It is a souvenir and second-hand market in the open air in the center of the city. If you want to find something special, you will find it in the Brokent market, where jewelry, records, ceramics, African art, clothes, books and many other different goods are sold here. The market opens its doors on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from From nine in the morning until one in the afternoon, but it remains open on a daily basis on the days of the Ghent celebrations, which have been held since 1843 in a local and simple manner, and currently the Ghent Festival is held in a newer way with singing concerts, and this started since the summer of 1969, and at a time when this market is full of tourists and locals and merchants.