Mellieħa Nights 2017 – 10th edition

For the 10th consecutive year, the Mellieħa Local Council will be organising Mellieħa Nights. This year Mellieħa Nights will be held between 21 and 23 July and all activities will be held within the heart of the picturesque locality of Mellieħa.

Mellieħa Nights will start off on the evening of Friday 21 July, as from 8pm onwards at Mellieha Main Square, with a fantastic lineup of the best Maltese DJs, namely Lio, JJoy and Ziggy who will surely turn the night into an amazing one full of great music.

Saturday 22 July will see Mellieħa main roads turned into pedestrian areas, where those who will be attending will have the opportunity to walk around while enjoying various musical shows and exhibition. The stages along Triq Gorg Borg Olivier will offer traditional folklore music by the Greenfields, Aurora Folk group and Maltese Għana and rock music by Kylie Coleiro and Klinsmann and the Planet Seed Band. Jazz music and choir singing will take place in Our Lady of Mellieħa Sanctuary Courtyard and the Sanctuary itself. Local artisans and artists will be creating wonderful handmade works in an open air atmosphere and a local high-end motor vehicles show amongst many other attractions will be going on throughout the night. One can also opt for dining al fresco in one of Mellieħa’s exquisite restaurants. An open-air barbecue will also be held at Mellieħa Main Square and entertaining the audi- ence there will be Artemocion Dance Studio, Cash and Band and Maltese entertainer Joe Demicoli.

On Sunday 23 July, live entertainment will be provided at Mellieħa Main Sqaure by Artemocion Dance Studio and Spiteri Lucas Band featuring amongst others Chiara, Debbie Scerri, J Anvil and Neville Refalo performing ‘A tribute to the Maltese Legends’.

Both on Saturday and Sunday children will have different spots where to entertain themselves and for those who still haven’t tasted what the locality of Mellieħa can offer with regards heritage and culture, Mellieħa’s main attractions like the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa and Mellieha World War II Shelters will remain open until late in the night.

A Park and Ride service will be provided from near the ex-Belleview Area towards the centre of the village on Saturday from 7.30pm onwards.

Mellieħa Nights celebration is being supported by the Parliamentary Secretariat for Local Government and Malta Tourism Authority together with a number of corporate sponsors. For more information and for a detailed programme of events please visit the Mellieħa Local Council’s website: www.mellieha.gov.mt or the Mellieha Local Council’s facebook page: www.facebook.com/melliehalocalcouncil.