The Xewkija Local Council is starting a week of celebrations this coming Saturday the 23rd, of November on the occasion of ‘Jum ix-Xewkija.’
There will be a Band Concert at the Xewkija Parish Hall, St John the Baptist Square, which will include the presentation of the locality award ‘Gieh ix-Xewkija’ starting at 7.00pm.
On Sunday there will be a Country & Western afternoon including food and beverages, enterntainment, dance and music, from 1.00pm onwards at Ta’Lambert, Xewkija (near Heliport).
The programme for the afternoon will include ‘Western style’ food including suckling pig, beverages, homemade and foreign wines, there will be Children’s Western Games and a photo stand, Horse riding and Calypso Trains Tours, dancing with the New Identity Line Dancers and Friends Line Dancers.
There will be live country music by Gozo Boys & Friends, as well as Joanne Vella. Closing this unique event will be Marlene.
In case of bad weather the event will take place on the 1st of December. The Xewkija Local Council invites all to attend and “don’t forget to bring your boots and hat!”
The programme of events is as below: