wake! tour 2025

After a successful first edition (Mons–Liège–Namur), the wake! tour makes its next stops in Brussels (Atomium) and Charleroi (A6K) on Wednesday, October 22, from 11 AM to 6 PM. Don’t miss this immersive journey into the creative and digital ecosystems of Wallonia and Brussels on the eve of the KIKK Festival: a unique opportunity to connect with international delegations.

Join the wake! tour:

🚌 11:00 AM: Departure from Namur (Place Saint Aubain) to the 2 cities

🧭 12:00 - 1:30 PM: Networking lunch

💬 1:30 - 4:00 PM: Pitches, demos, roundtables, meeting moments with local innovators and project leaders

🪐 4:00 PM: Visiting creative spaces

🚌 5:00 PM: Bus back to Namur

🍸6:30 PM: exclusive opening cocktail evening previewing the festival

Full program for both route here

Open to all full pass holders, event in English, free of charge with mandatory registration.

wake! tour proposed by AWEX, EEN, Wallonia Brussels International, KIKK, wake! by Digital Wallonia, HiTT XR Wallonia & Digizik, in partnership with Wallonia Brussels Design Mode, St’art Invest, hub.brussels - creative hub, IHECS Academy, EN, Atomium & A6K.

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Registration deadline: October 15, 2025.

Please note that if a route is cancelled due to an insufficient number of participants, you may be redirected to another equally inspiring route.

About KIKK festival

Since 2011, KIKK (Namur) has been playing an important role in promoting digital culture in South Belgium, offering a space for inspiration, learning and discovery for all those involved in the digital cultural and creative industries. The activities it has developed since its creation have given it national and international recognition and renown, particularly through the KIKK Festival in Namur which is now regarded as a major annual rendez-vous for the digital creativity sector. A rich and diverse ecosystem today locally known under the name “wake! by Digital Wallonia”. Companies, media, spots of creativity, training centers, universities, business development organizations allied in Wallonia in one common project: boost our thriving creative industry

More info about KIKK projects

This year, KIKK Festival makes Namur pulse with a bold, immersive, and resoundingly rhythmic edition. The theme? “Boom boom tchak”: a nod to the pulses that drive our hearts, machines, and imaginations.