Ghent's Flanders Expo hosts 30,000 in this Flemish university city of 265,000, while Vooruit (1,000) and Handelsbeurs (700) anchor alternative programming. The 80,000 students from four universities create Belgium's most engaged audience.
Ghent's Gentse Feesten draws 1.5 million visitors annually to this university city of 265,000. Vooruit arts centre (1,500) and Handelsbeurs concert hall (2,000) anchor year-round programming while the medieval centre hosts the massive summer festival. The student population (70,000) drives contemporary scene.