Pride Opening
Pride Week will open with a moment of activist march.
Join us at 6 PM in front of the Ihsane Jarfi mural to share this opening moment with us, which will conclude at Grands Carmes with the launch of the MACS plan.
Let’s kick off these ten days of Pride with joy!
The Pride week will begin with a militant march.
RainbowHouse invites you to join us on Wednesday, May 7 at 6 PM in front of the Ihsane Jarfi mural, Rue des Riches Claires in Brussels, for a moment of commemoration and militant memory. The event will feature artistic performances and speeches from our various partners.
We will continue our journey through various important places for the LGBTQIA+ community and end at Grands Carmes for the launch of the MACS plan.
Let’s begin these ten days of Pride with joy!
Grands Carmes
Brussels
Various
Pride Opening
Nobody's Son
An exhibition of pop art/street art style paintings combining abstract figures and words that together are an expression of the feelings and road the artist travelled from 3 years ago ( first testo shot) to now.
An expo of paintings based on drawings made throughout the artist's transition process over the past 3 years incorporating his acceptance process of his family's non-acceptance. The figures depicted are direct and spontaneous and related to street art and pop culture, as well as stickers, graffiti, paint on clothes, chairs, etc...
Grands Carmes
Brussels
Exhibitions
Nobody's Son
Arts festival "Massimadi-Brussels"- Brussels Pride Week
Screening of the film "Madame SATA" and debate around the corner to talk (Palaba Cona).
The "Massimadi-Brussels" Arts Festival is a flagship event of the Baobab identities that have been highlighting LGBTQIA+ black issues in Brussels since 2013.
The current events are encouraging the Massimadi-Brussels collective to be visible as part of the Pride Week and to propose a space for respectful and safer exchanges where resilience and empowerment strategies in the face of aggression and discrimination suffered by LGBTQIA+ black people are discussed in a context where LGBTQIA+ rights are in decline worldwide and in Europe.
Grands Carmes
Brussels
Cinema
Arts festival "Massimadi-Brussels"- Brussels Pride Week
Film Club Pink Screens - Brussels Pride Week
Cinéma Aventure
Brussels
Cinema
Film Club Pink Screens - Brussels Pride Week
The Art of Becoming through tales, reveries and mirrors
As part of Brussels Pride, this exhibition explores the diversity of identities and questions dominant representations through photography, painting and digital art. Aleksandra Rowicka and Kristell in Wonderland propose an inclusive and committed approach, in which art becomes a space for dialogue and emancipation for LGBTQIA+ communities.
The Art of Becoming through Tales, Reveries and Mirrors is an immersive art exhibition exploring evolving identities through the works of Aleksandra Rowicka and Kristell in Wonderland. At the crossroads of photography, painting, and digital art, this exhibition invites visitors to reflect on self-construction, gender perception, and the personal narratives that shape our identities.
The exhibition will be open for several days, offering a free-flow experience through a scenographic space centered around the themes of metamorphosis and reflection.
Immersive visual installation: The exhibition features large-scale artworks and digital projections, creating a dreamlike and introspective atmosphere.
Meet the artists: Aleksandra Rowicka and Kristell in Wonderland will be present throughout the exhibition to engage with visitors and discuss their inspirations and artistic process.
Workshops and cultural mediation: Discussion and creative sessions on queer representation and gender fluidity can be organized in collaboration with LGBTQIA+ organizations. If any organizations are looking for a space to hold such activities, we would be delighted to host them."
Centre d'Art du Mont-de-Piété
Brussels
Exhibitions
The Art of Becoming through tales, reveries and mirrors
Housing conference - Brussels Pride Week 2025
Ukrainian Voices
Etterbeek
Conferences and conventions
Housing conference - Brussels Pride Week 2025
The i in LGBTQIA+ - Brussels Pride Week
Grands Carmes
Brussels
Conferences and conventions
The i in LGBTQIA+ - Brussels Pride Week
This is me - Brussels Pride Week
Rainbowhouse
Brussels
Cinema
This is me - Brussels Pride Week
Uurtje DragtUurtje
Bibliothèque néerlandophone de Saint-Gilles
Saint-Gilles
Various
Uurtje DragtUurtje
Initiation IMPRO QUEER - Brussels Pride Week 2025
RainbowHouse - Salle Marsha P. Johnson
Brussels
Courses and workshops
Initiation IMPRO QUEER - Brussels Pride Week 2025
Pride in the City : balade guidée au centre-ville sur l’histoire des lieux de rencontre gays et lesbiens à Bruxelles
Museum of the City of Brussels / The King’s House)
Brussels
Guided tours
Pride in the City : balade guidée au centre-ville sur l’histoire des lieux de rencontre gays et lesbiens à Bruxelles
"Rainbow Family” Spectacle de théâtre improvisé
Mercelis theatre
Ixelles
Theatre
"Rainbow Family” Spectacle de théâtre improvisé
Love is Love... and Food by EGB - Brussels Pride Week
Grands Carmes
Brussels
Various
Love is Love... and Food by EGB - Brussels Pride Week
Transidentity Awereness Workshops - Brussels Pride Week
The aim of this Transidentity Awareness Workshop is to raise public awareness of transidentity in an accessible and interactive way, and to show how the social construction of gender norms and stereotypes can lead to exclusion and discrimination (only in English).
Who are transgender people and what do we mean by ‘gender identities’? What are the most common misconceptions, and why do they raise questions? What are the human rights issues surrounding the legal situation of trans* people, and where is it heading in Europe and Belgium?
From childhood, we were taught that human beings were either “girls” or “boys”. In science lessons, we were taught that there were males and females and that was that. In reality, is it really that simple?
In conversation and in the media, we often hear talk of homos, lesbians, gays, straights, trans people, sexual orientations, gender identities and so on. But what exactly do these expressions mean?
Society harbours a number of beliefs and prejudices that reduce people who don't fit the norm to simplistic, often pejorative and degrading, schemes. Transgender people are particularly vulnerable to this.
10 per person except for Genres Pluriels members. Send your application to: contact@genrespluriels.be
Grands Carmes
Brussels
Conferences and conventions
Transidentity Awereness Workshops - Brussels Pride Week
Beyond the screen: lesbian visibility and voices through film - Brussels Pride Week 2025
Grands Carmes
Brussels
Cinema
Beyond the screen: lesbian visibility and voices through film - Brussels Pride Week 2025
PREMIERE - FAMILLE CHOISIE in the presence of the film crew
As part of Pride Week 2025, we are delighted to offer you the PREMIERE of the documentary FAMILLE CHOISIE.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film crew. A festive drink will be served at the Grand Carmes after the screening.
FAMILLE CHOISIE
Elisa VDK
BE, 84', 2025, VO FR ST EN
Synopsis: Massie, Addi, Lylybeth and Joy are four non-binary artists at a turning point in their careers on Brussels' burgeoning drag scene. While this chosen family is close-knit and supportive, their blood family often has difficulty understanding their identity and their profession. Many truths and emotions remain unspoken.
Their shows, sometimes very funny, sometimes very dark, often both, are directly inspired by their daily struggles. The stage allows them to express their gender identities. It's also their livelihood and the place where they draw the energy to force their way into our society.
As their performances become increasingly notable, a quest for identity and artistic recognition takes shape. These artists aspire to something essential: the need to embrace who they are and, above all, to be accepted for who they are.
In collaboration with Screen Box.
Elisa VDK and the film crew
Cinéma Palace
Brussels
Cinema
PREMIERE - FAMILLE CHOISIE in the presence of the film crew
No more Ishanes, no more Zaks, no more hate! - Brussels Pride Week
Film-debate on homophobic violence and murders to build a Europe free of hatred and discrimination!
We propose a short film followed by a discussion on the emblematic cases of Ishane Jarfi in Belgium and Zak Kostopoulos in Greece, two young gay men brutally killed in an homophobic context.
Let's create together a safe space to talk about our traumas and our struggles against hate crimes suffered by our communities, take stock of the situation and think collectively about activist synergies and political strategies to put an end to hate in Europe!
Grands Carmes
Brussels
Cinema
No more Ishanes, no more Zaks, no more hate! - Brussels Pride Week
Job Day
RainbowHouse is pleased to invite you to the Job Day, an inclusive job fair that connects job seekers with employers committed to inclusive workplace policies.
The public is welcome from 1 PM to 4 PM to meet various professionals.
We look forward to seeing many of you there!
RainbowHouse is pleased to invite you to Job Day, an inclusive job fair designed to bring jobseekers together with employers committed to diversity and inclusiveness policies.
From 1pm to 4pm, participants will have the chance to discover career opportunities, talk to representatives of companies and organisations, learn more about the inclusion policies in place in different workplaces, and ask all their questions.
Whether you're looking for your first job, changing careers or simply curious to meet safe and committed employers, this is the event for you. There will be information stands, resources to boost your application, and professionals on hand to help you.
The aim is simple: to create a caring space where everyone feels free to be themselves, without fear of discrimination, and encouraged to build their professional future in a respectful environment.
Join us for an afternoon of exchange, inspiration and professional connections!
Grands Carmes
Brussels
Fairs and shows
Job Day
Talk From Homografía Live - Brussels Pride Week
Grands Carmes
Brussels
Various
Talk From Homografía Live - Brussels Pride Week
The history of LGBTQIA+ struggles, how to apply yesterday’s lessons on what is happening today - Brussels Pride Week
Around us, the rights of LGBTQIA+ people are being threatened, how can we apply yesterday’s lessons to what is happening today?
In the US, transgender people are no longer allowed to serve in the military or participate in sports competitions. Since 2024, Bulgaria has banned "LGBTQIA+ propaganda".
Yet these countries had seen progress in minority rights, so why the setbacks? What lessons have we not learned from the past? How to remain vigilant in the face of the rise of reactionary speeches?
We would like to answer these questions through our guests: an international LGBTQIA+ rights specialist and a historian.
Grands Carmes
Brussels
Conferences and conventions
The history of LGBTQIA+ struggles, how to apply yesterday’s lessons on what is happening today - Brussels Pride Week
Queerying nature
Did you know that the diversity of nature is much greater and more surprising than you might imagine?
A multitude of animal behaviours can be observed, ranging from relationships between individuals of the same sex to natural sex changes in certain species of fish, as well as a variety of family structures. Biodiversity reminds us that nature is not limited to the frameworks we know. To mark International Day for the Rights of LGBTQIA+ People, Michaël Loriaux, Deputy Mayor for Equal Opportunities, invites you to attend a screening of the film Queerying nature, by Aline Magrez, on Thursday 15 May 2025.
This documentary explores the diversity of behaviour in the animal world and questions the biases that can influence scientific research. Through an innovative look at the plurality of sexual and gender identities, this sensitive and poetic film invites us to broaden our perception of living things.
And to round off the screening in style, we invite you to discover a performance by artist Camille Pier, combining improvisation and spontaneity: an experience full of surprises awaits you!
Maison communale de Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Cinema
Queerying nature
Mini Pride
As every year during Pride Week, the Mini Pride will take place, a procession to relive the original Pride.
We'll be going from the Town Hall to the RainbowHouse, via the Manneken Pis.
We look forward to sharing this moment with you, in the footsteps of the first Brussels activists.
As every year during Pride Week, the Mini Pride will take place: a city walk following the route of the very first Pride in Brussels.
In a festive atmosphere, we will leave from the City Hall and make our way to the RainbowHouse.
The celebration will continue there in the evening. We look forward to sharing this moment with you!
Rainbowhouse
Brussels
Various
Mini Pride
Famille Choisie: Film Screening and Photo Exhibition at La Vénerie
A film by Elisa Vdk
Belgium (2025)
Version originale FR, with English subtitles
Massie, Addi, Lylybeth and Joy are four non-binary artists at a turning point in their careers on Brussels' burgeoning drag scene.
While this chosen family is close-knit and supportive, their blood family often has trouble understanding their identity and their craft. Many truths and emotions remain unspoken.
Their shows, sometimes very funny, sometimes very dark, often both, are directly inspired by their daily struggles. The stage allows them to express their gender identities. It's also their livelihood and the place where they draw the energy to force their way into our society.
As their performances become increasingly notable, a quest for identity and artistic recognition takes shape. These artists aspire to something essential: the need to embrace who you are and, above all, to be accepted for who you are.
> In the presence of the film team (director and actors).
La Vénerie / Espace Delvaux
Watermael-Boitsfort
Cinema
Famille Choisie: Film Screening and Photo Exhibition at La Vénerie
Apéro-Arpentage: "Sexualités et dissidences queers", de Chacha Enriquez
Présence et Action Culturelles - Générale
Anderlecht
Courses and workshops
Apéro-Arpentage: "Sexualités et dissidences queers", de Chacha Enriquez
Depuis longtemps dénoué•es il devrait se recoudre
Bibliothèque des Riches-Claires
Brussels
Various
Depuis longtemps dénoué•es il devrait se recoudre
RDV Cosmics spécial Brussels Pride : Stand up -Queer Comedy
Centre Culturel Ganshoren La Villa
Ganshoren
Show
RDV Cosmics spécial Brussels Pride : Stand up -Queer Comedy
Veuves Noires: La Comédie Musicale
Novum
Etterbeek
Show
Veuves Noires: La Comédie Musicale
CAVE - Under The Rainbow - Brussels Pride Week 2025
CAVE - UNDER THE RAINBOW (Brussels Pride 2025 XXL Edition) - Saturday 17 May 2025
Unite, time to protect our rights, freedom, health, identity, diversity, communities, fight.
Let’s shine all together under the same rainbow next Saturday, 17th May.
Time to be proud of who we are and to show our different colours with no shame to the world!
But not forget that our fight for equality and against discrimination is ongoing, never take our hard-won rights for granted!
It’s OK to be different, never hide your true colours.
It’s OK to be yourself, spread respect and inclusivity.
Let's paint the town with our colours, dance beneath the same rainbow, and enjoy the freedom to be ourselves on Saturday 17th of May.
Barrio
Brussels
Clubbing
CAVE - Under The Rainbow - Brussels Pride Week 2025
Brussels Rainbow Seniors Day
LDC Randstad Molenbeek
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Various
Brussels Rainbow Seniors Day