Looking for a getaway where you can get a tan, feel like you’re on the runway, and listen to underground music on the beach? Well pack your bags and consider flying to Belgium this summer for two days of fashion, fun in the sun, and electronic beats by the beach. This week we look at WECANDANCE, a beach camping festival in Europe. WECANDANCE offers two days of beach side excitement in August this year for those who want to travel overseas to Zeebrugge Beach in Belgium.
Zeebrugge is a coastal town in Belgium that offers white sandy beaches and a relaxing atmosphere to its visitors. A short ferry ride from Great Britain, Zeebrugge has long served as a holiday destination for the Brits and this summer can serve as your ultimate getaway. WECANDANCE can be accessed by car, by train at the Zeebrugge Strand train station, by tram (for information and time schedules please go here), and by bus. WECANDANCE has joined together with Busje Delen to provide transportation via five shuttles to and from the event so you don’t have to worry about parking around the festival.
The theme for this year’s WECANDANCE festival is SPACE so be prepared to launch into the future with your fellow festival goers. Attendees are encouraged to sample the pieces crafted specifically for the festival and think about dressing in sheer materials, metallics, transparent plastics, white, and silver. This year’s fashion partners are Cesar Casier, La Fille D’O, Bodo Jewels, Be By Magali, Filles A Papa, Hornof, and Rombaut. WECANDANCE will also offer its own brand of space gear. You can find any of the exclusive fashion pieces and merchandise that will be available on the festival’s website.
WECANDANCE is the festival to attend if you want to combine your love of fashion with electronic dance music. The festival specializes in underground dance music that you will be able to hear over four stages. Nächtvøgels x Roots of Minimal will man the Container Stage on Saturday. You can expect to hear house and deep techno on this stage. Labyrinth Club will be responsible for hosting the Container Stage on Sunday with more house and techno for your eager ears. Bloody Louis will take residence on the beach for two days alongside Kitsch Club x Magic that will promote La Discoteca and house music, while Villa Schweppes will emphasize electronic music that is more downtempo in addition to live performances. The full lineup looks like it will make for an exciting weekend ahead.
WECANDANCE excels in titillating the senses, and this year will welcome The Jane that will serve food prepared by famous chefs Sergio Herman and Nick Bril. For two full days, these chefs will shift their staff and resources to WECANDANCE. Drink specialists, Pure C, will put their mixology skills to use this weekend and offer its signature cocktails. Good food is central to the WECANDANCE experience. The festival sets up a Food Market on site where visitors can choose from a wide variety of international signature dishes. Guests can take comfort knowing that even as they eat, the festival organizers are ensuring their ecological footprint is reduced by using organic products and disposable tableware. Last year WECANDANCE collaborated with the Surfrider Foundation Europe to clean the beach and worked with CO2LOGIC to make way for a cleaner environment and compensating for the impact that was made. Thanks to those efforts WECANDANCE has been deemed a CO2 Neutral Festival.
A festival by the beach wouldn’t be complete without the ability to camp. In addition to buying a regular ticket, you can also purchase a camping ticket for full immersion in the WECANDANCE experience. You have a choice of bringing your own tent or renting a luxury cabin. There are three formula packages available: Easy, Easy Relax, and All In. With the Easy package you can bring your own tent. Easy Relax provides a 2 person tent, two airbeds, two pillows, and two sleeping bags. All In allows you to camp in style. A drinking voucher worth €50 is included with the All in formula purchase. The camping zone is a mere 5 minute walk from the festival site. Parking tickets are included with the purchase of a camping ticket if you arrive before August 13th at 10 am. If you arrive after this time, you will need to purchase a parking ticket separately.
WECANDANCE will run from 12:00 pm to 1:00 am so for those wanting extra time to experience all that the festival has to offer, they have their wish. Immerse yourself in all manners of delights and check out last year by viewing the aftermovie of WECANDANCE2015 below. For updates on what is happening with the festival, go to the festival’s website, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram. Secure your tickets here.
I was listening to electronic dance music without even knowing it when I was listening to Jock Jams in the 90s. Fast forward to my senior year in high school and I had discovered Fatboy Slim. I have been listening to edm ever since and love writing about new sounds, good sounds, and the music that makes us move.
