The much-anticipated annual Farsons Great Beer Festival will take place between Friday 28 July and Sunday 6 August at Ta’ Qali Park from 7.30pm onwards.

The 10-day festival is an open-air, fun-filled event for all the family that attracts thousands of visitors every year. There is ample free parking and entrance is free. The main sponsors of this year’s edition are the Malta Tourism Authority and Vodafone, while X.FM is the official radio station.

A large variety of local and international beers will be available at the Farsons Great Beer Festival. Maltese beers include Cisk Lager, Hopleaf, Hopleaf Extra, Blue Label Smooth ‘N’ Creamy and the new Shandy Lager ‘n’ Lime. A great choice of international beer brands include Cisk Export, Carlsberg, Skol, Budweiser, Guinness, Kilkenny, John Smith’s, Beck’s and Corona.

The food court offers a vast selection of food ranging from Chinese to Turkish, Italian to Mexican, as well as hot dogs and burgers to complement the selection of beers at the festival.

For the fourth consecutive year, beer drinkers will have the opportunity of acquiring this year’s official Farsons Great Beer Festival mug. This will be available for purchase at all the bars and is offered full of the beer of choice. A limited stock of these specially designed mugs makes them a unique collector’s item.

The 26th edition of the festival offers not only great beer and food, but also free entertainment with over 40 live performances on two stages.

The Main Stage will feature mainstream singers such as Chiara, Freddie Portelli, Indigo, Keith Camilleri, Fabrizio Faniello, Enzo Guzman, Tony Camilleri, Olivia Lewis, the Young Talent Team, and Claudette Pace among many others. Hosts of the Main Stage this year are popular TV presenters Moira Delia and Ray Calleja.

Top Maltese rock and alternative bands will perform at the Rock Stage in the World Beers Area. These include Corkskrew, The Riffs, Beangrowers, Scream Daisy, Rug, Winter Moods, Bitterside, Tribali, Scream Daisy, Ira Losco and the eagerly awaited performance by Fakawi. The Rock Stage will also include young and upcoming bands and is an alternative night out for many young people.