Winter playground

The Brabanthal will once again be a great indoor playground! Come and have a blast with our crazy winter activities!

  • For who: Children from 3 to 12 years old, accompanied by an adult
  • When:
    • Friday 26 December 2025, 10:00 until 18:00 (buy tickets)
    • Saturday 27 December 2025, 10:00 until 18:00 (buy tickets)
    • Sunday 28 December 2025, 10:00 until 18:00 (buy tickets)
    • Monday 29 December 2025, 10:00 until 18:00 (buy tickets)
    • Tuesday 30 December 2025, 10:00 until 18:00 (buy tickets)
  • Where: Brabanthal, Brabantlaan 1 in Heverlee (view on map)
  • Price: Paid
  • Tickets: The number of tickets per day is limited.
    • Online
    • On site the day itself (unless fully booked)

Prices and Tickets

Children under 3 years

  • Free
  • No reservation needed

Children from 3 to 12 years

  • Day ticket
    • Residents of Leuven: € 12
    • Non-residents: € 14
  • UiTPAS with discount: € 2,50
    Bring your child’s UiTPAS if you buy tickets on site.

Parents and supervisors

  • Day ticket: € 7,50
  • UiTPAS with discount: € 1,50
    Bring your UiTPAS if you buy tickets on site.

Buy tickets

AttentionPlease note: Tickets cannot be cancelled, refunded, or changed to another day.

Attractions

Toddler Zone

  • Mini slides, climbing towers and cubes
  • Coloring playhouses
  • Kids’ bikes
  • Winter kitchen and sand tables with kinetic sand
  • Bear cave corner with story time
  • Build a snow village with Duplo
  • Giant XL Lego blocks and Bright Day Blocks
  • Mountain cushion and Penguin bouncy castle

Winter Adventure Zone

  • Giant Winter Twister XXL
  • Climbing wall on an ice rock and The Rock
  • Frozen clay corner
  • Winter memory XL
  • Build a snow village with Lego
  • Log cabin bouncy castle
  • Bumper cars
  • Sweeper
  • Speed tubing
  • Polar bear bouncy castle
  • Winter Run obstacle course
  • Table football
  • Air hockey
  • Connect Four game
  • VR glasses at the North Pole
  • Snow scooter simulator
  • Make and study snow crystals
  • Last Man Standing
  • Twist ladder
  • Ice boxing ring
  • Maze

Teen Zone

  • Snowboard Challenge
  • Spider tower
  • Duo death ride
  • Ice Tower Stack Challenge
  • TikTok dancer
  • Winter graffiti wall
  • Bungee run
  • Panna football cage
  • Curling lane
  • Race simulator
  • Base jump and drop slide

For parents

  • Breastfeeding and changing area

Shows

On the central stage

  • Friday 26 December 2025
    • 14:00 – 14:45: Winter Clown Tyno
    • 16:15 – 17:15: The Party Kidz Show
  • Saturday 27 December 2025
    • 14:00 – 14:45: Children’s Magic Show Halewyn
    • 16:15 – 17:15: Blitz
  • Sunday 28 December 2025
    • 14:00 – 14:45: Winter Clown Tyno
    • 16:15 – 17:15: DJ Raf Violi
  • Monday 29 December 2025
    • 14:00 – 14:45: Children’s Magic Show Halewyn
    • 16:15 – 17:15: DJ Raf Violi
  • Tuesday 30 December 2025
    • 14:00 – 14:45: Winter Clown Tyno
    • 16:15 – 17:15: The Party Kidz Show

AttentionNote: Pets are not allowed.

Food and Drinks

You cannot bring your own food or drinks. You can buy snacks and drinks on site.

Low-stimulus day

The Winter Playground is usually busy and lively. On Monday 29 December 2025, we turn down the music and dim the lights.

AttentionPlease note: It is still a popular day, so expect many children.

How do I get there?

  • By bike: Park your bike in the covered bike park.
  • Bus: Plan your route with De Lijn. Line 4 and line 630 run to the Brabanthal stop.
  • By car: Via the Meerdaalboslaan between the Tiensesteenweg and the E40. Free parking at the Brabanthal.

Do you have a question?

Contact us. We'll be happy to help. 

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016 27 27 50

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jeugddienst@leuven.be
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