Welcome to AALFIE VII, a three-day festival exploring how literature and the arts can challenge division, cross borders and build community.
Explore the programme below and choose the day or days you’d like to attend. You’re welcome to join us for one day, several days or the full festival.
THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER | 17:40–23:00
Location: La Bellone
Rue de Flandre 46, 1000 Brussels
A night dedicated to Sudan: its people, languages, stories, art, memory and extraordinary imagination. Featuring Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin, Jean Bofane, Ahmed Hawwash and more.
FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER | 16:30–23:30
Location: Den Teirling
Maesstraat 89, 1050 Brussels
Song, dance and memory from Burundi; critical panel conversations on who gets to imagine Europe’s future; and an evening celebrating artists, writers and poets from the Habesha diaspora.
SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER | 14:00–22:30
Location: Den Teirling
Maesstraat 89, 1050 Brussels
A full day beginning with a multilingual flâneur writing workshop and exhibition, followed by discussions on the hidden costs of cultural labour, Black Europe with Gary Younge, poetic language for longing, and an exploration of what the erotic makes possible.
TICKETS & ACCESSIBILITY
To keep the festival inclusive, we offer four pricing options for each day:
Standard Admission
Support Tickets, which help subsidise tickets for others
Pay What You Can, with a budget-friendly scale and a limited number of places
Free places for people experiencing financial hardship, also limited and subject to availability