European festivals Association

STROOM is a festival with a heart for sustainability, taking place each year at the beginning of the summer season in the beautiful Scheldt valley between Ghent and Antwerp. As the only festival in the officially recognised Scheldt Valley National Park, STROOM puts together an adventurous programme, in which the river, nature and the sustainability theme take on a prominent role. The festival takes you to picturesque villages and magnificent castles, connected by beautiful walking and cycling paths. Great concerts are interspersed with discourses and hikes. Moreover, a climate-neutral boat, De Vrijbuiter, docks at a different spot multiple times during the festival for concert at the shore. The timing of the concerts is determined by the tides: the connection to the river couldn’t be any stronger! The beautiful Scheldt Valley is the ideal biotope for a festival that organically connects culture and climate, heritage and sustainability, in which the voice of all contributing artists play a pivotal role.