The Vlasmarkt's bar, stage and dance floor
The Vlasmarkt's bar, stage and dance floor
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Graffiti-covered bar and club on the Vlasmarkt with gigs, comedy and DJ nights, open from 22:00 Tuesday to Saturday.
Charlatan is the big bar on the Vlasmarkt, the square Visit Gent calls the epicentre of the city's nightlife. Practically every wall is covered in graffiti, and there is a dance floor, a seated bar and a terrace. The programme mixes gigs, comedy and DJ nights, from indie bands to early-evening parties such as Vroeg Pieken. Felix van Groeningen's film Belgica, about how a Ghent bar became the place everyone went, was filmed here.
It opens from 22:00, Tuesday to Saturday, and from 20:00 when there is a concert; it is closed on Sunday and Monday. Many nights are free, while ticketed parties cost around €16–22 and are 18+. Not for you if you want a polished club or room to move: it is a packed bar first and a club second.
Graffiti-covered walls, a varied weekly music programme and its role as the main setting of Felix van Groeningen's film Belgica.
Free entry on many nights; ticketed parties are 18+ and sell online in advance.
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Has a terrace, according to the Visit Gent listing.
Charlatan is a club and café on the Vlasmarkt in Ghent, with walls covered in graffiti artworks. Felix van Groeningen's film Belgica, about how a club became a Ghent nightlife hotspot, was mostly filmed there.
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2026-10-25
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visit.gent.be, ra.co
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