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Day of Dungeons

the Belgian Dungeons & Dragons Festival

SATURDAY 25 MARCH 2023

Why attend?

Belgium's first TTRPG FESTIVAL

A day of meeting fellow adventurers of the world’s most famous fantasy roleplaying game. The festival will include workshops, a live play session with well known people from the D&D community and of course play sessions for both new and experienced players. Gather your party and join our quest!

Get your tickets*

* Please note that regular tickets and cosplay tickets are sold out.

We currently only offer a very limited amount of visitor tickets at a reduced price. These give access to the festival as well as (most) of the workshops and events, but do not include a seat at a play session.

VISITOR TICKET
€ 9

Having trouble? Please contact us for alternative payment methods.

All tickets have been sold out

We are no longer offering tickets to the festival.

If you have a presale, standard or cosplay ticket, you are able to register at the festival to play in one of the D&D sessions, as well as participate in all of the other events.

If you have a visitor ticket, you are able to participate in all of the events, except to play in one of the D&D sessions.

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in partnership with
Beneluxlaan 31, 1800 Vilvoorde

Venue

Ruiterijcomplex Drie Fonteinen is a historic building located in the middle of a beautiful green park.

With Brussels nearby, the venue is easily accessible by public transport (Vilvoorde train station / Vilvoorde Twee Leeuwenweg bus stop) or by car (follow the signs to ‘Domein Drie Fonteinen’). There is plenty of free parking in the streets nearby. Or mount your steed and come by bike!

Check out the venue map here.

Workshops & Events

all day

DM's will welcome you at their tables to play the most glorious of oneshots. This is what the festival is all about!

You can bring your own characters of level 1, 6 and/or 15, or use one of the available premade heroes.

Price included in ticket

Location adventure room

all day

Day of Dungeons has invited talented artists to share their skills and deliver amazing works of arts.

Enjoy the company of a bard composing songs and poems, a draftsman who quickly draws up your favorite character and a tattoo artist who'll gladly decorate your body with D&D symbols.

Price various

Location various

all day

Challenge or be challenged! We're setting the table to test out your master build against a worthy opponent. D&D Gent will be our house referee!

Price included in ticket

Location tavern

10:00

The dumb barbarian entered the tavern, accompanied by the lone wolf rogue, the overly social bard and the holier-than-thou paladin. There’s nothing wrong with these stereotypes and they can be a blast to play. But what if you want to take your character concept a little further? Maybe the barbarian is a wise warrior capable of entering a battle trance? Maybe the rogue didn’t lose their parents in a tragic accident?

Nick (Elven voor Twaalven) & Rick Vechel (Vechel Fantasy) will poke your brain and tease your imagination to take your character creation-abilities to the next level. They are here to help you create a character that breaks the stereotypes and that will surely be a memorable addition to any story they are part of! Stop on by and let our experts broaden your horizons.

Price included in ticket

Location laboratory

10:00

So you would like to become a Dungeon Master? Or perhaps very recently you ran your very first adventure? To help you on this very exciting journey, Kenneth (Stuutjes & Draken) & Rick Vechel (Vechel Fantasy) will offer you guidance, suggestions and much more. Guided by Thorben (D&D Mechelen) they will cover all topics a budding Dungeon Master needs to know about.

Got specific questions yourself? Do not worry, young storyteller, you will certainly have the opportunity to ask all that occupies your brain!

Price included in ticket

Location main stage

11:00

Bring your miniatures for a master class on painting. Find out about textures, layers and color combinations. You will be guided by the expert hands of Didier Van Heysbroeck (Didi-ature Studios). You can preregister here!

Price € 15

Location laboratory

12:00

What happens when you throw the D&D-handbook into a cooking pot, mix it with a little storytelling and spice it up with some improv? We’ll dive into this cauldron of well rounded characters, writer’s tricks and worldbuilding.

Always wanted to make up your own world? Want to help your players add more depth to the game? You want to introduce a villain that is truely feared and hated? Gorik Verbeken (Prison Escape) will tell you all the details on which possibilities the most famous role-playing game has to offer.

Price included in ticket

Location main stage

12:30

With a subtitle like 'Amazing monsters and how to use them', you know you're in for a treat!

Dinosaur paleontologist Filippo Bertozzo is here to help you design creatures for your D&D game from a more scientific point of view rather than the "classical" artistic one. He'll guide you on a quick brainstorming session on how to implement all kind of beasts in your settings.

Price included in ticket

Location laboratory

13:30

Once upon a midday dreary
Six heroes wandered weak and weary

Day of Dungeons would of course not be complete without a live-play event. Dungeon Master Sam (The Attic Dungeon) is hosting an adventure based on “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe. The willing souls subjected to this gothic adventure are none other than Lien Deplancke and Kenneth Baert from Stuutjes & Draken, Lara Braeken and Nick Anne from Elven from Twaalven and Thomas Goyvaerts from Nooi.

Their characters will venture into the mansion of Inno Minatam, a poor man who has recently suffered the loss of his beloved Lenore. Since her death, he has gone into seclusion. Rumours have been going around that he has started dabbling in the occult arts, hoping to retrieve his lost love.

Friends & family have tried to enter the mansion, but have been dissuaded by a raven spirit guarding the mansion. They have hired our intrepid adventurers, hoping that they can find out how Inno is doing.

A special shout-out to Tine Mertens, who is providing a most wonderful terrain crafted especially for this adventure.

Price included in ticket

Location main stage

14:00

The dumb barbarian entered the tavern, accompanied by the lone wolf rogue, the overly social bard and the holier-than-thou paladin. There’s nothing wrong with these stereotypes and they can be a blast to play. But what if you want to take your character concept a little further? Maybe the barbarian is a wise warrior capable of entering a battle trance? Maybe the rogue didn’t lose their parents in a tragic accident?

Nick (Elven voor Twaalven) & Rick Vechel (Vechel Fantasy) will poke your brain and tease your imagination to take your character creation-abilities to the next level. They are here to help you create a character that breaks the stereotypes and that will surely be a memorable addition to any story they are part of! Stop on by and let our experts broaden your horizons.

Price included in ticket

Location laboratory

15:00

Bring your miniatures for a master class on painting. Find out about textures, layers and color combinations. You will be guided by the expert hands of Didier Van Heysbroeck (Didi-ature Studios). You can preregister here!

Price € 15

Location laboratory

17:00

Even when you have been a Dungeon Master for years, there’s always more to learn! Near the end of the festival, when only the most dedicated remain, Jelmer (Helden op Papier) and Mr Tarrasque will be divulging their best guarded DM secrets. This spilling of secrets will be moderated by Jolan from D&D Gent. You can be assured that the conversation will be a delightful mix of tips from Jelmer & Mr T., balanced with questions from an audience that hungers for answers to their most challenging, DM-related questions.

Price included in ticket

Location main stage

FAQ

most frequent questions and answers

General

Doors open at 9:30, with the first play session starting at 10:00. Day of Dungeons finishes around 19:00. The last play session starts at 16:00.

Yes, you'll find a tavern and a food truck at the festival. Drink coupons can be purchased at registration.

Most workshops are free to participate in and require no registration.  Just show up!

The only workshop to register for and pay an additional fee is the miniature painting session, which takes place twice. You will be able to sign up and pay the workshop price until all available seats are filled at the registration desk.

There will be a market with stands where you can explore all kinds of offers from our exhibitors, as well as various fringe activities - like PVP. Around noon, there will also be an actual play session that is performed in front of an audience. Participants will be some of the well known names in the  Belgian D&D community.

At this moment, all workshop slots and stand tables are accounted for. If you consider sponsorship, please check this page.

There are certainly nice perks if you attend in your finest adventurer's attire. Not only do you get a discount for your ticket, but you'll also get the chance to win the title of Best Cosplay and receive a nifty reward.

(Please check out our weapon policy in our Code of Conduct.)

D&D

At the entrance, there will be a registration table. You will be able to sign up for a session until all available seats are filled. Multiple sessions start each hour. There will be sessions for beginners at level 1, for experienced players at level 6 and for advanced players at level 15.

If you have a presale, standard or cosplay ticket, you are able to register for at least 1 session, more upon availability.

Yes, playing D&D is included in the entrance fee.

All Dungeon Masters are required to request a table beforehand. Please contact dm@dayofdungeons.be for more info.

Though we believe D&D to be a very inclusive game, we don't offer specific sessions for children - at least not for this edition. We're aiming at ages 15 and up.

Absolutely! There will be beginner tables, where the game will be explained and where you'll be able to learn by playing.

Meet the Day of Dungeons team

Sam

College of Lore

Shouts his wisdom in his Attic Dungeon for all to hear and knows D&D better than his own back yard.

Nickey

Life Domain

Will charm you until you're under the table during D&D sessions and has a plan for any situation.

An

Sun Soul

Enjoys the magic of D&D (as long as she has spell slots to spend) and designing amazing but sensible decor.

Thomas

School of Conjuration

Has the worst dice rolls, which is good for a DM, and enjoys storytelling almost as much as organizing.

Our awesome companions

Vilvoorde
city of horses and adventure

The Geeky Cauldron
unique, cosy and creative sci-fi & fantasy themed pub in the heart of Antwerp

Vlaams-Brabant
province of providence

Elven voor Twaalven
hilarious D&D actual play podcast

The Vault
fabulous store with a collection of merch from games, series, manga and movies

Stuutjes & Draken
outrageous D&D actual play podcast

RinCon
sister event in the Netherlands

Taranartos
because mead is all you need

Minterbol
prints & crafts for every occasion

Helden op Papier
publisher of Dutch D&D adventures

Red Eyed Rabbit
publisher of games, books & comics

3DPO
3D design and printing

Eva Linden
fantasy author

Asheirah’s Nook
binder of all books

Crown Jewel Dice
unique custom created dice

D&D Gent
biweekly live play sessions

Didi-ature Studios
miniature painting

Dice Oven
high-end handmade dice

Luna
tattoos & illustrations

Strange Days
illustrations & design