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Date and time
The Procession of the Holy Blood takes place on Ascension Day every year. In 2019 this will be on Thursday 30th May and in 2020 this will be Thursday 21th May.
The procession will start in the Dijver at approximately 14.30 hours. The passage of the procession will take about an hour and a half at any point along the route. Depending on the route location, the procession could pass by a little earlier or later. The procession will end at 17.30 hours.
Promotion
Soldiers of the Roman platoon (group 22) provide the communication image for edition 2018 of the Procession of the Holy Blood. The platoon of Roman soldiers surrounds the statue of the ‘Ecce homo’ (1900), a statue that is venerated in the basilica of the Holy Blood.
Download the poster and participate with the promotion!
Download the poster
Download the brochure and check out the handy city plan!
Download the brochure
Follow the step by step preparations via Facebook.
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Tickets
You can take place anywhere you like along the route. You do not need to buy a ticket and can simply choose your own preferred place. Watching the procession pass by is free.
Would you like to watch the procession pass by from a bench or the stands? Then you will need to purchase a ticket.
You can order your tickets online in advance. You also can reach Tourist Info In&Uit, ‘t Zand 34 (Concertgebouw), 8000 Bruges (Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday and public holidays: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.), +32(0)70 22 12 12.
| Reserved/numbered seats | |
| Stands Benches |
€ 12,00 p/p € 4,00 p/p |
| Groups (20+ people) | |
| Stands Benches |
€ 10,75 p/p € 3,50 p/p |
| The tickets are delivered by e-mail as an e-ticket. You can print them and take them on paper, or show them digitally on your smartphone. Do you want to receive the tickets at home? Then you pay shipping costs. | |
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