” The high variety of visitors regardless of the cold and after that damp weather condition reveals that individuals missed out on Winter season in Antwerp throughout the COVID-19 pandemic The New Year’s Eve fireworks had a record participation of 140,000 viewers”, the City states in a news release.

Opening weekend

Almost 125,000 visitors pertained to delight in an embellished city centre on the opening weekend of 9 to 11 December. With the opening program on the ice rink, an efficiency by Metejoor in the Joe FM Christmas Home, numerous street animations and musical acts in the ‘ Singing Christmas Tree‘ base on the Handschoenmarkt, Winter Season in Antwerp was instantly put to excellent usage.

Terrific worlds

New this year was that the squares each got their own name and design: a fairy tale land for an ice queen on Steenplein (‘ Het Bevroren Rijk‘), the sentimental environment of a genuine Christmas market on the Grote Markt (‘ Plaza Historia‘), stylish winter season enjoyable on Groenplaats (‘ Wintertopia‘) and a world of marvel and musical surprises at the Handschoenmarkt (‘ Symphonia‘).

The ‘ Lichtjeslaan‘ or Opportunity of Lights on the Suikerrui and the mill with mistletoe– an initially– were incredibly popular for taking climatic images.

” In the mill, visitors were likewise provided a printed and digital picture by the city that they might show loved ones: genuine Antwerp Christmas desires. Our Woman’s Cathedral was likewise typically photographed now that it has actually been gotten rid of from the scaffolding and can be appreciated once again in its complete splendor.”

” The more than 900,000 passers-by delighted in a magnificently embellished Christmas Market, which with more than 80 stalls meandered from Groenplaats to Steenplein. 33,000 skaters pertained to check their abilities on the ice rink on the Groenplaats. 35,000 visitors got a lovely view of the city from the ferris wheel. Many fans and music fans checked out the Joe FM Christmas Home, which transmitted nearly 300 hours of live radio, or went to among the lots of surprise efficiencies. The winter season bars Den Après on Groenplaats and Bar Den on Steenplein were likewise a terrific success.”

Fireworks

On December 31, Antwerp generally began the brand-new year with a bang which was a success. 140,000 visitors were impressed by the stunning fireworks show above the River Scheldt and wanted each other the very best for the brand-new year. That is a record number and no less than 20,000 viewers more than throughout the shift from 2019 to 2020. The broadcast of the fireworks on VRT television channel Eén might depend on nearly 800,000 audiences.

The city deals with

On 8 January, the City treated its locals to a joyful start to the brand-new year. Visitors might delight in Winter season in Antwerp one last time and exchange their totally free tokens for a beverage, ice skating or round on the ferris wheel.

Visitor numbers

71% of all visitors originated from Belgium Numerous foreign travelers likewise checked out Winter season in Antwerp. Most of the turnout originated from the Netherlands (68.2%), France (6.8%) and Germany (4.7%).

There were day trippers, however likewise visitors who remained longer in Antwerp. In the very first week of the Christmas vacations, the Antwerp hotels had a high tenancy rate of no less than 73.6%.

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