Later this month the 3rd edition of the Aurora International Folk Festival [1] will be returning to the Cathedral Square in Victoria
The Aurora International Folk Festival celebrates the traditional aspects of the Maltese islands and European countries. It showcases traditional and folkloristic dance, music and celebrations which were commonplace in the past.
Folk groups taking part this year include; Grotte Folk from Sicily, two children’s folkdance groups – Dalderiši and T?gadi?š from Latvia, the Leone Music Ensemble, Chluddwianie from Poland and of course the Aurora Folk Group.
This festival, organised by Socjetà Filarmonika Leone AD 1863 and its Aurora Folk Group first took place in the 1980s.
After a long hiatus it returned in 2018 in collaboration with the Cathedral Parish as part of the celebrations in honour of St. Ursula, patron saint of Gozo.
The Festival is taking place on Friday the 21st of October from 6pm and and Saturday, the 22nd from midday, at Cathedral Square, the Citadel, Victoria, Gozo.