| Official Name: | Olmen |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Belgium |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Belgium |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name: |  |
| Subdivision Name1: | Flemish Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Antwerp |
| Subdivision Name3: | Balen |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 3,788 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
Olmen is a village that lies in Belgium, in the province of Antwerp. The village is part of the municipality of Balen.
Olmen is known in the area for its Carnival, which still follows medieval traditions.
The village was first mentioned as Olmele in 1288. Olmen was an independent heerlijkheid and an agricultural community. In 1977, the municipality was merged into Balen.[2]
The Carnaval in Olmen does not have a parade, but is celebrated with the medieval Hanenkappen. The person who manages to decapitate the rooster becomes the king of its party.[3]
The Pakawi Park is a zoo in the village which specializes in felidae. The zoo used to be called Olmen Zoo, but was closed in 2017, due to animal welfare breaches. The owner and employees fixed most of the problems and at least tripled the living quarters of the animals. The zoo reopened on 22 June 2019 as Pakawi Park.[4]