Spectacular Procession of the Holy Blood
Procession of the Holy Blood (Bruges)
Bruges, Belgium
Cultural festivals
What it is
Cultural festivals in Bruges, Belgium.
Dates
These dates come from the official source quoted below.
“In 2027, the procession will take place on Thursday 6 May, starting at 14:30 at the Dijver.” Before you go
- Where
- Bruges, Belgium
- Hours
- Starts at 14:30 at the Dijver and ends at 17:30 (closing ceremony at the Burg).
- Tickets
- Watching along the route is free. A bench seat costs € 5.50. Grandstand seats cost € 10.00 / € 15.00, with reduced rates of € 8.50 / € 13.00 for groups over 20 persons, seniors (65+), visitors with a disability and children under 16. Ticket sales start on February 28, 2027 according to the official page. Ticket page
- Access
- The procession works with the Erfgoedapp, which lets visitors follow it for free via audio description or sign-language clips.
How we checked
Last checked October 20, 2026 against bloedprocessiebrugge.be. Before anything appears here, a separate check fetches each source again and confirms that every date we show is in the quoted text.
Notes from the last check
The official site confirms the procession is held on Ascension Day and gives 6 May 2027 as the next edition, with 2026 noted as a past edition; the 2026 dates and the price list's date could not be evidenced from fetched text.
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