The Malta Independent 20 April 2024, Saturday
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The Malta International Folk Festival 2019

Wednesday, 11 September 2019, 11:25 Last update: about 6 years ago

Following the success of the first edition of this International Festival, Leon Promotions Malta together with Euro Art Productions Italy, are going to present the second edition of the Malta International Folk Festival during the last weekend of this month - Friday 27th, Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th September.

In this International Festival, 17 folklore groups will participate, groups coming from Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, India, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Polond, Serbia and Slovakia.  These are the participants:

Warmia Folk Group from Poland

Tropoli Dance Group - Bulgarian folk group based in Malta

Children Folklore Ensemble "Zornička" from Slovakia

Madhavi & Group - Indian folk group based in Malta

Zornica Folk group - Bulgarian folk group based in Hungary

Paul Curmi Dancers from Malta

Heimatverein D'Vorberger Folk Group from Austria

Kud Dukat - Serbian folk group based in Malta

Folk dancing group "Känd ja Käbid" from Estonia

Mnarja Folk Group from Gozo, Malta

Associazione Culturale Gruppo Folk Fajiddi Enna from Italy

Balkan Hearth Folk Group - Bulgarian Folk Group based in Malta

Tantsuselts SÕLEKE folk group from Estonia

Jackson Pipes & Drums from Malta

Samylų Senolės Folk Group from Lithuania

Ta' Ciangura Folk Group from Gozo, Malta

Ceiruleits Folklore Group from Latvia

The Festival will be held as follows:

Friday 27th September from 19 hrs onwards at Bugibba Square

Saturday 28th September from 19.30 hrs onwards at Zejtun Main Square as part of the Folk Festival Zejt iz-Zejtun

Sunday 29th September morning from 10 hrs onwards along Valletta Streets

Sunday 29th September from 19 hrs onwards at Spinola Bay, St. Julian's

At all festival venues, there will be various stands of local artisan works. 

All shows are free of charge and there will be also seating facilities free of charge

The Malta International Folk Festival 2019 is being organised in collaboration with the Local Councils of St. Paul's Bay, Valletta, Zejtun and St.Julian's 


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