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Sunday 20 September 2026 · Car-Free Sunday

maakleerfest: the programme

All our labs and hubs open their doors. Like to roll up your sleeves? Then join one of these activities!

When
10:00–18:00
Where
Stapelhuisstraat 13-15, Leuven
Price
Free

Makers’ market

Stapelhuisplein

10:00–18:00

Discover more than 30 different makers.

Music

Stage

  1. 11:15–12:00keunband
  2. 12:30–13:30Ruben Laureys
  3. 13:45–14:15LIENA
  4. 14:30–15:00Maximiliaan
  5. 15:15–16:00Jan Machielsen
  6. 16:15–16:45Violets
  7. 17:00–18:00ZUS!

Graphic Lab workshops

Graphic Lab

Registration required (free). If a spot opens up, you are welcome to drop by!

  1. 11:00–12:00Screen printing
  2. 13:00–14:00Screen printing
  3. 14:00–16:00Monotype
  4. 16:00–17:00Cyanotype

Panel talks

Canteen

  1. 11:00Makerspaces: where everyone can learn to make together
  2. 13:00JobLab: pupils at work at Campus Corso
  3. 14:00CIRKLO: renovating collectively and sustainably in Leuven
  4. 15:00Voeding Verbindt: Leuven initiatives for sustainable, local food

Escape Box Game

Repair Hub Electro

Get to know the tools and puzzle your way out of the escape boxes of the Repair Hub Electro.

Start times: 13:00 · 14:00 · 15:00

Young Maker Lab

High Tech Lab

10:00–13:00

Between 12 and 18? Drop by the High Tech Lab and get inspired to learn to make together!

Treasure Hunt

Courtyard

All day

Take on the Treasure Hunt across our site, organised by the volunteers of the High Tech Lab!

Weaving loom

Courtyard

All day

Try something new! Have a go at the life-size weaving loom at the Textile Lab. Do step inside as well and be surprised by the stories of our volunteers.

Come along

Just walk in

maakleerfest is free and you don’t need any experience. It is Car-Free Sunday: come on foot or by bike.