Malta’s summer carnival is the latest event to have to face the reality of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Festivals Malta announcing that it will not be taking place in 2021.

Festivals Malta announced on Monday that this year’s edition of the Summer Carnival is cancelled in order to adhere to the guidelines issued by the health authorities pertaining to mass events.

Annabelle Stivala, Festivals Malta CEO commented, “Considering the measures taken on mass events, Festivals Malta has decided to cancel this event, as a precaution to not only safeguard the health of our staff, artists, carnival participants and technical crew but also that of our patrons. On behalf of Festivals Malta, I would like to thank all the artists, participants and those involved for all their work and cooperation.”

Despite the cancellation of this event, Festivals Malta is still working on various exciting projects, which include Mużika Mużika Sajf and the new television programme Mużika Mużika il-Vjaġġ Ikompli, amongst others.

Festivals Malta had initially announced that Notte Bianca – which generally takes place in around October – was also cancelled, but they hastily edited their social media post and article to remove any references to the event.