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AUTHENTIC MALTESE PYROTECHNICS & HERITAGE

Malta Village Festa & Fireworks Radar

Experience the sensory epicenter of Maltese island life. Track saint day dates, rival brass band marches, mechanized ground fireworks (Ġigġifoku), and world-renowned aerial shell spectacles across every parish.

Parish Festas (8)

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Mosta

(Il-Mosta)

Santa Marija (Assumption of Our Lady)

World-Class
August 10 – 15 (Feast Day: Aug 15) Central Malta

Lija

(Ħal Lija)

Our Saviour (Is-Salvatur)

World-Class
August 1 – 6 (Feast Day: Aug 6) Central Malta

Valletta

(Il-Belt Valletta)

Feast of St. Paul’s Shipwreck (San Pawl Nawfragu)

Historic
February 9 – 10 (Feast Day: Feb 10, National Holiday) Grand Harbour

Mqabba

(L-Imqabba)

Our Lady of the Lilies (Il-Madonna tal-Ġilju)

World-Class
Third Sunday of June (June 15 – 21) South Malta

Żebbuġ

(Ħaż-Żebbuġ)

St. Philip of Agira (San Filep)

Spectacular
Second Sunday of June (June 8 – 14) Central Malta

Victoria (Gozo)

(Ir-Rabat Għawdex)

St. George Martyr (San Ġorġ)

Spectacular
Third Sunday of July (July 14 – 20) Gozo

Birgu (Vittoriosa)

(Il-Birgu)

St. Lawrence (San Lawrenz)

Historic
August 4 – 10 (Feast Day: Aug 10) Grand Harbour

Żurrieq

(Iż-Żurrieq)

St. Catherine of Alexandria (Santa Katarina)

Spectacular
First Sunday of September (Aug 30 – Sep 5) South Malta
Central Malta · August

Mosta (Il-Mosta)

Santa Marija (Assumption of Our Lady)

Celebration ScheduleAugust 10 – 15 (Feast Day: Aug 15)
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Pyrotechnic Engineering & Fireworks Style

Mammoth multi-break aerial shells and synchronized computerized musical pyro shows over the valley.

Key Spectacles & Traditions

  • ▪Monumental illumination of the 37m Rotunda dome with thousands of fairy lights
  • ▪Massive aerial shell fireworks (Bomba and Murtali tal-Kulur)
  • ▪Statue lift through the massive church portal carried by barefoot bearers
  • ▪Confetti blizzard along Constitution Street during the brass band march

Parish Band Clubs (Każini tal-Banda)

Soċjetà Filarmonika Santa MarijaSoċjetà Filarmonika Nicolò Isouard

Traditional Festa Sweets & Street Food

Qubbajt (hard and soft hazelnut nougat)PastizziImqaret (date diamonds)Kannoli
Insider Tip: Stand at the corner of Constitution Street opposite the Rotunda portico at 21:00 on August 14 for the supreme view of the illuminated dome against aerial shells.