Brussels on a Sunday

Most of Brussels stays open on Sunday. Here are 27 sights you can visit, with their Sunday hours, plus markets to browse and the few places that close.

Open on Sunday

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Grand-Place · Grand-Place/Centre · Sunday: open all day · Free
UNESCO-listed central square with the Gothic Town Hall and ornate guildhalls.
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Manneken Pis · Grand-Place/Centre · Sunday: open all day · Free
Tiny bronze fountain and cheeky city mascot, often dressed in one of 1,000+ costumes.
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Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert · Grand-Place/Centre · Sunday: open all day · Free
Elegant 1847 glass-roofed arcades with chocolatiers, cafés and bookshops.
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Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula · Grand-Place/Centre · Sunday: 13:00–18:00 · Free
Gothic national cathedral with twin towers and Renaissance stained glass.
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Magritte Museum · Mont des Arts · Sunday: 11:00–18:00 · €13
The world's largest collection of René Magritte's surrealist works.
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Musical Instruments Museum (MIM) · Mont des Arts · Sunday: 10:00–17:00 · €18
1,000+ instruments with audio guide in the Art Nouveau Old England building.
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Mont des Arts Garden & Viewpoint · Mont des Arts · Sunday: open all day · Free
Terraced gardens with one of the best views over the old town.
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Place du Jeu de Balle Flea Market · Sablon/Marolles · Sunday: 06:00–15:00 · Free
Daily flea market in the Marolles, packed with antiques and curiosities.
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Palais de Justice & Place Poelaert · Sablon/Marolles · Sunday: open all day · Free
Colossal 19th-century law courts with a panorama over the Marolles (free public lift).
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Notre-Dame du Sablon · Sablon/Marolles · Sunday: 09:00–18:00 · Free
Flamboyant Gothic church on the chic Sablon square full of chocolatiers.
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Parlamentarium · EU quarter/Cinquantenaire · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · Free
The European Parliament's interactive visitor centre, in all 24 EU languages.
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House of European History · EU quarter/Cinquantenaire · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · Free
Europe's modern history told through objects and multimedia, in Parc Léopold.
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Mini-Europe · Atomium/Heysel · Sunday: 09:30–18:00 · €25 (€21.70 online)
1:25 scale models of Europe's landmarks at the foot of the Atomium.
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Atomium · Atomium/Heysel · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · €17
102 m Expo 58 iron-crystal model with exhibitions and a panoramic top sphere.
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Art & History Museum · EU quarter/Cinquantenaire · Sunday: 10:00–17:00 · €10
Huge encyclopaedic museum: antiquities, Art Deco and Easter Island.
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Parc du Cinquantenaire & Arcade · EU quarter/Cinquantenaire · Sunday: open all day · Free
Grand park around a monumental triumphal arch built for Belgium's 50th anniversary.
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Horta Museum · Saint-Gilles · Sunday: 11:00–17:30 · €12
Victor Horta's own house and studio, a UNESCO-listed Art Nouveau gem full of light, iron and curves.
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Old Masters Museum · Mont des Arts · Sunday: 11:00–18:00 · €13
Flemish masters from Van der Weyden to Bruegel and Rubens in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts.
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Coudenberg Palace · Mont des Arts · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · €10
Walk the underground ruins of Charles V's palace and a buried medieval street beneath Place Royale.
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Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Koekelberg) · Koekelberg · Sunday: 10:00–16:30 · €8 (panorama; basilica free)
Huge Art Deco basilica with a gallery under the dome, 53 m up, for the best view over Brussels.
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Place Sainte-Catherine · Dansaert/Sainte-Catherine · Sunday: open all day · Free
The old fish-market quarter: a lively square with its church, seafood stalls and canal-basin terraces.
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Museum of Natural Sciences · EU quarter/Cinquantenaire · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · €15
Europe's largest dinosaur gallery, with a herd of real Iguanodon skeletons found in a Belgian coal mine.
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Comics Art Museum (Belgian Comic Strip Center) · Grand-Place/Centre · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · €14
Tintin, the Smurfs and Spirou in a Victor Horta Art Nouveau department store.
Train World · Schaerbeek · Sunday: 10:00–17:00 · €15
Real steam locomotives and vintage carriages in and beside Schaerbeek's historic station.
Choco-Story Brussels · Grand-Place/Centre · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · €16
From cocoa bean to praline, with a live chocolatier demonstration and a tasting at the end.
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Pierre Marcolini (Sablon flagship) · Sablon/Marolles · Sunday: 10:00–19:00 · Free
The Sablon flagship of Brussels' star chocolatier: pralines, macarons and bean-to-bar chocolate.
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Belgian Beer World · Grand-Place/Centre · Sunday: 10:30–19:30 · €25
Interactive beer experience in the old Stock Exchange, with tastings and a drink on the rooftop.