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Each April, we celebrate Month of the Military Child, a time to recognise the important role that military children play in the wider armed forces community.
We
invite individuals, organisations, schools and groups to participate in
Month of the Military Child this year through 3 key activities:
1: For the 3rd year running, we are holding a poetry and art competition, with the theme:
Dear Community, please note the opening hours of the Pizza Bowl, the Cinema and the Rendez-Vous for the upcoming SHAPE holiday.
Brussels Design Market, Gare Maritime, Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 March
Make your way to Gare Maritime in Tour&Taxis for the largest vintage design market on the continent!
This weekend, the indoor flea market dedicated exclusively to design will showcase around 100 passionate exhibitors from Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy, among others, displaying furniture and other vintage design objects.
From Corbusier to Jacobsen via Bertoia, this event will offer a wide range of choices to meet the diversity of tastes and interiors.
Find more information here.
Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition in Brussels, Tour & Taxis, until 20 May
The exhibition 'Titanic: real objects, real stories' has dropped its anchor in the capital. Until 20 May, keen historians or lovers of the film adaptation can discover more than 260 objects recovered from the wreck site, and numerous reconstructions of the ship's emblematic places, including its grand staircase, a first-class lounge and the boiler room.
The exhibition tells the tragic story of the famous ocean liner, the remarkable men and women who were on board and its fatal crash with an iceberg four days after setting sail.Find more information here.
Saint Patrick's Day in Brussels
Last but not least, Sunday 17 March is Saint Patrick's Day, marking the Emerald Isle's annual celebration of its patron saint. Brussels' growing Irish diaspora means that there is a huge range of events taking place to celebrate the occasion.
From jam sessions and a parade through the city centre to the hotly anticipated Six Nations rugby match and arts and crafts workshops, there is plenty going on for all the family.
Find our favourites here.