2, 9, 16 & 23 August

Leuven Bells • Great Beguinage

The International Carillon Festival Leuven Bells ushers in the summer with a spectacular series of 16 concerts spread across 4 carillons. This unique concert series takes place in the Abbot Garden of Park Abbey, the garden of St Gertrude's Abbey, in the squares around the University Library and in the garden of Erasmus House, and the herb garden in the Benedenstraat in the Great Beguinage.

Practical info

  • When:
    • Saturday 2 August 2025, from 15:00 until 16:00
    • Saturday 9 August 2025, from 15:00 until 16:00
    • Saturday 16 August 2025, from 15:00 until 16:00
    • Saturday 23 August 2025, from 15:00 until 16:00
  • Carillon: St. John the Baptist Church, Great Beguinage (Schapenstraat, 3000 Leuven)
  • Listening spot: Herb garden in Benedenstraat of Great Beguinage (entrance opposite Great Beguinage No. 57) or grassfield around St. John the Baptist Church
  • Price: Free

Programme:

Saturday 2 August: John Widmann (carillonist of Frederick, USA)

Saturday 9 August: Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra (carillonist of Ann Arbor, USA)

Saturday 16 August: Oleksandra Makarova (Ukraine)

Saturday 23 August: Luc Rombouts (university carillonist of Leuven)

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