Feast of St. Helen

Celebrate the festa with the Karkarizi, enjoy fireworks & some nougat too!

The Feast of St. Helen is celebrated annually in Birkirkara, Malta. Celebrations start from days before the actual date, as the town gears up to celebrate this awaited event in vibrant and joyful atmosphere. Birkirkara is totally decorated in colourful lights, statues, drapes and other street decorations, making way for cheerful brass band marches taking place all over the town every evening. Spectacular fireworks light up the skies, while nougat stalls scattered around the streets will tempt you with their delicacies.

The culmination of the festa is reached on the day, as the statue of St. Helen is taken around the town in a procession that includes brass bands and many devout locals. Festas are very important events in Malta, and although you can keep on reading about festas, experience the magic of these Maltese traditions, demands a visit to Birkirkara for the festa of St. Helen.