Boulevard Bizar, Pukkelpop’s wooden spine from the PKP Cafe to the Videowall, is freshly sanded and varnished for another round. Expect new discoveries, familiar faces and plenty of reasons to stop along the way. 

Cruise the promenade in a flower-power Riksja, but watch out for roaming Romans from De Sien Producties and the clip-clop clip-clop of Pantao horses charging past. Keep an eye out for the I-Puppets and Blue Birds by Close-Act.

And Boulevard Bizar wouldn’t be Boulevard Bizar without Borokov, our favourite Balkan gods from Brussels, plus a big drumroll for the Dikke Buiken Drum Band.

Winter is coming at Postkaartproducties, while Boucherie Bacul by Pikzpalace proves a butcher’s stall doesn’t need meat to make an impact. At The Longest Table  in Food Wood, Man in Pak Producties gets new friendships started, with Kartje Kilo and their offbeat sports coverage Mano Sport also back in the mix. 

Meet the majorettes of Va et Vient, Be Bubbled and their magical bubble machines, join the party starters of DANS!DANS!DANS!, the Gamemasters and their hilarious games, the Cara?OK fridge and the one-of-a-kind DJ Marching Band by We’re Called ED. And for a touch of Montmartre, forget Paris and just head over to Tekenteam Tote in Kiewit.

In short: expect the unexpected. 

Get a sneak preview on Thursday 20 August from 5 pm. Boulevard Bizar rules from Friday 21 August to Sunday 23 August, from 12 noon to 8 pm, on and around the wooden promenade and Foodwood.