What's on this week: 26 May to 1 June

Under the stewardship of the Boghossian Foundation, Brussels’ Villa Empain has become a home for international modern art. The vintage art deco mansion regularly hosts group exhibitions where artists and cultures intermingle. This show of paintings and sculptures by contemporary South Korean artist Chun Kwang Young marks the space’s first solo showcase. Curator Asad Raza focuses on Chun’s more recent work in which the painter experiments with hanji, a multipurpose paper made from mulberry bark since the ninth century. Chun’s wall-based and sculptural works are on show both inside the villa and on the property’s spectacular gardens
Until 27 August, Villa Empain, Brussels

The second performance in the Slam Our World series features Quinsy Gario, best known for the Zwarte Piet Is Racisme campaign and other forms of political resistance through performance (in Dutch with English surtitles).
1-2 June 20.30, KVS Box, Quai aux Pierres de Taille 7, Brussels

At Dino World, virtual reality brings to life more than 60 animated dinosaurs, taking visitors back about 65 million years. Includes an exhibition about the Iguanodons that were discovered in the Belgian mines of Bernissart.
Until 3 September, Brussels Expo, Brussels

Evere Food is the town's annual food market featuring local, artisanal, organic and/or fair trade products, from baked goods and honey to beer, meats, cheeses and more.
28 May 11.00-18.00, Park van de Molen, Rue du Moulin à Vent 21, Evere

For close to 40 years, the Brussels 20k has been run through the avenues, woods and parks of Brussels - attracting athletes, just plain joggers and non-runners. This year there are 25,000 runners and 121 nationalities taking part. Starting point under the Jubilee Arch.
28 May, from 10.00

Every year on the last Friday in May, it's Neighbours' Day in Belgium. This convivial event brings neighbours in contact with each other through many events. Host a party, join a party, meet your neighbours and have fun.

The Brussels Jazz Marathon is now the Brussels Jazz Weekend, with free concerts at outdoor locations (Grand-Place, Sablon, Sainte-Catherine and more) as well as all the various cafés and bars that the Marathon occupied. Hundreds of musicians, hundreds of locations, all free, with free shuttles between venues. Read more about the event here...
26-28 May, across Brussels

The Maximilian Park Pedagogical Farm is a rural anomaly which abuts the northern edge of the Pentagon and is filled with barnyard fowl, llamas, sheep, goats, peacocks, rabbits, donkeys and more. They have year-round educational activities for children and one of their initiatives is the N@C (Nature Art Cohesion) which aims to promote social cohesion through nature and art. This Saturday is the yearly N@C day with the inauguration of the artwork The Fifth Element as well as the Biodigestor and the kid-friendly Trojan Horse. Brussels mayor Yves Mayeur and HRH Prince Laurent of Belgium will be among the personalities attending and children can expect workshops, face painting, kites, music, surprises and discoveries as well as lots of interaction with all the animals.
27 May, from 13.00, Quai du Batelage 2, Brussels

At May's end every year, Namur - with its plentiful and beautiful Baroque buildings and its dramatic geographical situation - is the backdrop for Namur en Mai which fills the town with circus arts and street theatre. There are more tha 60 acts, half of them free and if you find choosing which ones to enjoy too hard a task, the festival has chosen for you with three circuits: family, best-of and nocturnal. This year includes 24 never-before-seen productions and 33 Belgian premières so even if you have taken advantage of the various circus arts festivals that we have already had in Brussels this year, there will be plenty for you to discover. Tip: if you've never been to Namur before, make some time to stop into the Eglise Saint-Loup to experience its sculpted sandstone ceiling, one of the most beautiful ceilings in the world.
25-27 May, across Namur