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===Other cultural events and festivals===
[[File:Brussels Summer Festival (4890801736).jpg|thumb|[[:fr:Brussels Summer Festival|Brussels Summer Festival]] (BSF)]]

Many events are organised or hosted in Brussels throughout the year. In addition, many festivals animate the Brussels scene.

The [[Iris Festival]] is the official festival of the Brussels-Capital Region and is held annually in spring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irisfestival.brussels/iris-festival|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812230451/http://irisfestival.brussels/iris-festival|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2018|title=The Iris Festival &#124; Iris Festival|date=12 August 2018|access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref> The International Fantastic Film Festival of Brussels (BIFFF) is organised during the Easter holidays<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bifff.net/|title=BIFFF|website=BIFFF|access-date=2019-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006070322/https://www.bifff.net/|archive-date=6 October 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[Magritte Award]]s in February. The [[Festival of Europe]], an open day and activities in and around the institutions of the [[European Union]], is held on 9 May. On [[Belgian National Day]], on 21 July, a military parade and celebrations take place on the {{lang|fr|Place des Palais|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Paleizenplein|italic=no}} and in [[Brussels Park]], ending with a fireworks display in the evening.

Some summer festivities include [[Couleur Café Festival]], a festival of [[World music|world]] and [[urban music]], around the end of June or early July, the [[:fr:Brussels Summer Festival|Brussels Summer Festival]] (BSF), a music festival in August,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bsf.be/news/enjoy-the-bsf-extras|title=PROFITEZ DES BSF EXTRAS !|website=bsf.be|access-date=13 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811032248/http://www.bsf.be/news/enjoy-the-bsf-extras|archive-date=11 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> the [[Midi Fair]], the most important yearly fair in Brussels, lasting more than a month, in July and August,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zuidfoor.site/|title=Zuidfoor|website=Zuidfoor|access-date=13 August 2019|archive-date=13 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813041549/https://www.zuidfoor.site/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Brussels Beach, when the banks of the [[Brussels–Charleroi Canal|canal]] are turned into a temporary urban beach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bruxelleslesbains.be/|title=Bruxelles les Bains / Brussel Bad – La plus fun des plages urbaines !|access-date=13 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813041549/https://www.bruxelleslesbains.be/|archive-date=13 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other biennial events are the [[Zinneke Parade]], a colourful, multicultural parade through the city, which has been held since 2000 in May, as well as the popular [[Flower Carpet (Brussels)|Flower Carpet]] at the [[Grand-Place]] in August. [[European Heritage Days|Heritage Days]] are organised on the third weekend of September (sometimes coinciding with the car-free day) and are a good opportunity to discover the wealth of buildings, institutions and real estate in Brussels. The "Winter Wonders" animate the heart of Brussels in December; these winter activities were launched in Brussels in 2001.{{sfn|State|2004|p=108}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visit.brussels/en/lists/winter-in-brussels|title=Winter in Brussels|website=visit.brussels|access-date=13 August 2019|archive-date=2 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502001731/https://visit.brussels/en/lists/winter-in-brussels|url-status=live}}</ref>