Events
- On the first weekend of September, Sint-Niklaas hosts an international balloon meeting (Vredesfeesten) with a three day music festival (Villa Pace) attached to it.
- The last week of the year, Sint-Niklaas is the host of the Flanders Volley Gala, an international volleyball tournament.
- The city keeps seven giants: Janneken, Mieke, Santa Claus and Zwarte Piet, and the three Magi: Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar.
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