Victoria International Arts Festival (VIAF) is Malta’s longest-running Festival of its kind. Taking place over an uninterrupted period of five weeks, all concerts and cultural events are free of charge. It’s been dubbed ‘Gozo’s miracle’ and ‘a quiet revolution’. Be part of it!

Saturday, 26 March 2022
Friday 10 June - Monday 11 July 2022 It's been a long road, the paths not always smooth but the determination unfailing and the vision clear. This year, VIAF is celebrating a milestone since it was first formalised as a Festival twenty-five years ago. Mro Joseph Vella and his team had for ye…
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Sunday, 25 February 2024
IN HONOUR OF MRO JOSEPH VELLA Friday 14 June – Monday 15 July 27th Edition www.viaf.org.mt…
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Saturday, 22 July 2023
It is a great pleasure to announce that for the first time the Victoria International Arts Festival…
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Monday, 11 July 2022
All good things come to an end and so did the silver jubilee edition of the VIAF. Back in its usual…
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Friday, 8 July 2022
Piano accordionist Djordje Gajic undoubtedly is an amazing piano accordion virtuoso. His mastery de…
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Thursday, 7 July 2022
The Festival booklet carries bio notes on all performers in its series of events. Local ones as wel…
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Tuesday, 5 July 2022
The viola, important as it is in any string or symphony orchestra, tends to be little heard as a so…
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Saturday, 2 July 2022
This memorable silver edition of the VIAF marches on. A few days before its conclusion, a very luck…
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Tuesday, 28 June 2022
One very positive aspect of this festival is the opportunity it provides to local performers to dis…
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Sunday, 26 June 2022
The last concert in this series went off with a bang. I am not referring to a few bangs heard within the Aula. This was a mercilessly very brief nuisance. As Fr. George Frendo, Artistic Director of the VIAF said in his brief introduction, the festival tends to shun performances on Sundays because o…
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Saturday, 25 June 2022
The Festival’s weekend of music (24-26 June) continued gathering momentum with the second recital. …
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