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It is in fact one of the more distinctive astronomy initiatives in the Ghent region, especially because it focuses on naked-eye urban stargazing rather than classical observatory astronomy.

I omitted it because my earlier answer leaned too heavily toward the more institutional and historically prominent astronomy organizations (Armand Pien, UGent, VVS-related groups, observatories). That created a bias toward “formal astronomy infrastructure” and overlooked this more grassroots initiative.

What makes particularly interesting is that it fills a niche that many astronomy clubs do not:

• observing without requiring telescopes,

• emphasizing urban and semi-urban dark pockets,

• accessibility for complete beginners,

• spontaneous outdoor gatherings,

• practical sky orientation,

• and awareness of light pollution.

Their activities rotate between many locations around Ghent, including:

• Bourgoyen,

• Gentbrugse Meersen,

• Blaarmeersen,

• Parkbos,

• Watersportbaan,

• Mariakerke,

• and other relatively dark spots. (sites.google.com)

A few characteristics that make them unusual in Belgium:

• They explicitly encourage naked-eye astronomy.

• They adapt to weather dynamically.

• They use distributed micro-locations across the city rather than a fixed observatory.

• They strongly integrate light-pollution awareness.

• They are highly seasonal and constellation-oriented.

• They often include satellites, ISS passes, meteors, bright comets, and planetary conjunctions. (sites.google.com)

Their official page:
Stargazing in Gent

They also appear regularly in:

• UiTinVlaanderen event listings,

• the Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde (VVS) observing days,

• and local dark-sky initiatives. (Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde)

In practice, if someone in Ghent wants:

• a low-threshold introduction to the night sky,

• social observing without equipment pressure,

• or learning the sky “the natural way,”

then may actually be one of the best entry points locally.