In de Waagnatie in Antwerpen ging dit weekend Amazing Asia door, een festival gefocust op - de naam zegt het - de Aziatische cultuur.

Darklands 2025 was the last edition of this fetish and kink festival in Antwerp in Belgium under that name. From 2026, the event attracting mostly gay, bi, pan and queer men will be called Beyond D…

_FromTuesday 25 February to Monday 3 March 2025, _**_Darklands_** _takes over_** _Gay Antwerp_** _. For thefifteenth edition, this kink and fetish festival mostly but not exclusively geared towards men having sex with men will take over the _**_Antwerp_** _venue of_** _Waagnatie_** _. It will be the last time Darklands will take place at_** _Scheldt_** _-side events hall. What’s next?_**_Antwerp Expo_** _? Somewhere else in_** _Belgium_** _? That remains to be announced. This year’s theme is ‘**Darklands Glows** ‘._ Darklands will not leave the Antwerp event hall of Waagnatie, but will ‘leave’ the parking lot attached to the venue. What? Due to construction works, the parking lot will not be available and currently Darklands currently uses quite an amount of surface for tents, which are used to house lockers, a bar and other facilities. Organiser **Jeroen Van Lievenoogen** talked to **Sven Boutsen** , who runs the **TouristicoGayLive Podcast** together with **Marc Dirix**. “There will be heaps of changes due to the construction works”, Jeroen says. “We’re presenting a whole new concept and a new name. This was in the works pre-**COVID-19** , and we’re dusting it off.” ### Waagnatie “We’re staying at Waagnatie, where we’ve always been. But we’ll have to work without the tents around the building.” “To compensate, we’re building inside, within the venue. We’ll build several decks, several stories (floors).” ### Around the clock The timetable will also change, Jeroen indicates. “It won’t be ‘during the day we’re going to the fair, at night we party’. This will be around the clock”, Jeroen tells TGLPDCST. “You’ll be able to do whatever you feel like at any time, in any way you want.” ### Darklands stays indoor Jeroen rules out organising a festival outdoors. “It’s just too dependable of the weather. The risk is too high. I know what this indoor productions costs. f it’s bad weather, it’s untenable.” ### Cruise? Will Darklands ever organise a cruise? The idea was floated by American partners of Darklands, who wanted to link the Darklands brand to a gay cruise they already organised. But one of the people of the project passed away, so the idea is now dead in the water. ### Darklands 2025-2026 * Darklands 2025 aims at actively welcoming FLINTA people. * DARKLANDS 2025 | Programme & schedule highlights. * Darklands 2025 drops token payment system in favour of top-up Darkband. * ANTWERP | Darklands to leave Waagnatie after 2025. * Darklands 2025 from Tuesday 25 February until Monday 3 March. * Darklands 2025 theme: ‘Darklands Glows’, stays at Waagnatie until 2030. ### Antwerp Pride 2025 & Antwerp Queer Arts Festival 2025 * Antwerp Queer Arts Festival broadens horizon to Bruges and Leuven. * Antwerp Pride 2025 from Wednesday 6 to Sunday 10 August. ### The latest on LGBTQIA+ events such as prides in Belgium * DARKLANDS 2025 | Programme & schedule highlights. * PinX LGBTQIA+ Film Festival in Ghent and in Antwerp from 29 January to 2 February 2025. * Antwerp Queer Arts Festival broadens horizon to Bruges and Leuven. * ANTWERP 2025-2030 | City government agreement supports bid for EuroGames in Antwerp in 2028. * The Belgian Pride declared bankrupt, but Brussels Pride 2025 will go ahead. * Limburg Pride 2025 to focus on mental wellbeing. * Leuven Pride 2024 parade route from railway station to Ferdinand Smoldersplein. * Liège Pride 2025 on Friday 22, Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 August. * Antwerp Pride 2025 from Wednesday 6 to Sunday 10 August. * CHARLEROI PRIDE | Three days of inclusivity and festivities. * Antwerp Queer Arts Festival from 3 to 31 August 2024: programme. * Queer March Ghent 2024 on Saturday 30 March at Viernulvier. ### Share this: * Twitter * Facebook * Like Loading...

‘Andermans zaken’, de reeks waarin Kamal Kharmach ondernemers met allerlei problemen bijstaat, krijgt zijn eerste festival. Waar het tv-programma zich vooral richt op ondernemers in moeilijkheden, staat nu vooral de startende ondernemer centraal. Want die heeft veel vragen, bevestigt ook starterscoach Youssef Deconinck van Xerius.

From Tuesday 25 February to Monday 3 March 2025, Darklands takes over Gay Antwerp. For the fifteenth edition, this kink and fetish festival mostly but not exclusively geared towards men having sex …

Kink and fetish festival Darklands is set to leave the Waagnatie in Antwerp due to renovation works at the Scheldt Quays. To where and when? That remains to be seen… and announced.

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