Meerhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmeːrɦʌut]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp.

In Meerhout some famous people have lived, like Kate Ryan (well known in France and Belgium, The UK, Turkey, Spain and the rest of western Europe).

[citation needed] Some (older) English people visit Meerhout too because of "The Wing" and other memorial icons of WW2.

Every year, around the last week-end of April, around 30,000 people travel to Meerhout to go to Groezrock, one of the world's largest punk rock festivals.

There are secondary schools in the neighbourhood which are easily reachable by public transport or car/bicycle, in Geel, Mol, Diest and Tessenderlo.