De Filatuur is an event center in Aalst, Belgium, in a former textile mill, with two halls of 240 and 315 square meters, a mezzanine, an 80 square meter catering area and free parking for 150 cars. The building is rented as it stands, and organizers choose their own caterer, furniture and decoration.
Seminars and company events
De Filatuur is rented for company events and for weddings. The concept is a blank industrial shell: the building is let as is, and each organizer arranges it as wished with partners of their choice for catering, furniture hire and decoration. That suits an agency building a launch, a company party or a client evening that needs its own look rather than a fixed hotel setup.
Two halls allow a program to be split, for example a presentation in one space and a dinner or party in the other. A mezzanine measuring 11 by 4 meters adds a platform or a lounge. A delivery gate 2.8 meters high and 2.5 meters wide matters for stage sets, vehicles and stands. The cloakroom takes 300 coat hangers.
Weddings and receptions
The official site lists weddings among the events held here. With two halls, a ceremony and the party that follows can take place in different spaces of the same building. As for corporate events, the venue provides the space only, and the couple or their planner picks the caterer, furniture and decoration.
Rooms and capacities
The official layout is: a white hall of 240 square meters, a black hall of 315 square meters, a mezzanine of 11 by 4 meters, and a catering area of 80 square meters. Guest capacities are not published on the site, so request them for your layout. Sanitary facilities include four women's toilets, two men's toilets, four urinals and one accessible toilet. For caterers, the power supply is one CEE 63 A, 380 V connection, with a maximum of 50 A available.
Catering
There is no in-house caterer. Organizers bring their own, and the 80 square meter catering area is where the kitchen team works. Check the electrical supply of your caterer against the single 63 A connection before you confirm.
History and setting
The building belonged to FFR, Filature et Filteries Réunies, a company formed by merging several spinning and twisting firms, which mainly made sewing thread. As production units closed toward the end of the 20th century, one building was fully renovated with respect for its industrial past, and became De Filatuur. Textile work shaped Aalst, and the Daens story took place in this industrial setting.
Getting there
The address is Tragel 6, 9300 Aalst. The venue is in the center of Aalst, a few minutes on foot from the train and bus station, and close to the E40 motorway, between Brussels at 25 km and Ghent at 35 km. Free parking is available for 150 cars, with more spaces a few minutes away on foot.
