The Farsons Beer Festival in full swing

The 39th edition of the Farsons Beer Festival is in full swing running until Saturday 3 August at Ta’ Qali National Park.

An eagerly-awaited event, the Farsons Beer Festival has firmly established its place in the Maltese summer calendar, bringing together a great choice of beer and a varied music programme that offers as many genres of the local music scene as possible.

Tonight, the Main Stage starts at 9pm with Xarulu followed by another inimitable performance by Fakawi. The Alternative Stage also starts at 9pm with 215 Collective, IlLapes and The Ranch.

Aldo & Diane and Lara will be performing their acoustic sets in the Carlsberg Bar and Guinness Pub area between 8pm and midnight, and Deeztwo/Tenishia will be in the Casa Electronica from 10pm to 1am.

Public Transport

Malta Public Transport has announced that it will be running a night service to and from the festival as follows: Service to the event: From Valletta to Farsons Beer Festival, Ta’ Qali: every 30 minutes between 7pm and 10pm. Service from the event: From Farsons Beer Festival, Ta’ Qali to Bugibba and St Julian’s: 2 departures every hour between 10pm and 1am, one directly to Bugibba and the other directly to St Julian’s.

On Friday 26 July, Saturday 27 July, Friday 2 August and Saturday 3 August the service to St Julian’s connects to all night routes: /www.publictransport.com.mt/en/nightroutes.

Doors open at 8pm every night. Entrance is free of charge and no entry tickets are required. Free parking is available in the vast parking area outside the park. The festival is sponsored by Vodafone and supported by XFM, Krea, PRS for Music, Peperami, Focal Maritime and Duracell. Other partners include Mapfre Middlesea, Bolt and Mars. The Farsons Beer Festival is organized by Simonds Farsons Cisk plc. For information, news and updates, follow https://www.facebook.com/thefarsonsbeerfestival/ and https://www.instagram.com/farsonsbeerfestival.