For the first time in its history, the Xaghra Local Council is organising a ‘Figs Festival.’ The purpose of the Festival is to increase awareness and provide information about the cultivation of figs which are one of our typically Maltese products.

This festival will be held in the presence of a foreign delegation coming from several countries, including Italy , France and Greece. Xaghra council forms part of ‘The Ficusnet’ which is a network of European cities and villages producing figs. The council’s membership in this network began in November 2009 after a delegation from the Xaghra Local Council attended a Festival Conference related in Carmignano, Italy, at the end of October 2009.

The Figs Festival will be held between Friday, the 24th and Sunday, the 26th of September 2010 with the following schedule of activities:

Friday 24th September: Opening of the Festival at 7.30pm in the Victory Philharmonic Society’s premises. There will be the official inauguration and opening of this interesting exhibition related to figs. The exhibition will be inaugurated by Xaghra Mayor Mr. Joseph Cordina and Mr. Vincenzo De Leonardis who is the main coordinator of the festival.

Saturday 25th September: At 9.00am, a conference with the theme ‘Figs Past and Present’ will be held in the ‘Dun Alwig Camilleri’ Hall in the Victory Band Club. Amongst the speakers, there will be a number of local and foreign professors who are experts on the cultivation of figs. There will also be a number of distinguished guests present for this conference which is expected to end at around 1.30pm.

Sunday 26th September: Between 8.00am and 1.00pm, In Victory Square, which is the main square Xaghra, there will be a ‘Feast of Figs’ which will provide everyone with an opportunity to view and buy some of the products made from this typical local fruit. This event will be accompanied by traditional folk music which has been specially adapted for this unique occasion.

Anyone requiring further information is kindly requested to contact the Xaghra Local Council’s administrative offices on 21 563737.

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