Piknik Electronik

Piknik Elektronik is a Belgium-based music label and events services company founded in 2006, with a focus on organizing free electronic music events since 2019. The company faces significant challenges in obtaining necessary authorizations for its events, which are often denied without transparent justification. This situation reflects a troubling trend of gentrification of festivals and the commercialization of public spaces, which marginalizes independent collectives like Piknik Elektronik. Despite their contributions to transforming public spaces into cultural landmarks over 18 years, they find themselves competing against institutional events that benefit from better visibility, funding, and strategic authorizations. Piknik Elektronik calls for transparency in public space occupation rules, an end to centralized decision-making with conflicts of interest, recognition of its role as a legitimate cultural actor, and fair distribution of resources. They advocate for the preservation of diverse culture free from political or commercial bias and emphasize the need for sustainable support for their non-profit initiatives. The company urges dialogue and support for a fair cultural landscape and encourages participation in their movement by completing their questionnaire and joining Protest Elektronik #2.