Welcome to a world of fandom fun!
Every edition, FACTS offers more than a weekend’s worth of surprising and memorable activities. From high-tech karting and video games to active workshops and beautiful exhibitions. What will you discover behind the foliage of the FACTS Forest? Let’s push the branches aside to discover, meet & play!
PLEASE NOTE
that this is just a highlight overview. In reality, you’ll have much, much more to do than what is listed here. Have fun!
The Fast Lane activities so far
Bouncezilla
👹 This 66 meter inflatable monstrosity will test your prowess and dexterity. So rally your friends and meet up at the mouth of this beast, on April 6-7, in Flanders Expo Ghent … if you dare!
This activity is available for everyone, but Fast Pass & VIP ticket holders will be able to use a fast lane for this activity, skipping the waiting lines.
Supercube: a 360 interactive karting experience
🏎️ Challenge your friends in an ever-changing digital circuit and come out on top, with screeching tires and sabotaging items. This experience is included in your entry ticket, so you can just hop in during FACTS without pre-registering or paying extra!
This activity is available for everyone, but Fast Pass & VIP ticket holders will be able to use a fast lane for this activity, skipping the waiting lines.
– 8 players per 15 minute round, including 3 tracks
– No age limit, but minimal driver height is 1,30m
– Registration at the activity itself via a QR code. First come, first served!
Get your Fast Pass or VIP ticket!
ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS
Ghostbusters Experience
👻 Sony Pictures presents the Ghostbusters Experience! Enter the container and get ready for a spooky series of surprises. Will you answer the call?
And of course: don’t forget to meet Ghostbuster Phoebe (Mckenna Grace) in the Guest Hall!
Furiosa Experience
👻 Ladies and gentlemen, do not miss this Warner Bros. booth in Hall 1! Live the post-apocalyptic life with a Furiosa: a Mad Max Saga Experience booth.
Akira Toriyama tribute
☄️ ✋ Pay respects to the deceased Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama with a community activity. Write something on a remembrance board, surrounded by life-size statues of Goku, Vegeta, and more.
Proximus Fiber Run in Fortnite
Win one PS5 per day!
🏃 How fast can you complete the Proximus Fiber Run in Fortnite? The fastest times per day each win a PlayStation 5!
Super Smash Bros. tourney
👊 Show your skills in Retrovolt’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament in the Gaming Zone of the Fan Village (Hall 8)! (Saturday only, 15:00h)
Star AiDOL
🎤 Kawaii! This Belgian idols team is giving it their all to entertain you with Japanese beats and choreography, on Saturday & Sunday.
K-Pop Random Play Dance
💃 The Ghent-based dance crew Masquerade is hosting a Random Play Dance on the Cosplay Stage (Hall 8), on Saturday April 6th, 17h-18h. Join in for a dance or just watch the enchanting moves!
Horror statues
😱 Shiver when you pass these real-life statues of fictional horror villains in the Fan Village and WAIT DID THAT ONE MOVE? IS THAT ONE REAL?
Stargate Exhibition
🌌 Lock in your coordinates for Hall 7 of Flanders Expo to experience the Stargate Exhibition, with amazing decors & props. And don’t forget to meet Teal’c all weekend long in the Guest Hall!
Fan Meet-ups
🤝 Planning a meeting with fellow fans at FACTS? Then let us know the day, time, and theme, and get listed in our new fan meet-up overview. Or check which ones you can join!
LEGO designer panel
🧱 Meet Belgium’s first official LEGO designer on Sunday, April 7th! Amber Veyt, who designed LEGO’s Hocus Pocus set (Disney) will do signing sessions at the booth of Starbrick in Hall 1. And yes, you can also buy the set there.
SUNDAY: 15:45h – 16:30h
Already excited? There's even more to discover!
Education Corner
Enter this zone in Hall 1 and leave with a slightly heavier head, laden with new ideas, info and inspiration!
Technopolis:
Special Effects Show
How do magic potions make smoke? How do fake dragons breathe real blue fire on set? With science! Technopolis will draw back the curtains of special effects with an astonishing science show on stage. A must-see spectacle!
Technopolis:
AI Rock-Paper-Scissors
Try to beat Technopolis’ AI-powered Rock-Paper-Scissors robot arm! Spoiler: you won’t. 🤭
Technopolis:
Become a hologram
Take place in a booth and turn yourself into a hologram with stellar Holobox technology!
Live D&D with audience participation on stage
The House of Hysteria:
A Haunted Maze
Fast Lane activity
Explore the nooks and crannies of the House of Hysteria, where tormented spirits manifest, and ancient horrors enter our dimension.
Will you be brave enough to reach the end of a trial full of jump scares, crazed characters, and spooky decors?
(Disclaimer: NOT for the faint of heart!)
The Kid You Not Spot
The new 18+ zone
FACTS is expanding with a new 18+ zone, adding another 200 m² of extra content.
This zone will house everything that is only to be enjoyed by grown-ups, from horror and adult-oriented cosplayers to cocktail tastings. Take a look!
Tech with Arteveldehogeschool
Arteveldehogeschool introduces everyone to the wonderful world of voxels, the 3D equivalent of pixels. They present pixel art, 3D printing, AI applications, and ‘phygital games’.
Drawing with Studio Still
The finest students of Studio Still of the LUCA School of Arts/Visual Design will invade FACTS with live analogue drawing sessions! They’ll also show you the ins and outs of their professional course focused on character design, visual storytelling (comics and animation) and infographics.
Syntra West:
3D art
Check out the wonders of 3D art and consider the one-year animation course of Syntra West!
Syntra West:
movie make-up
Become a real make-up artist and let your creativity shine on the silver screen.
CREATOR ZONE:
NOW DOUBLED IN SIZE!
💙 About 140 amazingly talented local artists & designers amaze you with their hand-made creations in Hall 8.
From Pokémon pocket terras and geeky jewelry to fandom art, crochet, ocarinas and wooden engravings,
you’ll find what you didn’t know you needed, right here!
Fan Village
Celebrate fandom with the biggest experts and nostalgic decors!
Take pictures with amazing props and other unexpected photo opportunities,
participate in fandom themed activities, and discover new ways to escape reality.
Sorting Hat Ceremony & Harry Potter Quiz
🎩 Get sorted in a Hogwarts house in the official Sorting Ceremony of The Belgian Potterheads! Go for even more of a magical experience with the gaming, board gaming, papercraft, and coloring zones.
Dungeons & Dragons & Board Games & TCG & more!
🎲 Natural 20 adventures await in the Dungeons & Dragons campaigns of D&D Belgium! Sit down, grab a character sheet, and explore the fantasy worlds. (No prior knowledge required)
Star Wars Zones, Props & Exhibitions
💥 Yelling and rolling R2-D2’s, stoic Mandalorians, glaring Stormtroopers, life-like props and decors, you can find tons of amazing Star Wars activities and photo opportunities throughout FACTS. Check it out!
Big LEGO builds
🧱 Fanclubs BeLUG and The Brickantiers bring incredible and detailed LEGO with characters and scenes from your favourite franchises. Watch them from a nose-length and get transported to another world immediately!
Cosplaying fanclubs
👀 FACTS is where fiction comes to life, and the cosplaying fanclubs are a prime example. Enter the universes of Dragon Ball, Marvel, DC, One Piece, Disney princesses & more, with realistic costumes & props.
Miniatures & models
🖌️ Battlefields full of tiny warriors, detailed warzones, carefully assembled space mechs,… Let the palm of your hand be a source of magic!
Retro arcade zones
🎮 Let nostalgia take control and take place in front of dozens of cool bits & bytes. Follow the bleeps and bloops to this retro zone!
