Luxembourg City is home to some 167 different nationalities, says the Ville de Luxembourg. On 15 June 2024, Rencontres sans frontières offers you the opportunity to meet other people and have cultural exchanges through activities like football tournaments. Photo: Shutterstock

Luxembourg City is home to some 167 different nationalities, says the Ville de Luxembourg. On 15 June 2024, Rencontres sans frontières offers you the opportunity to meet other people and have cultural exchanges through activities like football tournaments. Photo: Shutterstock

An art exhibition, a watercolour painting workshop, an opera performance, dinner and a concert, a gastronomic hike in Clervaux, olive oil tasting, meeting new people through sports, music festivals, donating blood to save lives and a conference on professionalism and parenthood--here are 10 things to do in Luxembourg.

Exhibition: Tracing / A Recollection

Category: Art 🗓 Wednesday 12 June to Tuesday 2 July📍Ettelbruck

The exhibition combines recent works by Julien Hübsch, archival material and elements from the artist’s private collection. “His work explores urban spaces and the individuals who inhabit them, including construction sites, vandalism and other forms of non-artistic interventions in public space,” explain the organisers. A vernissage with Hübsch will take place on 12 June; the exhibition is open from 13 June to 2 July. .

Concert and dinner for €25

Category: Going out 🗓 Thursday 13 June📍Luxembourg-Gare

Wecitizens, an associate member of IMS Luxembourg, is organising a dinner concert at Pop-up Shaker. For €25, you can enjoy a live musical performance and a dinner with an amuse-bouche, a salad, beef Bourguignon (or a vegetarian option), and your choice for dessert (fruit salad, homemade tart or tiramisu). .

Hear local opera singer Naama Liany

Category: Music 🗓 Thursday 13 June📍Philharmonie

Naama Liany, a Luxembourg-based Israeli-French mezzo soprano, and the Ensemble D’arco will take to the stage at the Philharmonie with a work entitled “Bridges 2 / Modern Bridges”. .

Donate blood

Category: Volunteering 🗓 Friday 14 June📍throughout Luxembourg

Donations of blood, plasma and platelets are crucial to help treat patients. 14 June is World Blood Donor Day, and this year marks the 20th anniversary of the event. It’s the perfect opportunity to donate blood--and help save a life. .

Hiking meets local food

Category: Sports and gastronomy 🗓 Saturday 15 June📍Clervaux

Clervaux’s tourist centre is organising a 9km guided hike to a restaurant where you’ll enjoy a meal featuring homemade soups, local sandwiches, croque-monsieur, bruschettas and sweet treats that showcase regional recipes and products. .

Rencontres sans frontières

Category: Family-friendly 🗓 Saturday 15 June📍Cessange

Organised by the Ville de Luxembourg, Optin and Comité de Liaison des Associations d’Etrangers (Clae), Rencontres sans frontières is an event that aims to foster social integration and cultural exchanges through sports. The programme includes football tournaments (by age group, for both kids and adults), beach volleyball games (for participants 13 and older), touch rugby tournament, biking activities, music, dance, sports workshops and demonstrations, food stands and more. .

Watercolour painting workshop

Category: Art 🗓 Saturday 15 June📍Luxembourg

In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn about different brush strokes as well as how to mix and blend colours. By the end of the session, you will have a watercolour painting to take home. .

Dudelange music festival

Category: Festival 🗓 Saturday 15 June📍Dudelange

As part of the annual Fête de la Musique event (Friday 14 June to Friday 21 June), there will be an outdoor music party in Dudelange on 15 June, featuring nine open-air stages and four additional venues in the city centre. It features an impressive lineup of rock, pop, electro, rap and blues artists. .

Olive oil tasting

Category: Gastronomy 🗓 Sunday 16 June📍Bereldange Walferdange

Taste (and purchase) olives, olive oil, tea, honey and other products from southern France during this event at the Boutique des Templiers de Provence. .

Balancing professionalism and parenthood

Category: Conference 🗓 Wednesday 19 June📍Kirchberg

The Network, a Luxembourg-based international professional women’s association, is organising a panel discussion that aims to help women figure out how to navigate professional life and motherhood. .