Thousands of people celebrated together to welcome the beginning of 2024 in Valletta, in an atmosphere of celebration, in the heart of Malta’s capital. The number of Maltese and tourists in Valletta last night has been estimated to have exceeded 50,000, a number that underlined once again the success of the event, the government said in a statement.

The national New Year’s Eve celebrations were  staged live from St George’s Square, with the participation of a large number of loved and renowned Maltese singers and musicians. These festivities concluded a whole month of events organised by the Valletta Cultural Agency as part of the series ‘Christmas in the Capital’.

This large-scale event augurs well for new opportunities and initiatives which the Valletta Cultural Agency has prepared, in the heart of Malta’s capital, over the coming months. The night started with Lara and the Jukeboys band. Then it was up to the The Palace String Orchestra led by Ryan Paul Abela together with an outstanding line-up of some of Malta’s top local talent including AIDAN, Drakard, Klinsmann, Jasmine, Megan May, Sarah Bonnici, as well as special guest Emma Muscat.

Just before countdown, the hosts together with and DJ Koroma & DJ Miggy entertained the crowd in Valletta and live on local TV stations with a special mash-up set of the best dance anthems together with stage special effects and fireworks which welcomed the New Year in style.

The event was hosted by Ron, Taryn Mamo Cefai and Keane Cutajar. The National New Year’s Eve Celebration was organised by G7 Events, supported by a Partnership Agreement with the Valletta Cultural Agency within the Ministry for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government, with the contribution of the Malta Tourism Authority.