How much does Place du Grand Sablon cost?

Nothing. Place du Grand Sablon is free to visit.

Place du Grand Sablon: Landmark in Sablon and Marolles, Brussels

What the guides say about Place du Grand Sablon

The Place du Grand Sablon is the antiques quarter, and the City of Brussels lists the antiques market on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., for objects at least 30 years old.

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The Sablon's the upper-town district of antique dealers and chocolate shops, with Place du Grand Sablon at its centre and the Church of Notre-Dame du Sablon beside it.

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What's on near Place du Grand Sablon

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Place du Grand Sablon, from the weekly Brussels events calendar.

Exhibition On now Free

Hidden Treasures of the Neo-Avant-Garde: The Trestieni Collection Unveiled

6 Nov to 6 Dec Espace Intermédiaire, Sablon and Marolles

Exhibition at Espace Intermédiaire, listed on visit.brussels.

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Exhibition On now

Danny Moynihan - 'Prometheus'

10 Nov to 19 Dec Nino Mier Gallery, Sainte-Catherine and De Brouckère

Exhibition at Nino Mier Gallery, listed on visit.brussels.

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Exhibition Starts in 6 days

Célébration

19 Nov 2026 to 26 Sept 2027 Art et Marges Musée

Célébration at Art et Marges Musée, as listed on the City of Brussels agenda.

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Theatre and shows On now

Genesis Brussels: A Journey Through Art, Light, and Music

12 Sept to 12 Dec Eglise Notre Dame des Victoires au Sablon, Sablon and Marolles

Show at Eglise Notre Dame des Victoires au Sablon, listed on visit.brussels.

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Exhibition On now Free

Soft Assemblies

24 Sept to 21 Nov Augusta, Mont des Arts and Royal Quarter

Exhibition at Augusta, listed on visit.brussels.

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Smaller local events nearby

Lunchtime concert: Quatuor Taurus & Lucía Alonso Hernández Classical and opera
Fri 13 Nov · KBR, Brussels
Lunchtime concert: Quatuor Taurus & Lucía Alonso Hernández at KBR, 13 Nov 2026, 12:30 to 13:30, as listed on the KBR agenda.
7€ · 12:30 to 13:30 · Map · Source: KBR
Self-guided workshop: writing with a quill & painting with pigments Activities
Sat 14 Nov · Atelier, Brussels
Self-guided workshop: writing with a quill & painting with pigments at Atelier, 14 Nov 2026, 14:00 to 16:30, as listed on the KBR agenda.
8€ to 11€ · 14:00 to 16:30 · Map · Source: KBR

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Nearby

Pierre Marcolini Shopping · right here A chocolatier with a shop on Rue des Minimes, facing the Sablon. Sablon Antiques and Books Market Market · 1 min walk An antiques market on Place du Grand Sablon, held at weekends. Wittamer Shopping · 1 min walk A chocolatier and pastry shop on Place du Grand Sablon. Tour Anneessens Landmark · 2 min walk A surviving tower of the first medieval city wall, on Boulevard de l'Empereur. Church of Notre-Dame du Sablon Church · 2 min walk A late Gothic church on Rue de la Régence overlooking the Sablon, with large stained glass windows. Notre-Dame de la Chapelle Church · 3 min walk A church in the Marolles with a Gothic nave, where Pieter Bruegel the Elder was buried.

Around Sablon and Marolles

Antique dealers and chocolatiers above, the flea market below

The Sablon is the upper-town square of antique dealers and chocolate shops. Below the Palais de Justice, the Marolles is the old working-class quarter around Place du Jeu de Balle.

Sablon and Marolles has 21 places on the Roam Brussels map: 5 landmarks, 3 churches and cathedrals, 3 shops, 3 restaurants, 3 bars, 2 markets, 1 museum and 1 viewpoint. Read the Sablon and Marolles guide.

Place du Petit Sablon Landmark · 3 min walk
Restaurant Les Brigittines Food · 3 min walk
Laurent Gerbaud Shopping · 5 min walk
Place Poelaert Viewpoint · 5 min walk
Poelaert Elevator Landmark · 5 min walk
Chocolatier Elisabeth Shopping · 6 min walk
Palais de Justice Landmark · 7 min walk
Comme Chez Soi Food · 8 min walk

Good to know

How much does Place du Grand Sablon cost?: Nothing. Place du Grand Sablon is free to visit.
How long do you need at Place du Grand Sablon?: Plan for 30 minutes.

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