Namur
Entertainment
Namur has a magnificent Royal Theatre, which was recently refurbished and puts on state-of-the art performances all year round. There’s also a couple of good cinemas - the Eldorado in rue de fer and the Cameo in rue de carmes.
For those who like to indulge in a spot of gambling, Namur has a casino. It’s in a superb location on the banks of the Meuse at the foot of the citadel. In the casino complex there’s a restaurant, buffet bar, lounge and discotheque, so it makes a great evening’s entertainment.
There are various festivals throughout the year in Namur, the most popular of which is the street festival in May. For five days the streets of the city are taken over by open air theatres, cabaret performances, carousels and other great family activities. There’s also a beer festival at Easter and an entertaining local tradition every September called the Combat de l’Echasse d’Or or ‘Fight of the Golden Stilt’. Two teams line up against each other and attempt to send their adversaries tumbling to the ground by knocking them with their stilts and pushing them with their shoulders. The participants are all regaled in brightly coloured medieval style costumes and it’s a bizarre but entertaining festival.
For those who like to indulge in a spot of gambling, Namur has a casino. It’s in a superb location on the banks of the Meuse at the foot of the citadel. In the casino complex there’s a restaurant, buffet bar, lounge and discotheque, so it makes a great evening’s entertainment.
There are various festivals throughout the year in Namur, the most popular of which is the street festival in May. For five days the streets of the city are taken over by open air theatres, cabaret performances, carousels and other great family activities. There’s also a beer festival at Easter and an entertaining local tradition every September called the Combat de l’Echasse d’Or or ‘Fight of the Golden Stilt’. Two teams line up against each other and attempt to send their adversaries tumbling to the ground by knocking them with their stilts and pushing them with their shoulders. The participants are all regaled in brightly coloured medieval style costumes and it’s a bizarre but entertaining festival.