# Events Sources — Brussels 🌟

## Primary Event Platforms

| Source | URL | Type | Notes |
|--------|-----|------|-------|
| Visit Brussels Agenda | https://www.visit.brussels/en/visitors/agenda | Official | Official Brussels tourism events calendar |
| Lu.ma Brussels | https://lu.com/brussels | Community | Tech, startup, community events |
| Lu.ma Commons Hub BXL | https://lu.ma/commonshub_bxl | Community | Commons Hub coworking/community events |
| Meetup Brussels | https://www.meetup.com/find/?location=be--Brussels&source=EVENTS | Community | All meetup groups and events |
| Eventbrite Brussels | https://www.eventbrite.be/d/belgium--brussel--10471/all-events/ | Commercial | Wide range — concerts, workshops, networking |
| Press Club Brussels | https://www.pressclub.be/events/ | Press/EU | EU affairs, journalism, policy events |
| Betacowork (Eventbrite) | https://www.eventbrite.com/o/30697635722 | Tech/Community | Brussels coworking space tech events, meetups, workshops |

## When to Use

- **"What's happening this weekend?"** → Visit Brussels Agenda first, then Eventbrite
- **Tech/startup events** → Lu.ma Brussels, Meetup, Betacowork (Eventbrite)
- **Community/social** → Meetup, Lu.ma Commons Hub
- **EU/policy/press** → Press Club Brussels
- **Concerts, shows, culture** → Visit Brussels, Eventbrite
- **Coworking/hub events** → Lu.ma Commons Hub

## Sitemap Reference Files

Detailed structure stored in `docs/sitemaps/events/` when crawled.

## Concert Venues

| Source | URL | Notes |
|--------|-----|-------|
| Ancienne Belgique (AB) | https://www.abconcerts.be/en/agenda | Iconic Brussels live music venue |
| Forest National / Vorst Nationaal | https://www.forest-national.be/en/calendar?venue=VN | Largest concert hall in Brussels |
| BOZAR | https://www.bozar.be/en/calendar | Centre for Fine Arts — concerts, exhibitions, cinema |
| Flagey | https://www.flagey.be/en/program | Concerts, cinema, cultural events in Ixelles |
| KVS | https://www.kvs.be/en/program | Royal Flemish Theatre — Dutch-language theatre & more |
| Théâtre National | https://www.theatrenational.be/en/program | French-language theatre |
| Kaaitheater | https://www.kaaitheater.be/en/agenda | Performing arts, dance, theatre |
| Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus | https://www.cirque-royal.org/en/agenda | Concerts & shows, central Brussels |

## Coworking & Creative Spaces

| Source | URL | Neighbourhood | Type | Notes |
|--------|-----|---------------|------|-------|
| Full Circle House | https://fullcircle.eu/whatson_list | Ixelles (Vleurgat) | Creative hub | Events, talks, workshops, dinners, book clubs, concerts. Use list view for scraping (Jina-friendly). Main page: fullcircle.eu/whatson |

## Workshops & Recurring Activities

Sources to crawl weekly (every Monday, as part of weekly-events cron) for upcoming workshops.

| Source | URL | Neighbourhood | Type |
|--------|-----|---------------|------|
| Studio Baxton | https://www.studiobaxton.com/en_GB/shop/category/workshops-36 | Saint-Jacques | Photography workshops (darkroom, collodion, cyanotype, macro) |

## Guided Tours & Heritage Walks

| Source | URL | Type | Notes |
|--------|-----|------|-------|
| ARAU Guided Tours | https://www.arau.org/en/next-guided-tours/ | Urban tourism | Pioneer since 1977. Architecture, Art Nouveau/Deco, districts, trams, social housing, urban planning. EN/FR/NL tours. Cached: `docs/cache/arau-tours.md` |

## TODO

- [ ] Add Brussels cultural centres per commune
- [ ] Add more workshop sources as discovered (ceramics, cooking, art, etc.)
- [ ] Get proper female voice sample for Sophie podcast co-host profile