Carnival in Malta Entertainment Europe Event Information Malta Travel February 15, 2020February 23, 2020 Click here to subscribe to this Blog Carnival in Malta The carnival in Malta is one of the most popular cultural events and this goes back to just under five centuries. This has been introduced in Malta in 1535, by Grand Master Piero de Ponte. It is celebrated during the days before Ash Wednesday. Normally it all begins on Friday and ending on Tuesday night.The carnival includes people dressing in fancy dresses, masked balls, grotesque mask competitions, colourful parade of allegorical floats and marching bands. School events are also organised, where all the kids are dressed up in fancy dresses. The most popular costumes for boys are action heroes whilst for girls are those of princesses. Carnival in Malta 2020 This year the carnival will take place between Friday 21st February and Tuesday 25th February. Although it is celebrated all over the Maltese islands, the most popular events are held in Valletta (Malta) and Nadur (Gozo). There is also the Għaxaq spontaneous carnival which is gaining popularity year after year.Most of the events take place in Valletta on a daily basis. The carnival floats will be situated outside Valletta. Paid events 21 February – Dance Competitions22 February – Children’s Carnival22 February – Saturday Carnival Show 23 February – Sunday Carnival Special 24 February – Monday Carnival Show25 February – Carnival Companies Special Free events 22 February – Il-Qarċilla22 February – Tritoni Carnival Celebration with Tenishia23 February – Ħamrun Carnival Parade23 February – Grand Parade23 February – The Parata 23 February – Il-Qarċilla 23 February – Tritoni Carnival Celebration with Tenishia 24 February – Monday Dance Show 25 February – Tuesday Dance Show 25 February – The Gran Finale Other carnival related information Food related items during carnival include the ‘prinjolata’ which is a sponge cake topped with cream and nuts, and also the ‘perlini’ which are sugar-coated almonds.Kids have a two day holiday being Monday and Tuesday. This will push parents to take some days off too.Weather permitting, people tend to go for a long weekend in Gozo. Other Links Great events in Malta in 2020Feasts in Malta and Gozo 2020 February18FEB20 Lunch time Concert – 18 February 202011FEB20 Lunch time Concert – 11 February 202004FEB20 Lunch time Concert – 4 February 2020January28JAN20 Lunch time Concert – 28 January 202021JAN20 Lunch time Concert – 21 January 2020 14JAN20 Lunch time Concert – 14 January 2020DecemberOpera at ChristmastimeLunchtime Concert – 17 December 2019Weekly Lunch time Concert – 10 December 2019Weekly Lunch time Concert – 3 December 2019 More Past EventsNotte Bianca 2019 Carnival In Malta 2018 For any queries please contact me by email by clicking here. Share this now:RedditTumblrPinterestWhatsAppTwitterFacebookLinkedInLike this:Like Loading...
