Would you like to visit the fair? You are welcome!
Since 2018, the fair has been held in the “Sports Hall Kattenbroek” in Edegem, during the third weekend of May.
In addition to a spacious and well-lit exhibition space, Kattenbroek offers a child-friendly playground, cozy terrace, and dining facilities.

The address is:

Sporthal Kattenbroek
Kattenbroek 14
2650 Edegem
Belgium

Are you coming by car? Then check here for the map.
Are you coming by public transport? Then look here for the route planner.

Would you like to participate as an exhibitor/seller? You can do so by sending us an email mentioning your name, the number of desired tables (1 table = 2 meters), and the number of desired badges + names of the people they are for! Also, read the guidelines below for exhibitors.

For more information about participating in the fair, you can always contact our secretary Rika Goethaels (email: bv************@***il.com; or at +32 475 70 85 01).

Exhibitor/Seller Guidelines

• Exhibitors/sellers are expected to be present during the two days, and only clean up their stand as of 15h on the Sunday.
• Subscribtions can only be done as mentioned above.
• Should you encounter issues, please contact our secretary: bv************@***il.com
• Price per table (= 2 meters): €60
• Exhibitor badges with names: possible to request 2 badges for the first table + 1 extra badge per additional table.
• Setup of the stands can be done on Friday between 16h and 19h or Saturday as of 8 a.m..
• Membership of the Royal BVC is mandatory for all exhibitors. This can also be arranged at the fair itself.

Since 1991, the Royal Belgian Association for Conchology has organized an annual shell fair.

In the early years, the fair was held at the Damien Institute in Aarschot – partly because one of the organizers was active there as a teacher. Soon, the school's cafeteria became too small to accommodate the ever-growing number of sellers and visitors, and the event moved towards Antwerp.

A sports hall was found in Deurne at the Schijnpoort near the Sportpaleis. We held our monthly meetings there as well as our fairs. However, plans for the Oosterweel connection meant that after about ten years, we had to look for a new location again.

A new location was found in the “Extra Time” sports hall in Hoboken (see photo on the right from 2014 during the fair setup), which would again serve as the epicenter for both the monthly meetings and the fair for about ten years. Expansion of that region and plans to transform the sports hall into a seminar center meant that in 2017 we had to say goodbye to Extra Time and look for a new location again.

While the monthly meetings have since been held at the Cultural Center of Sint-Anneke Linkeroever, the fair has been organized since 2018 in the “Kattenbroek” sports hall in Edegem. (See photo on the left from the setup in 2018).

Although the location is somewhat "in the back," Kattenbroek offers the best facilities so far in terms of hall space, lighting, catering, child-friendliness, and cleanliness. We hope to organize our fair there for many more years!