The International Fireworks Festival will incorporate the Food Festival this year. This event is being organised by the consortium Burning Spear, made up of Where’s Everybody? and Nexos Lighting. According to Lou Bondi, director of Where’s Everybody?, this festival will bring together both Maltese and foreign fireworks’ displays, and well as Maltese cuisine and others.

The festival, which will be spread over four days, from 27 April to 30 April, will include a variety of attractions, including the popular Ghanja tal-Poplu competition, Olivia Lewis’ last concert before leaving for Helsinki, folklore groups and singers, and much more. This will be held along Grand Harbour.

Lou Bondi also announced the arrangement made with ferry operators Captain Morgan, where people who do not wish to enter Valletta by car, will have the chance to enjoy the fireworks’ displays on board one of their vessels in Sliema and Vittoriosa.

Several fireworks companies will be taking part – the Mount Carmel Fireworks Factory of Zurrieq, the St Joseph Fireworks Factory of Ghaxaq, as well as Design Fireworks International from Austria, The Yung-Feng Firecrackers and Fireworks Co. Ltd from China. Special guests include Orzella Fireworks Factory from Italy, and last year’s winners, the St Mary Fireworks Company from Mqabba.

The jury will consist of international pyrotechnical experts, who will be working independently of the organisers.