FEAST OF OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION  29/10/2017 The Feast of Our Lady of Consolation (also known as Our Lady of the Girdle) is celebrated in the southern town of Gudja in Malta on the last Sunday of October. This event brings to an end the long calendar of village festas that take place throughout Summer and beyond all over Malta…

ALL HALLOWS’ EVE  28/10/201719:00 Ever wondered how one of the eeriest sites looks like on the eeriest night of the year? During this event participants will hear stories and learn about those traditions associated with St Paul’s Catacombs, a dark and underground site, in a way never experienced before. Go on, get your torches ready … you never know where this…

THE ĦAMRUN CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL  28/10/201719:00 – 23:00 The town of Ħamrun is known as one of the major commercial centres in Malta. Although normally on Saturday evenings, the town is dormant, for this occasion the main street and several side streets shall be lit up for thousands to attend this unique Festival. One may indulge in, and buy, various forms…

FESTIVAL MEDITERRANEA  28/10/2017 – 08/11/2017 Festival Mediterranea, (now in its seventeenth 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….

CHANGING OF THE GUARDS  27/10/201710:30 – 11:30 The Changing of the Guard Ceremony is held every last Friday of the month at St George’s Square, Valletta. The parade commences at 10.30 hrs, with the AFM Band marching down Republic Street onto St George’s Square Valletta. Here, the new guard marches out from the Main Guard in order to replace the…