Over the course of four weeks, learn to develop your storytelling, public speaking and confidence with an “Intro to Stand-Up” course organised by Dan Belkin. During these interactive sessions, you’ll learn the fundamentals of the art: joke writing, performance techniques, improv and shaping your experiences into unique material. The workshop will end with an optional showcase for friends and family.
When: Monday 2 February, 19:00 (first session)
Where: Café-Théâtre Rocas, Luxembourg City
Cost: From €35.99 (you can either try the first class only, or sign up for the entire course.)
Spending Valentine’s Day without a date this year and in need of a little bit of hope for the future? Mark the date in a novel way by learning how to do a love spread with an oracle card game. Rather than tell you the future by looking into a crystal ball, the organiser offers to help you clarify what it is you actually want and need from love.
When: Friday 13 February, 18:30
Where: Subtile, Luxembourg City
Cost: €50 (including drinks and small appetisers)
France
The Amnéville Zoo is running its annual lantern festival for the fourth time this February. Over the course of a 1.5km path, look at over 10,000 light installations. This year’s theme is “Fiesta Latina”. A good remedy for the seemingly never-ending winter. This event will be open on Wednesdays, Fridays and weekends, and every day during French school holidays.
When: Until 28 March
Where: Zoo d’Amnéville, France
Cost: €18-€22 for the light show only, €26-€35 for combined access to the show and the zoo
Admire Vincent Munier’s beautiful nature photography expo launched as a complement to the 2025 film “Le Chant des Forêts”.
When: Until 27 February (Mon-Fri, 8:30-17:30)
Where: Siège de la Région Grand Est, Strasbourg
Cost: Free
Belgium
This exhibition invites visitors into the world of Astérix and Obélix, exploring one of the most iconic series in Franco-Belgian comics. Through original materials and thematic displays, it traces the creation of the saga and sheds light on the historical and cultural references behind their adventures. The exhibition also highlights the many screen adaptations, from animated films to live-action films, showing how these characters conquered cinema and television. The event is in French, but you can still marvel at the art!
When: Monday 2 February to Friday 13 March
Where: Bibliothèque d’Athus, Athus, Belgium
Cost: Free
We have those in Luxembourg too, but sometimes it’s nice to see how our neighbours are celebrating. Go check out the Grand Feu Lafosse, a massive bonfire accompanied by a live DJ, mulled wine and food. The organisers promise a surprise for children who show up in a costume.
When: Saturday 3 February, 19:00
Where: Lafosse, Manhay, Belgium
Cost: Free
This collective exhibition invites visitors into a suspended moment in time, where overlooked objects from the past are transformed into new works of art. Drawing inspiration from the forgotten worlds of our attics, it looks at discarded belongings as quiet witnesses to our consumer habits, desires and excesses. Through reimagined relics, the exhibition encourages reflection on memory, emotional attachment and the value of reuse in a society struggling to let go of the superfluous.
When: From 26 January to 3 April, 9:00-17:00 (9:30-12:30 on Saturdays)
Where: Chaussée de l’ourthe, Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium
Cost: Free
Germany
The Trier English Drama company presents a witty comedy about writer Charles Condomine, whose attempt at lighthearted spiritual research goes spectacularly wrong when a séance summons the ghost of his mischievous first wife, Elvira. Her elegant yet disruptive return turns his respectable second marriage upside down. Look forward to a night of love, supernatural events and grudges that won’t die.
When: Wednesday 25 February, 20:00
Where: TUFA Trier, Trier, Germany
Cost: From €9.75
Spend a night listening to beautiful chamber music interpreted by cellist Katharina Gross, bass clarinettist Fie Schouten and pianist Ji-Youn Song. Note: You need to arrive 30 minutes before the event starts.
When: Saturday 7 February, 19:00
Where: Tuchfabrik, Trier, Germany
Cost: From €12