Carnival festivities are about to kick-off in Gozo, with this year’s programme launched for the Gozo Regional Carnival and the Nadur organised and spontaneous Carnival, by Gozo and Planning Minister Clint Camilleri.

The island is gearing up for Carnival fever, which starts on Sunday in Nadur with the organised Carnival, in collaboration with the Ministry and Local Council.

Final preparations are underway so that Gozo is ready to welcome the thousands of visitors, both local and tourists, for the start of this very popular festival of celebration, fun and creativity.

The Gozo Regional Carnival will be staged from Friday, the 28th until Tuesday, the 4th of March. On the 3rd there will be various celebrations around the Gozitan villages.

The Regional Carnival will open on Friday with a parade starting at 6pm from near Villa Rundle along Triq ir-Repubblika where it reaches its climax in Pjazza Indipendenza (it-Tokk) with all participants, the evening closes at 11.30pm.

Various dance companies for adults and children, as well as schools, will take part, together with grotesque masks, local bands and triumphal floats.

On Saturday the parade starts at 10.30am-4.30pm

On Sunday the parade starts at 4.30pm-11.30pm

On Tuesday the parade starts at 5pm-11pm

The spontaneous Carnival, for which Nadur is so popular, will take place between the 28th of February and the 4th of March around the streets in the centre of the village. All kinds of costumes and masks are expected this year, including contemporary themes such as war, political satire, macabre and more, as well as creative floats.

File photo: Gozo News/Alain Salvary

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