Meze & Moules
Event · 23 Sep 2026 · 21 photographs

Leuven Kermis, September 2026

The closing night of the Leuven Kermis, which ran from 4 to 23 September: half an hour of golden light under the library tower, with a giant beetle on a 23-metre needle keeping watch.

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White carousel horses with jewelled saddles under the gilded, bulb-lit canopy of a merry-go-round
The library tower rising above the fairground crowd and trees under a sky of small clouds
The library tower’s bells, gilded clock and a small rainbow flag in golden evening light
Riders at the top of a long swinging arm ride, held high against a cloud-flecked sky
A pirate-themed funhouse with painted figures on its balconies, visitors strolling the cobbles below
A sculpted pirate figure on a barrel high on the funhouse, a ‘Super Toboggan’ banner below
Columns of plush toys hanging from a lottery stall’s bulb-lit eaves, a ‘Promotie’ sign below
A man playing a ‘Flying Balls’ game while a woman watches, plush prizes hanging overhead
Toy jockeys on a green horse-race game, plush prizes above and two players at the counter
Balloons and plush prizes crowding a stall painted with pandas, lit by low evening sun
The Polyp ride spinning in a blur beneath its bulb-lit sign and a giant painted octopus
Neon ‘Flipper’ lettering glowing over shelves of boxed toys and cartoon plush prizes
A man at a prize stall counter, towers of plush toys hanging from the bulb-lit roof
People at picnic tables in front of a ‘Casino’ arcade, apartment blocks catching the evening light
The whole carousel lit up beneath a pale evening sky, painted scenes around its crown
Plush prizes strung on a pole beneath the ‘Flipper’ neon and blue dolphin lights
The library tower and an ornate gable behind a lit prize stall hung with plush toys
The bulb-lit sign of the De Corte snack stall, a ride’s long arm standing upright behind
A row of claw machines glowing pink, orange, red and purple in a dim arcade
Visitors browsing a plush-toy stall in late sun, a ride’s white arm rising behind
The giant green beetle on its needle beside a ride’s upright arm, riders at the top