Usually held six times each year, the Historical Re-enactment Group of Malta produces a battle reconstruction within the walls of the fort of St Elmo....
Eden Leisure's tenpin bowling centre opened in 1988 with 20 lanes of bowling and a variety of entertainment ranging from fun bowling through to national...
The star-shaped fort of St Elmo, built by the Knights of Malta in 1552, is named after the patron saint of mariners. Within its battle-scarred walls,...
Malta's summer arts festival is an ambitious collection of visual and performance offerings that takes place at venues across the old city of Valletta....
Themes:
Art & Literature
, Dance
, Theatre & Film
, Music
This summer festival is laid on by local winemaker Delicata, beginning in Valletta before moving on to the sleepy town of Nadur on the island of Gozo....
Themes:
Music
, Food & Drink
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
The highly popular Maltese folk group Etnika are renowned for reviving traditional island instruments and employing them in a contemporary context. Each...
Children from the age of eight to 15 in Malta can enter a song in this festival, provided it has not been published before or performed in public. They...
Two days of aircraft exhibitions, displays and fly-past attractions draw big crowds to Malta's International airport in September. A wide range of aircraft...
Themes:
Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Exhibitions
, History
The Royal Malta Yacht Club organises a season of sailing events for its members and foreign guests. These include the Double Handed Round Malta Race in...
Face painters and entertainers help this event go with a swing for thousands of children and parents. The main focus is a programme of children's films...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Theatre & Film
, Entertainment
The day of Our Lady of Victories is recognised on 8 September and is a public holiday. Malta celebrates victory, and the ending of its two great sieges...
Themes:
Sport
, Entertainment
, History
, Spectacle
21 September marks the day of Malta's independence from Britain in 1964. It is a public holiday with a number of activities, including a military parade...
The prehistoric Mnajdra Temples near the village of Qrendi are opened especially for the Autumn Equinox. The three temples of Mnajdra, reached on foot...
The Malta Tourism Authority organises a programme of activities on this day, to highlight the importance of tourism. Highlights in previous years have...
Themes:
Culture
, Dance
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, History
Eleven days of pomp, ceremony and pageantry take place in Malta's historic cities of Valletta, Mdina, Birgu, Bormla, Senglea and Victoria in Gozo. A full...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Music
, History
, Theatre & Film
, Spectacle
, Kids' Stuff
Night-owls can celebrate an all-night fusion of arts and culture while discovering new aspects of Malta's capital city Valletta. Music, drama, dance,...
Themes:
Theatre & Film
, Exhibitions
, Home & Fashion
, Culture
, Entertainment
, Art & Literature
, Food & Drink
, Music
A blast from a big gun marks the start of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, a highly rated offshore classic from Malta, around the coast of Sicily and back,...
A marathon run over three sections in two days, it allows a good opportunity to see a bit of the island, for both runners and spectators. The event usually...
On 13 December 1974 Malta became a Republic by resolution of the House of Representatives. This day is now a public holiday on which various events are...
The Palace of the Grand Masters in Valletta is a government building and an imposing one, where leaders of state are received by the President. This is...
The annual Song for Europe Festival invites song writers, composers and singers to put forward their material for consideration at this fun and lively...
On his return from the Holy Land in AD60, Saint Paul was shipwrecked on the island of Malta, as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles (unsupported by conclusive...
February is Carnival time in Valletta, when the giant papier mache heads and grotesque figures come out of storage to be loaded on to floats and paraded...
Themes:
Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Kids' Stuff
, Dance
, Music
In a small town in the middle of Malta a drama group called Talen Zebbugi organises a Last Supper display based upon Jewish customs. The display comprises...
Themes:
History
, Exhibitions
, Religion
, Spectacle
Throughout Malta and Gozo, there are early morning Easter processions from churches and through towns and villages. Worshippers bear the statue of the...
Saint Joseph, the worker, is celebrated throughout the Catholic world. In Malta the day's celebrations are most vibrant in the town of Rabat. Church services...
Freedom Day is a public holiday in Malta and commemorates the withdrawal of British troops from the island in 1979. The day is celebrated with a ceremony...
A festival of classical ballet as well as a programme of Spanish, contemporary and arts dance is presented by the Dance Workshop in the historic inland...
Triathlons are popular in Malta and the discipline is enthusiastically supported by both athletes and sports fans. The Salina Bay Triathlon is one of...
In the San Anton Palace and Gardens of Attard the Malta Horticultural Society puts on a show filled with colour and scent. The gardens themselves are...
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