Birgu Fest 2022 | What's on at this year's Birgu By Candlelight?

7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tea Crisis

10pm - Midnight
Fakawi

For one night only (Saturday), the street lights will be switched off and the city will be lit up by candlelight, creating a magical and memorable experience!

Main Stage - Victory Square

 

6pm - 7pm
Karin Duff

 

7:30pm - 9:30pm
Bernie and Pod

 

10pm - Midnight
The Travellers

 

 

7:30pm - 9:30pm
DCapitals Big Band

9:30pm
Fire Performance by Kim Simler

10pm - Midnight
Geo Debono Band

Couvre Porte

4pm onwards
Artisan Market

8pm - 10:30pm
Concert by St. Lawrence Band Club

 

 

Birgu's Ditch (Il-Foss tal-Birgu)

Birgu Ditch will be open to the public, entrance down steps near Malta At War Museum

Legio X Fretensis Malta (re-enactment)

 

 

Mandraġġ Area

 

8:30pm - 10pm
Fuse

 

 

St. Lawrence Conventual and Collegiate Church

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Sacred Music Concert by Alex Vella Gregory

8:45pm - 9:45pm
Mro. Joe Caruana (Organ Concert)

10pm - 11pm
Sacred Music Concert by Alex Vella Gregory

 

 

Annunciation Church - Main Gate Street

7:15pm - 8:15pm

8:35pm - 9:45pm
Andrew Zarb Quintet

10pm - 11pm
Mro. Joseph Gatt Orchestra

 

 

Poste of Castile

 

8pm - 9:30pm
Gilbert Gauci

 

10pm - 11:30pm
Vintage Band

 

 

St. James Bastion

7:30pm - 10:30pm
Medieval Re-Enactors: Projekt Lazarus Malta

 

 

Fosse Street

 

8pm - 11pm
Birgu Fest 2022 Short Film Festival

 

 

Wesghat il-Kolleggiata
(next to St.Lawrence Church)

 

INFIORATA

by Vignanello Local Council, Italy

 

 

Sunday 9th October

The Streets Of Birgu

 

10:30am - Midday
In Guardia Parade
Military parade in the era of the Knights Of St. John

 

But wait! There's more!

 

Places of Interest

• The St. Lawrence Conventual and Collegiate Church - St Lawrence Street
• The Annunciation Church - Main Gate Street
• The Church of St. Anne annexed to the Benedictine Nuns Monastery - St.
  Scholastica Street
• The Oratory of the Crucifix, adjacent to the Church of St. Lawrence
• The Convent and Cloister of the Dominican Friars - Main Gate Street
• The St. Lawrence Band Club - Victory Square
• The Prince of Wales Own Band Club - Main Gate Street
• Auberge De France - Hilda Tabone Street
• Auberge d'Angleterre - Mistral Street
• The Norman House - North Street
  One of the oldest houses in Birgu, which has unique Siculo-Norman features.  

 

Museums

• The Inquisitor's Palace - Main Gate Street
• The Parish Museum - access from Vittoriosa Main Square
• Malta at War Museum - Couvre Porte
• Fort St. Angelo and The Inquisitor's Palace which also includes the National Museum of Ethnography, will be open till midnight on both Friday and Saturday with a reduced entrance of €3
• During Birgu Fest, Malta at War Museum will extend its regular opening hours

  

Exhibitions

• Auberge de France
• Hilda Tabone Street
• Landscapes - a solo exhibition by Carmen Vella Gauci
• Oratory of the Crucifix
• Wesghat il-Kolleggjata
• Good Friday gold and silver artifacts exhibition
• St. Lawrence Band Club
• Vittoriosa Main Square
• Photography Exhibition by GTC Photography
• Levita Martri
• Nestu Laiviera Street
• Festive Evolution - an exhibition by Andrew Lawrence Zarb
• Dominican Convent
• Main Gate Street
• L' Essere - exhibition of sculptures in clay by Mauro Pace Parascandalo

  

Food

The Birgu Fest organisers have allowed traditional Maltese food and drinks stalls to be set up at Birgu's Main Square, St. John's Tower Street, and other various places. Coffee and cake will also be served outside the side door of the Church Of St. Lawrence.

 

Important Information

Travel

As previously said, it doesn't make sense for anyone to try and drive into Birgu this weekend, so if you can travel by bus, ferry, park and ride, or even park and walk, it will make your visit a much happier experience!

 

Special Bus Service

Malta Public Transport has announced a special public transport service operating to and from Birgu during the annual Birgu Fest.

 Saturday 8th October, Malta Public Transport will be operating services with buses leaving from Valletta towards Birgu on Route 2 departing at 20:45hrs, 21:15hrs, 21:45hrs and 22:15hrs. Route 3 Valletta departures are at 20:25hrs, 21:25hrs and 22:25hrs, and Route 4 departing at 20:20hrs, 21:20hrs and 22:20hrs.

 Conversely, from Birgu Riche bus Route 2 departures will leave at 20:13hrs, 21:13hrs, 21:43hrs, 22:43hrs, 23:00 hrs, 23:20hrs, 23:40hrs, 00:00hrs, 00:20hrs, 00:40hrs and 01:00hrs and Route 4 departures are 20:17hrs, 20:47hrs, 21:47hrs, 22:47hrs all headed towards Valletta.

 Malta Public Transport would like to remind the public that Special Services, including the special transport service operating to and from Birgu, are included in the Free Public Transport scheme. In order to benefit from free public transport, passengers are required to own a valid personalised Tallinja Card and tap it against the ticket machine every time they board the bus. Passengers without Tallinja Cards will need to purchase their ticket on board the bus.

 

Parking

Fortini Football Ground

 

Park & Ride

Birgu Local Council have reached an agreement with the Koperattiva Coop Services to have the Park & Ride service between 6pm and 12:30am starting from Kordin, near the Hibs Football ground continuing onto Garden Road, Zabbar to Triq il-Gublew tal-Fidda, Birgu, next to the bus terminus and back.

Valletta Ferry Service

From Valletta to Cospicua

Operating as usual

 

From Cospicua To Valletta

Friday operating until Midnight

Saturday operating until 1am

Sunday operating until Midnight

 

 

First Aid Service

 

Desain Street, next to the Police Station 

Auberge d'Angleterre - Mistral Street

Doctor and Nurse in attendance

 

More Info

For further information (What, you need more?) please contact:

Birgu Local Council

Address: Auberge de France, Hilda Tabone Street, Birgu. BRG1252

If you're not sure where we're located, look out for the beautiful church near the waterfront in Birgu, right next to the Freedom Monument roundabout. Failing that, use the map below...or just follow your nose...

See You There!

All information sourced from third parties, correct at time of publication, subject to change or modification.