‘Winter in the Park’ opens in Ostend

There is also an ice rink on the pond, but a number of savings measures are intended to reduce energy costs.

At the push of a button, around 170,000 Christmas lights light up in the Leopold Park in Ostend. The start of the enchanting ‘Winter in the Park’. And we immediately sound like the end of the year experience in a magical Christmas atmosphere, after two difficult years. “That we can finally do it without those corona rules, without a mouth mask and all those rules. No limits on how many are in, nothing. Super hey, atmosphere and fun,” it sounds.

50 chalets, 200 Christmas trees, the ‘House of Santa Claus’ and of course the ice rink of 600 square meters, floating on the pond in the park. “The special thing is that we have an ice rink that is covered, better insulated and slightly smaller to save on energy costs,” explains Quinten Goekint of Winter in the Park.

Christmas by the sea has also become a tourist high season for Ostend. The visitors are impressed: “I come every year. It’s really fantastic. The atmosphere, the lights, everything is beautifully done.”