Press review · Sint-Truiden 2026
A week of Theater Tol in Sint-Truiden, from 10 to 17 October 2026, with closing performances on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 October on the Grote Markt. This is what the press wrote.
Original title: KIJK. Zo spectaculair was het slot van de Trudofeesten in Sint-Truiden
Original title: 10.000 bezoekers genieten van slotakkoord Trudofeesten
“What began with small encounters in our streets grew into an impressive story that filled the whole city.”
Original title: 10.000 bezoekers beleven apotheose van de Trudofeesten met Theater Tol
“For a whole week, Theater Tol let Sint-Truiden dream. (…) This was without a doubt one of the absolute highlights of the Trudofeesten.”
Article titles are given in the original Dutch. Black-and-white photos: Bart Diliën.
We, Master of Ceremonies of the Festivities, do hereby solemnly make known that in the town of Sint-Truiden there is something to celebrate. From the distant Land of Tol we were sent to your town with but one task: to invite you.
There cometh an evening on which Sint-Truiden shall lose its everyday shape. When? Saturday 17 October, when the clock strikes half past eight. Where? There where the town comes together: on the Grote Markt. Whoso stayeth at home shall hear of it later from another. That you would not wish.
Bring ye your bicycle bell. For to celebrate without a bicycle bell is of course impossible,
as you will surely understand.
We further request that you be dressed as white as you possibly can, with a touch of red. Thus it befits a bicycle bell. And was it not Saint Trudo himself who went before us, in white alb and red cope?
Learn ye the song below, on flute, drum, fiddle or whatever you have at home. Your own voice will serve as well: joined by the bicycle bell, it shall ring out merrily.
Practical
For a whole week, Theater Tol travels through Sint-Truiden. On Saturday 17 October everything comes together on the Grote Markt.
The town hall becomes a giant screen. There is music and light, and the carillon rings out. High above your heads, something happens that we are keeping secret for now.
You don’t just watch. You take part.
Wear white, with a touch of red. Saint Trudo did the same, in a white alb and a red cope.
At the end, thousands of bells ring together. Don’t leave yours at home.
From 10 to 17 October, characters pop up in the streets. Whoever finds a black bicycle bell gets a personal invitation.
This production is made possible with the support of the Tax Shelter measure of the Belgian federal government and BeSide Tax Shelter.
