Events Programme
The Maltese Bread – Identity and Locality
4th September 2010: Qormi Bread Festival Forum
The Forum will be held for the general public between 7pm and 8pm at ir-Razzett l-Antik 1743, Hal Qormi. During this Forum, a number of national contributors will be discussing this year’s theme: “The Maltese Bread – Identity and Locality”, while the general public can also participate during this discussion.
9th September 2010: Official Opening of the Qormi Bread Festival
The official opening of the Qormi Bread Festival will be held at 7.30pm at ir-Razzett l-Antik 1743, Hal Qormi. During this opening, all invited guests will be having a full Maltese dinner consisting of Maltese food combined with Maltese bread.
10th & 11th September 2010: Festive evenings
During the two evenings several activities will be of attraction to all family members:
1) ZOO will be animating “Il-Pjazza tar-Rahal”
2) Exhibitions in different places at Hal Qormi
3) Kids and Teens Area
4) Three music stages: Folklore, Ghana Maltija and Rock stages
5) Visits from bakery to bakery
6) Tours around Hal Qormi
7) Several food, sweets and drinks stands
8) Artisans
9) Selling of Maltese bread with souvenir
For more information:
Coordinator: Stefan Gauci Scicluna
Hotline: 99881025
Email: info@qormibreadfestival.org
The Qormi Bread Festival 2010 – 10th and 11th September from 7.30pm onwards
The Qormi Bread Festival 2010 on Friday the 10th and Saturday 11th September 2010 from 7.30pm onwards. For the 9th consecutive year, the event will be held around St Sebastian Church Qormi; for this year a much larger area will be covered due to the larger scale of the activity.
Several activities have been planned for family members, kids, couples, tourists, bakeries:
- Folkloristic and modern music, with performances by popular singers and bands amongst the Maltese and people from Gozo.
- Stand-up Maltese comedies with the characters of Koncett and Marinton, under the direction of Sebastjan Aquilina
- Big feast of affordable bread-related food and drinks.
- Kids and youth area with several games, music, stands for youth organisations
- Trips from bakery to bakery in Qormi, whereby people will be informed about different bakeries
- Free gifts for the public, kids and youths; all sponsored by major companies in Malta
- Selling of Maltese bread in re-usable bags with the Qormi Bread Festival 2010 logo
- Many other surprises to be enjoyed during the two days
ZOO goes Bread – http://www.zoo.com.mt/
A big and original re-enactment of the baker in the old village; to be performed for the first time in Malta and Gozo and that several thousand will be attending for.
The St. Sebastian Pastoral Centre at Qormi will be transformed during the Qormi Bread Festival 2010 into a great activity entertainment area. Zoo will be hosting the area and will be creating various sketches and characters with loads of things to watch and do. Passing through the square it might be quite easy to come across the village ‘Ghannej’, or meet the Village Parish Priest. Also you might be asked to take part in some of their interactive sketches such as the Maltese Wedding, the Rooster fight (humans dress up as roosters), the neighbors fight.
Kids also have a designated area where they can play the games that unfortunately have been over turned by today’s modern toys. They can build paper boats and try them in the lazy river. They can also play ‘bocci’, hopscotch and many more. Apart from all this, visitors can taste all the Maltese delicacies in the area whilst learning how bread is produced visiting the Exhibition area and meeting the guides dressed in costumes.
Ta’ Verna Folk Band – http://www.tavernafolkband.tk/
Astra Folk Group – http://picasaweb.google.com/astradancers
…and more to come!
