Record Store Day in Antwerp, Belgium
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Antwerp, Belgium
Independent record shops open in Antwerp, Belgium right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Backtrack
Long-running Antwerp record shop near the MAS museum, selling new and secondhand vinyl, merch, music books, DVDs and CDs across pop, rock, hip hop, jazz, blues and reggae, plus a large collectibles section.
3 sources
- Bananarama Vinyl Records
Vinyl shop steps from Antwerp Centraal station and the Diamond District, mixing new and secondhand records with personalized recommendations.
3 sources
- Chelsea Records
Billed as Belgium's biggest secondhand vinyl and CD shop -- 5 minutes from the cathedral on Kloosterstraat's antiques row -- with LPs, 7"/10"/12" singles and CDs across rock, pop, jazz, blues, soul and electronic. Cash only.
3 sources
- Djingel Djangel
Vinyl shop, bar and live-music space in a former Eilandje grain warehouse, mixing new and secondhand records across rock, jazz, funk and soul with a listening lounge serving Belgian beer and wine.
4 sources
- Grey Vinyl Treasures
Cozy Antwerp record shop curated by owner Marthy Coumans, focused on original-pressing 33s and 45s sourced from decades of crate-digging worldwide.
3 sources
- Inside Records
Antwerp shop specializing in rare and hard-to-get vinyl (45rpm/12"/LP) for collectors and DJs, spanning 60s-80s pop, disco, funk, soul, jazz, rock, house, new wave and reggae.
3 sources
- Panoply Books & Records
Two-storey secondhand book and record shop in central Antwerp; wide vinyl selection alongside used books, plus smaller CD/DVD/tape sections.
2 sources
- Sugar Pie Records
Independent record shop near Vrijdagmarkt in central Antwerp, rated among the city's best with friendly owners and a mix of new and secondhand vinyl with rare finds.
3 sources
- The Rocking Bull
Rock- and metal-focused record shop and bar in Antwerp's historic center; 25,000+ items in stock across vinyl, CDs, shirts, books and posters, run by Michel Petit. Official Record Store Day participant.
3 sources
- The Vinyl Touch Antwerpen
Antwerp vinyl shop with new and secondhand jazz, soul, 60s-90s pop and alternative rock; also buys used record collections.
2 sources
- Tune Up
Record shop, pop-up gallery and coffee spot in the heart of Antwerp, mixing new and secondhand vinyl with strong soul, funk, jazz, pop and wave sections.
3 sources
- Wally's Groove World
European dance-music institution specializing in electronic vinyl -- house, techno, disco -- with in-store listening decks, new and secondhand 7"/12"s, CDs, cassettes and merch.
3 sources
- Warrecords
Eclectic Antwerp record shop and in-house studio focused on electronic music -- techno, house, trance, UK garage -- plus 7" records across genres, in-store events, workshops and listening sessions.
3 sources
See the full record store listing for Antwerp, Belgium.