Events & Festivals

The Valetta International Baroque Festival will once more come to the Maltese capital this January. This is the seventh time that the festival is being held.

Founded in 1566, the Baroque city is the perfect venue for the musical festival, especially with its national theatre of Malta, which was built in 1731, and series of baroque churches and cathedrals. Valetta was European Capital of Culture in 2018. In addition to concerts in the capital, the festival will also venture to other baroque venues elsewhere in Malta.

Valetta International Baroque Festival Programme

From Vivaldi to Handel and Bach, the festival will celebrate all things Baroque, all payed in the most beautiful settings. The festival will consist of 36 concerts performed at 18 venues. A full list of performances can be found here, or you can read about the performers here.

There will also be a series of seven events where you can meet the artists. Details of these are here.

When is the Valetta International Baroque Festival

The festival will take place over two weeks from 11 January to 26 January.

Where is the Valetta International Baroque Festival

The festival will be held in various Baroque venues in Valetta as well as elsewhere in Malta, such as St John’s Co-Cathedral, the Teatru Manoel and the Grandmaster’s Palace. A full list of the venues is here.

Buying tickets for the Valetta International Baroque Festival

Tickets can be purchased online, via this link.

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Further Information on Malta

The festival is just one of the many cultural attractions of Malta. To discover more about the island, visit the official tourism website.