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Cirque Royal
A 2,033-seat Brussels hall where a former permanent circus now hosts large-scale concerts, comedy, dance and classical presentations.
- Upcoming shows
- 173
- Capacity
- 350
- Address
- 81 Rue de l'Enseignement, 1000 Bruxelles
- Next show
- Wed, 30 Sept 2026
About Cirque Royal
Cirque Royal is Brussels’s 2,033-seat concert hall, shaped by a past few venues can claim: the 1878 building began as the city’s sole permanent circus, with basement stables for almost 110 horses. Its present setup pairs a large theatre-scale room with The Club, a 350-capacity standing space in the former stables. The combination suits touring artists who need scale while keeping the atmosphere of a central-city seated hall.
A circus rebuilt for the stage
In 1876, the Société anonyme du quartier Notre-Dame-des-Neiges began developing the neighbourhood; architect Wilhelm Kuhnen answered its interior-block plot with a regular polygonal circus. The Renz Royal Belgian Equestrian Troupe opened the hall in 1878, and films ran there between 1908 and 1914. Music-hall bills arrived in 1920. A major reset came in 1953, when architect Charles Van Nueten rebuilt the complex for a new era.
A further upheaval arrived in summer 2017. A dispute between the City and Botanique over the management concession coincided with a closure, followed by fire-safety upgrades. The hall reopened in September 2018 after roughly a year of works; the project brought a new stage and seats alongside technical and safety improvements.
A broad-billed room
Today, Cirque Royal books a deliberately wide bill: folk, indie, alternative, pop, hip-hop, jazz, R&B and classical acts share the calendar with stand-up, dance, opera and ballet. Current listings include Satsang, Slimane, Jacob Collier and Studio Ghibli in Concert, making this a flexible choice for seated, song-focused sets and presentation-scale productions. The main room holds 2,033 in theatre setup; The Club offers 350 standing or 180 seated, and hosts showcases, album launches, residencies and smaller concerts.
Sources
- Cirque Royal — Les salles — Cirque Royal
- Theatre, dance and music — City of Brussels
- Cirque Royal reopens after fire safety works — The Bulletin
- Rondleiding in het gerenoveerde Koninklijk Circus: 'Brussel heeft deze zaal nodig' — BRUZZ
- Cirque Royal — programme 2026 — City of Brussels
- Cirque Royal — visit.brussels
- Lancement d'une salle de concert dans les anciennes écuries du Cirque royal à Bruxelles — RTL Info
Next 15 shows
- Wed, 30 Sept 2026 · 20:00 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE View in the CrowdMate app
- Thu, 1 Oct 2026 · 20:00 LAURENT VOULZY View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 2 Oct 2026 · 20:00 CLÉMENT VIKTOROVITCH L’art de ne pas dire View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 3 Oct 2026 · 20:00 ALICE ON THE ROOF View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 4 Oct 2026 · 20:00 THE VOICE OF GEORGE MICHAEL View in the CrowdMate app
- Mon, 5 Oct 2026 · 20:00 APPARAT View in the CrowdMate app
- Tue, 6 Oct 2026 · 20:00 LE LAC DES CYGNES View in the CrowdMate app
- Wed, 7 Oct 2026 · 20:00 ASCO: Symphony of Caos View in the CrowdMate app
- Thu, 8 Oct 2026 · 20:00 JAMES BLAKE Trying Times Tour View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 9 Oct 2026 · 20:00 JAMES BLAKE Trying Times Tour View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 20:00 BOUDCHARTjust announced View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · 19:00 BOUDCHART View in the CrowdMate app
- Mon, 12 Oct 2026 · 20:00 ÓLAFUR ARNALDS View in the CrowdMate app
- Tue, 13 Oct 2026 · 20:00 ÓLAFUR ARNALDS View in the CrowdMate app
- Wed, 14 Oct 2026 · 18:30 OURS View in the CrowdMate app
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