Festas in Malta & Gozo
The Festa Season is a non-stop spectacle of band-marches through the streets, brass-band concerts on specially built huge stages called (plancieri) in the centre of village squares, tall poles lined along the streets carrying large colorful and very rich banners (arbli and bandalori), stands offering all kinds of sweets and local traditional foods, (such as the famous nougat or qubbajt) and of course the religious processions with the particular Patron Saint whose feast is being celebrated, carried on pedestal by volunteers, often as a votive sacrifice. Villages usually have two rival band clubs, and their enthusiasm knows no bounds. They prepare assiduously for the Feast of their particular Patron Saint and go to great lengths to participate in all activities and sometimes have clashes between themselves. They earnestly support their Band Club and some of them play all kinds of instruments, a fact which has turned out some fine musicians in consequence. The confetti from the balconies as the statue passes by are another example of the people's joy as their procession passes by. The big bangs and multi-colored petards and fireworks shooting up in the night sky add plenty of noise and a sense of celebration during a Festa.
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| Feast |
Town |
| Saint Anthony |
B Kara |
| Saint Joseph |
Ghaxaq |
| Corpus Christi |
Ghasri (Gozo) |
| Holy Trinity |
Marsa |
| Saint Philip |
Zebbug |
| Corpus Christi |
Rabat |
| Our Lady Of Fatima |
G Manga |
| Our Lady Of Lilly |
Mqabba |
| Saint Catherine |
Zejtun |
| Sacred Heart |
Fontana (Gozo) |
| Christ Redeemer |
Senglea |
| Saint Nicholas |
Siggiewi |
| Saint George |
Qormi |
| Sacred Heart |
Burmarrad |
| Saint John Baptist |
Xewkija (Gozo) |
| Saint Peter & Paul |
Mdina |
| Saint Peter & Paul |
Nadur (Gozo) |
July Festas
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| Feast |
Town |
| Our Lady Of Lourdes |
Qrendi |
| Saint Paul |
Rabat |
| Imm. Conception |
Hamrun |
| Saint Andrew |
Luqa |
| Annunciation |
Balzan |
| Saint Joseph |
Kirkop |
| Our Lady Mt Carmel |
Gzira |
| Our Lady of Help |
Kercem (Gozo) |
| Saint Joseph |
Kalkara |
| Saint Sebastian |
Qormi |
| Saint George |
Victoria (Gozo) |
| Our Lady Mt Carmel |
Valletta |
| Saint Joseph |
Msida |
| Christ The King |
Paola |
| Saint Margaret |
Sannat (Gozo) |
| Saint Joseph |
Zebbug |
| Saint Dominic |
Valletta |
August Festas
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| Feast |
Town |
| Our Lady Of Lourdes |
Qrendi |
| Saint Paul |
Rabat |
| Imm. Conception |
Hamrun |
| Saint Andrew |
Luqa |
| Annunciation |
Balzan |
| Saint Joseph |
Kirkop |
| Our Lady Mt Carmel |
Gzira |
| Our Lady of Help |
Kercem (Gozo) |
| Saint Joseph |
Kalkara |
| Saint Sebastian |
Qormi |
| Saint George |
Victoria (Gozo) |
| Our Lady Mt Carmel |
Valletta |
| Saint Joseph |
Msida |
| Christ The King |
Paola |
| Saint Margaret |
Sannat (Gozo) |
| Saint Joseph |
Zebbug |
| Saint Dominic |
Valletta |
September Festas
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| Feast |
Town |
| Our Lady of Loreto |
Ghajnselem(Gozo) |
| Saint Gregory |
Sliema |
| Saint Catherine |
Zurrieq |
| Our Lady Of The Girdle |
Rabat |
| Nativity Of Our Lady |
Mellieha, |
| Nativity Of Our Lady |
Senglea |
| Nativity Of Our Lady |
Naxxar |
| Nativity Of Our Lady |
Xaghra (Gozo) |
| Our Lady of Graces |
Zabbar |
| Saint Leonard |
Kirkop |
| Our Lady Of The Girdle |
Valletta |
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