Activities In Malta May 2020

the best Fun Things To Do In Malta

Date Last Updated: 25th May 2020

The activities in Malta for May 2020 is the start of summer with plenty of fun and big events. Find all the current events in Malta for this month including Lost and Found Festival, Beland Music Festival, Green Festival, Mdina Medieval Festival and Fashion Week Awards.

Apart from attending an activity, many Maltese and tourists start sunbathing at prominent beaches especially at sandy beaches.

It is the time for exams so many are constrained indoors but activities are not least. Relaxation moments in the countryside are very common with greenery still at its best and the heat would not be that strong. 

Malta Public Holidays

• 1st - Labour Day

Celebrations during May

• 10th - Mother's Day

Malta Village Feasts May 2020

• 1st - St. Joseph the Worker, Birkirkara - Public Holiday
  
• 9th - St. George Preca, Swatar
• 24th - St. Paul's Shipwreck, Munxar Gozo
• 24th - The Annunciation, Tarxien
• 31st - St Anthony of Padua, Għajnsielem, Gozo 

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Restrictions in Malta started to be lifted but events are still not being held. We will update the activities as they start being held. In the meantime you can browse our things to do and activities for this month as you can imaginatively plan you trip for summer 2021.

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Sea Adventure Excursions - Comino & Blue Lagoon

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Blue Grotto + Marsaxlokk Half Day Tour

Round Malta Day Cruise + Buffet Lunch

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Gozo Jeep Tour + Lunch + Powerboat Ride

Mosta, Mdina and Rabat Tour from Valletta

Gozo Full-Day Tour + Buffet + Train Ride

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The Capital City Valletta

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Activities In Malta May 2020

1. Lost & Found Festival 2020

• The Annie Mac Presents Lost and Found Festival held in Malta for the last six years between the last days of April and beginning May. From day to night with breath taking boat parties with formidable back ground of Malta’s coastline and blue Mediterranean Sea.
• Spread over four days a formidable line-up of international artists entertains you from day to night at the Café Del Mar. It is where the daily pool parties are held starting at 12:00, with other unique stunning venues around the island with open-air arena and four stages to entertain you at the Numero Uno ta’ Qali.
• The Lost and Found Malta festival is a true fusion of different music styles attracting diverse people who like a variety of music styles meet together once a year on this island.

lost and found festival details

• Venue: Café Del Mar, St. Paul's Bay
• When: Thursday 30th April to Sunday 3rd May 2020 New Dates: Thursday 10th to Sunday 13th September 2020 & Thursday 29th April to Sunday 2nd May 2021

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Best Hotels near Café del mar

If you are attending the Lost and Found Festival, here are some suggestions of hotels nearby where you can accommodate yourself for the duration of your stay. We are also including the distance of each hotel to the venue.

4 star hotels

• db San Antonio Hotel + Spa (600 meters - around 8 minutes walk)
  
• Qawra Palace Hotel (1.2 km - around 15 minutes walk)

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2. In Guardia Parade

The In Guardia Parade is a re-enactment of an actual historical event that used to take place at Fort St Elmo during the time of the Knights of St. John.

It used to be an inspection of the local troops by the bailiff to check their capability of resisting a Turkish attach against the fort. The fort used to guard the entrance of the two main harbours of Malta where the Knights of Malta used to keep their fleet as protected as possible. The knights were known across Europe for their ability of holding the Turks back from attacking mainland Europe.

The re-enactors are dressed in period colourful costumes performing, drills, fencing, fire arms and canon firing.

To buy tickets you have to see when the shows are held as they are not frequent. Once at the fort you can visit the National War Museum.

Details about In Guardia Parade

• Venue: Fort St. Elmo, Valletta
• When: Sunday 3rd, Sunday 17th & Sunday 31st May 2020
• Time: 11:00 - 11:45

3. Valletta Green Festival 2020

The Valletta Green Festival is a yearly opportunity to enrich the capital city Valletta with a green element of a huge flower carpet spread on the floor of St. George’s Square in front of the President’s palace.

More than 80,000 seasonal flower plants crammed tightly together are planted time before to be in blossom for the infiorata to create an intricate design of white, yellow, purple, red and pink colours for visitors to see, walk around and take photographs.

It is held every spring aiming to inspire residents to grow their own flowers in their own houses around the villages and towns of the island.

Details About valletta Green Festival

• Venue: St. George's Square, Valletta
• When: TBA

This is an outside display of colourful plants which can be seen all through the day.

4. 13th Mechanised Ground Fireworks Festival

The Mechanical Ground Fireworks Festival is held during the feast of St. Publius feast at the village of Floriana. All that is fireworks in Malta will surely see large gatherings of pyrotechnic enthusiasts flocking to the main Graneries square in from of the village square.

It is a specialised technique where several well organized and talented fireworks village groups take part in this competition. They showcase their ability to create intricate moving colourful designs even more elaborate than their counterparts had designed.

Details About the mechanised firework festival

• Venue: The Granaries, Floriana
• When: TBA
• Phone: +356 2123 5523
• Email: [email protected]

5. Mdina Medieval Festival

It is a two day of re-enactments and pageantry, the Medieval Mdina has been happening since 2015 to arouse awareness about Malta's late medieval period from 1200 to 1500 AD.

It is usually organized during the first day of May where activities are spread in the streets of the old capital and around the bastion walls. During these two day foreign and local groups are invited to perform re-enactments.

It features a medieval market and music, Falconry and birds of prey, children’s area, lectures and concerts, not least a food and drinks areas. Various battle scenes which attracts many people around the old capital ditch.

All these activities attract a very large number of visitors and so did the festival became a very popular with the locals and tourists.

details about medieval mdina

• Venue: Mdina
• When: TBA

6. Beland Music Festival 2020

The Beland Music festival consists of local established music artists who are invited to participate has been held at the village of Zejtun since 2011 during the month of May. Many music lovers await for this festival with a varied program of events for all audiences

Through the Beland Music Contest the organisers enables new emerging artists, musicians and groups to participate and win through their performances. The will have the opportunity to exhibit themselves in front of a large audience during the three day festival.

The festival is supported with the collaboration of the Arts Council Malta.

details about beland music festival

• Venue: Zejtun
• When: Cancelled

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7. Malta Fashion Week & Awards

The Malta Fashion Week and Awards has become a platform of a week-long fashion events presented in the heart of Valletta. It is a showcase of Malta’s excellent fashion creations and designers from other countries for a great blend of designed masterpieces presented to the public on various evening.

It is also the occasion where catwalk models, hair stylists, makeup artists and brand importers interact between them for a great fashion show.

details about Malta Fashion Week Awards

• Organiser: Unique Fashion Studios
• Venue: Fort St Elmo, Valletta
• When: TBA

Other Activities During This Month

Things In Malta May 2020

2020 Ocean Lava Malta 113km Triathalon

• Venue: Bahar Ic-Caghaq
• When: Sunday 17th May 2020
• Time: 07:00 to 13:00

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Beethoven 2020

• Venue: Manoel Theatre
• When: Friday 22nd May 2020
• Time: 19:30 - 21:00

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Qormi Music Festival 2020

• Venue: Qormi
• When: Saturday 23rd May 2020
• Time: 20:00

Thomas Anders of Modern Talking Live at Summer Lust

• Supported By: Festivals Malta
• Organiser: Ghaxaq Music Events
• Venue: Ghaxaq Grounds, Hal Ghaxaq
• When: Friday 22nd May 2020
• Time: 20:00

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Ira Losco and Friends Live at Summer Lust

• Supported By: Malta Arts Council
• Organiser: Ghaxaq Music Events
• Venue: Ghaxaq Grounds, Hal Ghaxaq
• When: Saturday 23rd May 2020
• Time: 20:00

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Gozo Alive 2020

• Venue: Gozo
• When: Friday 29th to Sunday 31st May 2020

Al Bano and Romina Power In Concert

Al Bano and Romina Power will be performing together as a duo for the first time in Malta along with 4 backing vocals and a 5-piece band under the direction of Maestro Alterisio Paoletti.

• Venue: MFCC, Attard
• When: Friday 29th May 2020 Monday 7th September 2020
• Time: 20:00

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The Grid 2020

• Venue: Pembroke
• When: Saturday 30th May 2020
• Time: 07:00 - 14:00

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Valletta Concours D'Elegance 2020

• Venue: St. George's Square, Valletta
• When: Sunday 31st May 2020
• Time: 07:00 - 14:00

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