouckère, the big wheel and rink
• Mont des Arts light installations

What to eat and drink

• Fresh oysters and escargots at the Vismet stalls
• Waffles, the Liège kind, and speculoos
• Vin chaud or a Belgian Christmas beer

The local specialty: Artisan chocolate from the city's chocolatiers, a few of them on the route.

The walk

One hour with your host and a small tasting of the local specialty, from EUR 69 per person. Company evenings run two hours with tastings and a table to finish. How the hour works

Your host meets you on the Grand-Place for the light show, walks you through the Galeries and the chocolatiers' quarter, then along the full chalet route to Sainte-Catherine and the Vismet, with oysters or waffles on the way and a Belgian Christmas beer to finish.

• Grand-Place, the tree and the sound and light show
• The Galeries Royales and a chocolatier stop
• The chalet route to Sainte-Catherine and the Vismet
• Oysters, waffles and a Christmas beer with a local

Your host is a Brussels local from the LocalBini network who knows the Winter Wonders route and the chocolatiers along it.