Editing Hasselt (section)

===Events===
*The Virga Jesse festival, featuring a Procession of the historic wooden statue of infant Jesus with Mary, is celebrated every seven years, it will be in August 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hasselt.be/nl/content/1453/virga-jessefeesten.html |title=Hasselt Town Hall's Virga Jesse link |publisher=Hasselt.be |access-date=21 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319041551/http://www.hasselt.be/nl/content/1453/virga-jessefeesten.html |archive-date=19 March 2012 }}</ref>
*The yearly Jenever Festival celebrates the history of Jenever in Hasselt.
*Hasselt celebrates [[Carnival]], but at a slightly different date than most places.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hasselt.be/nl/press/2817/carnaval-2010-halfvastenweekend.html |title=Hasselt Town Hall's Carnival link |publisher=Hasselt.be |date=15 February 2010 |access-date=21 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001131351/http://www.hasselt.be/nl/press/2817/carnaval-2010-halfvastenweekend.html |archive-date=1 October 2011 }}</ref>
*The suburb Kiewit is the location of the yearly [[Pukkelpop]] (''Pimple Pop'') festival, one of Europe's largest alternative music festivals with over a hundred concerts. ''Rimpelrock'' (''Wrinkle Rock''), a festival with music for an older audience, is held at the same location one week prior.
*As in most Belgian cities, there is an annual [[Kermesse (festival)|Kermesse]] on a date associated with the local church's patron saint - in this case [[Lambert of Maastricht|Saint Lambert]] -, which takes place in September.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hasselt.be/nl/content/6880/b-b-kermis-b-b-in-hasselt.html |title=Hasselt Town Hall's Kermis page |publisher=Hasselt.be |access-date=21 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319041535/http://www.hasselt.be/nl/content/6880/b-b-kermis-b-b-in-hasselt.html |archive-date=19 March 2012 }}</ref>
*The [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005]] was held in Hasselt.
*The [[Grand Prix van Hasselt]] is a [[cyclo-cross]] race held in November which is part of the [[BPost Bank Trophy]].
*[[Gaz de France Stars]] was a [[WTA Tour]] tennis tournament held in Hasselt from 2004 to 2006.
*The [[European Championship (darts)|European Darts Championship]] was held in the city's [[Trixxo Arena]] three times from 2015-2017.