more info about AJW - 2026
Antwerp Jewellery Week is organised from 1st to 4th October in the center of Antwerp. It’s mission is to promote artistic and artisanal jewellery from Antwerp and beyond.
Craftsmanship, creativity, and innovation form the centre of Antwerp Jewellery Week. More than 70 jewellers and students participate.
Yes it is. Create your own AJW Route – completely free!
1. The AJW map is available here above and download your AJW26 city map.
2. Or would you like to book a AJW Tour (with guide)?
During the AJW Tour, we take you through the heart of Antwerp and tell you more about how the city grew into an international jewelry center. You’ll learn all about its pioneers and how the training programs played an essential role. The guided tour takes about 2 hours and booking is only possible by reservation.
Here are two options:
- Individual subscription (€5/person) to book the guided tour with guide. Dates available are:
Thursday 1 October at 4pm - Friday 2 October at 4pm - Saturday 3 October at 11am
- Or would you like to organise a guided AJW Tour with a group (minimum 15 persons) please Contact us here.
Find more information about other activities.
- HAVE CONFORTABLE SHOES
- DOWNLOAD THE AJW MAP OR FIND IT AT SHOPS/PARTICIPATING.
- FOLLOW THE AJW ROUTE OR BOOK THE AJW TOUR
- DISCOVER GREAT ARTISTS, DESIGNS AND CREATIVITY
- Follow us @antwerpjewelleryweek
You don’t need to make a reservation to follow your own Antwerp Jewellery Week Route.
This route is completely flexible and free!
You can start whenever it suits you best. Keep in mind, though, it’s important to have the AJW plan with you (to download here obove this page). The opening hours can sometimes differ from day to day!
We recommend following the full AJW Route.
Or do you want to know more about the untold stories of Antwerp jewelry story? Book the AJW GUIDE TOUR and go here.
The AJW ROUTE is easy to follow by the AJW26 city map, to download on this page here above. As almost all visits are in the center of Antwerp, it is easy to follow the Route:
- By foot, to visit all participants, it takes about 2 hours.
- By bicycle, easy to follow the route.
- New activities: jewellery workshop and kids activities. Find more information or book an activity, here
- More than 70 jewellers will participate, from Antwerp and abroad.
- Students from prominent Antwerp Academies/ schools, but also from prominent Schools as from Italy and Pforzheim will participate too.
Most jewellers are open at the same moment. Be aware, that some jewellers could be closed during a particular day. Follow us on social media @antwerpjewelleryweek