The Ethias Arena is the largest multipurpose arena in Hasselt, Belgium used for music concerts, sports (tennis, indoor cycling, jumping, etc.) and other large events. The arena opened in 2004 and holds up to 21,600 people.
The Ethias Arena is a part of the Grenslandhallen and has a surface of 13,600 square meters (44,619 square feet).
On the 26th of November, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest took place in the Ethias Arena.
At the end of 2005, "Plopsa Indoor Hasselt", an indoor attraction park for children, opened next to the Grenslandhallen/Ethias Arena and is unique in Belgium.
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“Children treat their friends differently than they treat the other people in their lives. A friendship is a place for experimenting with new ways of handling anger and aggression. It is an arena for practicing reciprocity, testing assertiveness, and searching for compromise in ways children would not try with parents or siblings.”
—Lawrence Kutner (20th century)