1. Fête du vin et du raisin Grevenmacher. It’s the event the Moselle region looks forward to all year round: three days of grape and wine festivities in the streets of Grevenmacher, featuring musical groups from several countries. On Friday evening, the new Luxembourg Wine Queen is crowned; on Saturday, there’s a parade of brass bands, a torchlit procession and fireworks by the river. Sunday is all about the “Kondschafter um Tour” folk procession, where Bacchus and dozens of richly decorated floats hand out wine as they pass by.
Where? Town centre and the banks of the Moselle, Grevenmacher. When? 11–13 September 2026. How much? Free entry.
2. The Pussycat Dolls + Lil’ Kim. The best-selling girl band of the 2000s is coming to Belval, with one of the pioneering figures of American female rap as a special guest. A line-up that really plays on R&B and hip-hop nostalgia in the Rockhal’s main hall.
Where? Rockhal, Esch-Belval. When? 13 September 2026. How much? From €104.50.
3. Butschebuerger Castle Festival. The largest medieval festival in the Greater Region is setting up camp in the Boudersberg neighbourhood for its 23rd edition. Knights’ tournaments, street performers, troubadours and demonstrations of “béhourd” (a combat sport practised in armour) take centre stage throughout the weekend. Saturday evening takes things up a notch with the grand tavern show bringing together all the festival’s minstrels, followed by a concert by the band La Maisnie Hellequin.
Where? Boudersberg district, Dudelange. When? 12 and 13 September 2026. How much? From €10.
4. “The Hearth Room”. To mark its 30th anniversary, the Casino Luxembourg is giving Christoph Meier and Ute Müller carte blanche, with one brief: to explore the very concept of a “forum”. The duo occupy the entire first floor of an interactive installation that functions as a stage, a laboratory and a social sculpture (an amphitheatre designed to blur the boundaries between backstage and stage, artists and audience, centre and periphery). The creative process remains visible and the installation evolves without a fixed script, shaped by chance encounters and how it is used, with authority over the work shared amongst all participants. It is therefore worth seeing several times, as the space will never be quite the same.
Where? Casino Luxembourg – Forum for Contemporary Art, Luxembourg. When? From 11 September until 10 January 2027. How much? Free admission.
5. “Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol”. At the height of his fame, Marcel Pagnol was commissioned by the editor-in-chief of a major women’s magazine to write a serialised novel. This is the starting point for this film, which is being previewed at Ciné Utopia ahead of its cinema release on 16 September. An evening for those who love seeing a film before anyone else, and who have a soft spot for the storyteller from Marseille.
Where? Ciné Utopia, Luxembourg. When? 10 September 2026. How much? €13.80.
6. “Arianne: un pas avant la chute”. A play that looks like a TV set and sounds like a rock concert. Arianne, a pop-rock rising star who has become a global sensation, is a guest on the programme “Olga vous écoute”, which is dedicated to music legends. The presenter looks back on her career, her band and her relationship with the audience to delve into a blind spot: the accident that occurred on the evening of the final concert of her tour, which the singer claims to have no memory of. Seven performers act out and sing this contemporary tragedy, which reimagines the myth of Ariadne and draws on the life stories of Amy Winehouse and Janis Joplin.
Where? Robert Krieps Hall, Neimënster, Luxembourg. When? 10 September 2026. How much? €22.
7. Naturmusée Fest. The key selling point can be summed up in a single sentence: the laboratories and collections of the National Museum of Natural History, which are inaccessible for the rest of the year, will be open to visitors for the duration of this Sunday. Around it, the Grund site is transformed into a science village (with over 25 stands, hands-on workshops, educational games and discovery trails dedicated to biodiversity). Outside, short boat trips on the Alzette offer an unusual perspective on the museum and its neighbourhood, whilst food and drink stalls are set up both inside and around the site.
Where? Naturmusée, Luxembourg (Grund). When? 13 September 2026. How much? Free.
8. “Damoclès et moi” + “The Loop”. Neimënster is staging two plays on the same Saturday, one in the late afternoon and the other in the evening. “Damoclès et moi” follows Aldric, Oussama and Léa, three young people who have only just left their teenage years behind and who all share a disability. In the evening, “The Loop” kicks off with a sordid village scandal: Mayor Mitchel doesn’t own a cat, yet his son Mike finds himself accused. Enough to fill a whole day at the former Grund Abbey between the two performances.
Where? Neimënster, Luxembourg. When? 12 September 2026. How much? €28 (The Loop).
9. Hors Circuits – Aerowaves. The Trois C-L is dedicating its evening to emerging choreographic works identified by the European network Aerowaves. The programme features the Swedish piece “Waterkind – Land before Time”, which explores the interaction and connection between two bodies through improvisation, without ever resorting to direct physical contact.
Where? Trois C-L, Luxembourg (Bonnevoie). When? 12 September 2026. How much? €20.
10. “Noches Largas”. The Club de Cultura Latinoamericana kicks off the weekend with a stripped-back duo: Agustín Guerrero on piano and Leonel Capitano on bandoneon. The Foyer Européen is also the smallest venue in this selection, which should add to the intimate atmosphere. Booking is recommended, and your ticket entitles you to a glass of crémant.
Where? Foyer européen, Luxembourg. When? 11 September 2026. How much? €18.
In Paris
JAŸ-Z 30. The Brooklyn rapper is performing just two dates in this series – in Paris and Los Angeles – which were announced following his Yankee Stadium concerts, which sold out in record time. It’s a Thursday evening and the journey to Saint-Denis takes a while, but the chance to see Shawn Carter on stage in Europe doesn’t come along every year.
Where? Stade de France, Saint-Denis. When? 10 September 2026. How much? From €73.
Paris Design Week. Ten days of design spread across the Marais, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Opéra and the Bastille, with this year’s hallmark being the use of heritage sites that are not usually visited for this purpose. Joseph Walsh, this year’s guest artist, has installed ash wood sculptures in the orangery, gardens and courtyard of the Hôtel de Sully, which seem to defy gravity. The Uchronia studio is bringing a monumental display of flowers to life beneath the Rotonde d’Antin at the Grand Palais, Jeremy Pradier-Jeauneau transforms the approach to the Arc de Triomphe into an immersive experience, whilst the Galerie des Gobelins is exhibiting the work of recent graduates from the Campus Mode Métiers d’Art et Design until the 13th. The “Factory” trail, meanwhile, brings together the emerging scene at four venues in the Marais.
Where? Paris, mainly Le Marais, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Opéra and Bastille. When? 10–19 September 2026. How much? Varies depending on the venue; many events are free.
In Brussels
Art x Gender. The Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts are re-examining their own collections through the lens of gender. Around thirty works, brought out of storage – some of which have never been exhibited before – ranging from Lucas Cranach to Roger Raveel, form the centrepiece of the Musée Old Masters. But the exhibition extends beyond the gallery: thematic labels are scattered throughout the permanent collections (motherhood, consent, muses and genies, exoticism and colonialism), transforming the visit into a treasure hunt.
Where? Musée Old Masters, Brussels. When? Until 27 September 2026. How much? €13.
Briff. The Brussels International Film Festival is in its final weekend: the 9th edition concludes on Saturday 12 September with the announcement of the winners at the UGC De Brouckère, as decided by the official juries and the public. This is also the first year that the festival has moved from June to the start of the new academic year. The programme is structured around three competitions (International, National and Directors’ Week), complemented by retrospectives, masterclasses, a focus on Irish cinema and free open-air screenings at the Mont des Arts. On Saturday, the programme features, amongst others, Olivia Wilde’s “The Invite”.
Where? UGC De Brouckère, Cinéma Galeries and Cinéma Palace, Brussels. When? Until 12 September 2026. How much? Varies depending on the screening; free open-air screenings.
