Love Out Loud – Pride in de Kempen

Love Out Loud is the Pride of the Kempen: a free LGBTQ+ city festival on the Kasteelplein in Turnhout, with a festival village, DJs, a stage and food trucks. It was started by Sam Vos and a volunteer team. The first edition, on Saturday 5 September 2026, drew 500 to 600 people (VRT); before it, the organisers received online hate messages and reported them to Unia, the Belgian equality body.

The second edition is on Saturday 4 September 2027 on the Kasteelplein. According to the organisers' site, the village is open 12:30-19:00 and the stage runs from 13:00 to midnight; entry is free and the team is crowdfunding to cover costs. Turnhout station, with direct trains from Antwerp and Brussels, is about ten minutes' walk away.