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[EVENTS]
October Feasts
Festa Celebration: A typical Maltese ‘festa’ with band marches, fireworks displays and religious processions. Sunday 7 Our Lady of the Rosary, Gudja Sunday 28 Our Lady of Consolation, Gudja
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Saluting Battery, Valletta © www.viewingmalta.com - Jürgen Scicluna
Museums Heritage Malta sites and museums info@heritagemalta.org National Museum of Archaeology 09:00 – 18:00 except for Jan – Feb 09:00 till 17:00hrs Palace State Rooms Monday – Friday 10:00 -16.30, Saturday & Sunday 09:00 – 16:30 Fort St Elmo and National War Museum 09:00 - 18:00 Ħal Saflieni – Closed until further notice Ħagar Qim and Mnajdra 09:00 - 17;00, Apr – Sep 08:00 18:00 Ġgantija Temples – May – Oct: 09:00 – 17;00hrs, June – Sept 09:00 – 18:00 Fort Rinella at Kalkara. Monday Saturday 10:00 – 17.00. Malta at War Museum, Vittoriosa. Mondays 10:00 – 16:30. Malta Aviation Museum, Ta' Qali, Monday - Friday 09:00 – 17:00, Saturdays & Sundays 09:30 – 17:00. Palazzo Falson, Mdina. Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 – 17:00 (last visit 16:00). www.palazzofalson.com Palazzo de Piro, Centre for Culture and Arts, 3, Triq Is-Sur, Mdina Tel: 2010 0560 www.palazzodepiro.com The Shipwreck. S. Sommier Street, Birkirkara. Monday - Friday 10:00 - 16:00, Saturday & Sunday 10:00 - 14:00. www.theshipwreckmalta.com
Monday 1 – Friday 5 Malta Maritime Summit. Grand Hotel Excelsior, Floriana. Maltamritimesummit.com Saturday 6 Notte Bianca. Valletta. 19:30 – 23:30 Notte Bianca brings the streets of Valletta to life with a spectacular evening of cultural events that promises to hold something special for everybody. All over the city, state palaces and museums open their doors for visual art exhibitions and theatrical performances, and musicians and dancers perform throughout the capital’s streets and piazzas. On the night of the festival, cafes, restaurants and food stalls also provide visitors with a wide variety of late-night dining choices. www.festivalsmalta.com Sunday 7 Relive the Medieval Life of Citta Notabile. Mdina 10:00 Thursday 11 – Sunday 14 Malta Classic 2018. Mdina. The Malta Classic is a four-day event comprising three exhilarating events: the Malta Classic Hill Climb, the Malta Classic Concours d’Elegance, and the Malta Classic Grand Prix. www.maltaclassic.com Thursday 11 – Saturday 1 December Festival Mediterranea. Astra Theatre, Victoria, Gozo. Festival Mediterranea, (18th edition) is an annual celebration of culture with Gozo as a beautiful island backdrop in warm autumn. Mythology has it that the charm of this island aided the most beautiful nymph Calypso to halt Ulysses on his journeys and lure him away from his travels for seven mystical years. Today, Gozo’s charm seeks to lure its visitors into a kaleidoscope of cultural events, highlighted by the celebrations of the arts in such festivals as the Mediterranea. www.mediterranea.com.mt Friday 19 The Pink October Esplora Night Walk. 19:00. Kalkara. Friday 26 Changing of the guard. St. George's Square, Valletta. 10:30. Formal Ceremony in which sentries providing ceremonial guard duties at important institutions are relieved by new sentries.
Re-Enactments
Daily Firing of Noon and Sunset Gun. Old Saluting Battery, Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta. 12:00 & 16:00 respectively. Monday – Saturday Victorian Garrison. Fort Rinella, Kalkara. 14:00 - 16:30. 19th Century Victorian soldiers take visitors on an animated tour around the Fort recreating daily life of late 19th century British garrison. Visitors may fire a cannon or a soldier’s musket.
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Sunday 7, 14, 21 In Guardia Parade, Fort St. Elmo, Valletta, 11:00.
Entertainment
Every Wednesday & Friday Ta' Marija Folklore Dinner Show. Ta’ Marija Restaurant, Mosta. 20:00-23:00 www.tamarija.com Every Friday Chamber Of Mysteries - Dinner & Show. Ir- Razzett L-Antik, Qormi. A Night of Wizardry, Wine and Wonder. Every Saturday & Sunday October Ahoy! Valletta Cruise Port, Valletta. 19:30 The seafaring, corsair themed month of activities are sure to dazzle and entertain. www.vallettawaterfront.com Monday 1 The Malta International Folk Festival. Various venues. Various folk groups, pipe bands and flag-wavers will participate in street parades and performances. Sunday 14 Rebel MC’s Battle of the bands. Ħal Farruġ. Information send an email at rmcmalta@gmail.com. Saturday 20 The Rolex Middle Sea Race. Valletta 10:00 This year, the Rolex Middle Sea Race has its 32nd anniversary. From Valletta’s harbour, about 70 cruisers embark on a 606-sea-mile journey to pass the Strait of Messina along the eastern coast of Sicily. The trip continues around Stromboli, Favignana, and Pantelleria on Sicily, and then back to Malta through Lampedusa. The different landscapes and textures of the sea make this race a particular challenge and attraction. www.rolexmiddlesearace.com Wednesday 31 Valletta Ghost Tour - Wed 31st Oct - Halloween Edition. Valletta. 20:00-22:00
Exhibitions
Monday 1 – Sunday 7 Valletta And The Dominicans: A Common Journey. Dominicans Priory, St Dominic Street, Valletta. 10:00 - 16:00 An exhibition narrating how the story of the City of Valletta has often intertwined with that of the Dominican Community in the capital. Information: www.heritagemalta.com Thursday 4 – Sunday 7 Heritage and History Book Fair. Notre Dame Gate, Vittoriosa. 13:00-19:30. www.wirtartna.org Friday 5 Malta Tattoo Expo 2018. MFCC, Ta’ Qali. www.mfcc.com.mt Friday 5 – Friday 2 November Parallel Existences. Valletta Contemporary. 10:30 – 19:00 Photography exhibition by Alex Attard. www.vallettacontemporary.com Saturday 20 AFM Open Day. Pinto Wharf, Valletta Waterfront. 15:00-23:00 Saturday 20 The Make-Up Festival. Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta. 10:00-22:00. www.themakeupfestival.com