
About the event
Alcatraz Open Air is one of Belgium's longest-running metal festivals, held on the Sportcampus grounds in Kortrijk since the late 1980s. Its multi-day, multi-stage format has made it a fixture of the European summer metal-festival circuit alongside larger neighbours like Wacken and Graspop.
Key figures
3 days, Saturday to Monday7–9 August 2027
Stay in Kortrijk
Check-in 6 Aug, check-out 10 Aug 2027 — 4 nights around 7 August 2027–9 August 2027. Change the dates to stay longer.
Find stays in Kortrijk
Getting there
- AirportOstend-Bruges International Airport (OST), about 50 km
- AirportBrussels Airport. For Alcatraz Open Air, allow extra time for venue transfers on event days.
- Time zoneEurope/Brussels
Host country
- Currency: euro
- Language: German, French
- Driving: on the right
- Capital: Brussels
- Phone: +32
- Emergency: 112
- Electricity: 230 V, 50 Hz, plugs C/E
Coming years
2028
The organiser had not announced the 2028 edition as of 2026-09-03.
