SECOND WORLD WAR · 1939–1945

Nuts Weekend — 82nd Bulge Anniversary

Name: Nuts Weekend — 82nd Bulge Anniversary
Start: 2026-12-11
End: 2026-12-13
Location: Bastogne, Belgium

11–13 DEC 2026

🇧🇪 Bastogne, Belgium · ⚑ Thousands of walkers

About

The 81st anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, marked in the town McAuliffe refused to surrender. Bastogne fills with Sherman tanks, jeeps and period trucks, living-history camps at Bastogne Barracks, and thousands of walkers retracing the defensive perimeter through the Bois Jacques where Easy Company held the frozen line.

Historical background on Wikipedia

Programme

Sat (main day)

07:00-11:00Marche du Perimetre - 47th edition, 7 / 14 / 21 km, departures from the Centre sportif (EUR9, register in advance)

14:30Siege commemoration: patriotic procession in the Grand'Rue, flowers at the Patton and McAuliffe monuments

15:30Traditional throwing of nuts from the Town Hall balcony

20:00Bastogne Ball 44 - 1940s evening, vintage dress welcome (presale EUR8 adult / EUR5 age 12-16 / under 12 free)

Sun

11:00Religious service in memory of those shot at Noville

14:00WWII vehicle parade in the Grand-Rue

15:00-16:00Static display of the vehicles in the lower Grand-Rue

All weekend

Guided one-hour tours of the Bois Jacques battlefield (max 20 per group), from the Bastogne War Museum entrance

'Hold at all costs' 360 immersion and Spitfire VR at AIR-V, rue de La Roche 38B (EUR9, 20 min)

Getting there

Bastogne War Museum, Colline du Mardasson 5. By car via the E25; by rail to Libramont then direct bus. Museums open 9h30-19h. Book accommodation months ahead - Bastogne, Houffalize and Libramont fill from early in the year.

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Nuts Weekend — 82nd Bulge Anniversary

About

Programme

Getting there

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