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!
NEW
The Haunted Maze: Quarantine Zero
Run, hide, survive in this new version of the Haunted Maze, with bone-chilling decors and professional scare actors.
Still not for the faint of heart!
The TCG Zone
The Geek Market now features a zone that gathers trading card game booths. Initiations, card grading, booths that sell exclusive cards, sets, and accessories, and much more.
Marc de Bel
Two book presentations, a Meet & Greet Dinner contest, a writing master class & signing sessions with Flanders’ most famous youth author? Have a look!
Jommeke 70 exhibition
In collaboration with Standaard Uitgeverij and comic book artist/author Dieter Steenhaut. Besides some unique exhibits and the exclusive pre-sale of the latest album, it will also reveal how to make a comic strip.
Medieval combat & LARP
Universiteit van Vlaanderen
Pinball machines
Karate Kid Legends experience booth, powered by Sony
– Live karate performances
– T-shirt giveaways
– Limited run posters
– Score local premiere tickets with a boxing machine
Movie activities, powered by Kinepolis
– How to Tame a Dragon
– Jurassic Park Rebirth
– Lilo & Stitch live-action
– Karate Kid Legends
– A Minecraft movie
– Superman
– Mission: Impossible the Final Reckoning
Movie & Series Cars
The Collector Zone
This is where collectors and vintage sellers show off their wares to nostalgic folk.
Looking to spruce up your shelves with nifty retro items? Then this is the zone for you!
The Kid You Not Spot
The 18+ zone
FACTS is expanding its 18+ zone, from 200 to 800 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 bars.
FACTS' Reading Realm
A FACTS zone that groups up most book & comic stores, as well as the guest authors. Fantasy, young adult novels, even some themed mead to get comfy!
Cosplay guests, shows, & activities
Cosplay competitions, experts giving tips and inspiration in interesting panels, and more magical moments.
Creator Zone: Local artists & designers
Hundreds of smaller artists and design specialists gather here to sell their hand-made wares. From wooden dice boxes to cute pins and everything in between.
The Geek Market
About 20.000 m² of geeky merch, gadgets and other surprising products await in FACTS’ main hall. Prepare your treasure hunt!
Masquerade's K-Pop Random Play Dance (Saturday only)
Star Aidol
Technopolis' Science Show
Wendalin's Spider / Dragon Hunt
Find Wendalin’s hidden spiders at FACTS and get a chance to win this 1,5m long dragon! (Info at booth A67)
Already excited? There's even more to discover!
CREATOR ZONE: LOCAL ARTISTS & DESIGNERS
💙 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!
