09/01/2027 Merelbeke (B) (BE)

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The 16th Belgian qualification competition for 2026 - 2027 will take place at Cultuurhuis Merelbeke (Driekoningenplein 15) in Merelbeke on Saturday, January 9, 2027.

Tickets can be purchased in cash at the ticket desk on the day itself or electronically in advance via this link. After purchasing your ticket online, you will receive the tickets by email. These can be scanned at the ticket desk on the day of the competition, where you will receive your wristband.

Food & Drinks

We will be running the bar ourselves on this day (not the cafeteria). You can buy vouchers at the box office (please pay in cash) and use them to purchase drinks at the bar.

Unfortunately, we are not allowed to sell food at this location. Only chips are available, but please note these may not be eaten inside the theater hall, only in the foyer.

Informações sobre o palco

• Measurements: 12m wide and 11m long.

• Floor: The stage floor exists of black painted parquet covered with black ballet floor.

Acesso para pessoas com deficiência

There are a couple of seats available for wheelchairs. Please contact us prior to the competition.

Transporte público e estacionamento

The bus station Merelbeke Kerk is only a 2 minute walk away from Cultuurhuis Merelbeke.

Search a train at: http://www.belgianrail.be/

Search a bus at: https://www.delijn.be/

If you come by car you can park here:

• The 'Driekoningen' underground car park at the Driekoningen Square is freely accessible from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (exiting is always possible).

• Ter Wallen car park (Sportstraat). A blue zone applies here from Monday to Saturday between 9 am and 6 pm.

• Tramstelplaats car park (Hundelgemsesteenweg). Paying parking applies from Monday to Saturday between 9 am and 6 pm.

• Parking Conversatie.

• Hundelgemsesteenweg near the House of Culture is a red zone.

Horário

Four weeks prior to the competition, there will be a temporary time schedule available on the website.  This temporary time schedule can still change as the inscriptions are still open. The final time schedule will be available one week prior to the competition on the website. The timetable mentions the times the dancers need to be ready to go on stage. You can find on your subscription confirmation in which age division and style you participate.

For solos, duos & trios there is a dressing room available half an hour up front, for groups an hour up front. If you arrive earlier, please wait until the dressing room is free and also leave the dressing room in time for the next dancers.

There are multiple award ceremonies during the day so that the dancers can go home if they are not able to stay the whole day.

Alojamento

Do you need to come from far away and would you like to stay overnight in Merelbeke? Click here to find a list of places to stay: Go to the website.