Trefpunt

Trefpunt is the organization created in 1962 by folk singer / sculptor Walter De Buck as a gallery and macrobiotic restaurant. In 1970 he re-invented the dying Ghent Festivities in front of his venue, as a hippie, left-wing and rebellious 10 day festival, one of the first in its kind in Belgium. It comprised rock, jazz, folk and worldmusic from the start, connecting with growing minorities in the city. More than 50 years later Trefpunt is still the defender of a diverse programmation in one of the biggest city festivals of Europe, that has become more and more commercial and pure entertainment. On 6 stages Trefpunt programs worldmusic, folk, jazz, rock, pop, urban, circus, streettheatre, dance, workshops, debates, literature and much more …