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!

Sunday, 14 June 2020
VIAF is an NGO which is non-profitable. Thanks to our sponsors and benefactors, the organisers have been able to present 23 successive editions of Malta's longest-running Festival of its kind. This year's online edition would not have been possible without the sponsorship of the Gozo Support Cultur…
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Saturday, 6 June 2020
Due to prevailing circumstances this year’s VIAF will be held in virtual mode with all concerts pre…
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Saturday, 6 June 2020
The Victoria International Arts Festival is very grateful to its major sponsor, the Gozo Cultural S…
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Saturday, 6 June 2020
This year, an interesting project is underway between the Victoria International Arts Festival and …
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Monday, 15 July 2019
All good things come to an end and so did the 22nd edition of the Victoria International Arts Festi…
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Sunday, 14 July 2019
This year’s (22nd) edition of the VIAFestival has been dedicated to Joseph Vella, its co-founder. T…
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Saturday, 13 July 2019
On Saturday 13 July, VIAF hosted a quartet with a difference, in that it is formed of an oboe and s…
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Friday, 12 July 2019
Could not be more Viennese! Like some other great European cities famous for the high quality of…
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Thursday, 11 July 2019
Time after time, as I follow events during the current (22nd) Festival in Gozo, I keep musing wheth…
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Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Another recital in the 22nd VIAFestival series featured a duo recital by Ava Rebekah Rahman (violin) and Matthias Diener (cello) at the church of St. Augustine. Matthias Wiener is the cellist of the Minguet String Quartet which had given a splendid performance the previous evening at the same venue…
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