Valletta Green Festival to be held from April 28 to May 1
The capital will once again be adorned with colourful flowers and plants this month, as the Valletta Green Festival takes place between April 28 and May 1.
Apart from the usual flowering display in St. George’s Square, which this year will depict a colourful floral frog, the festival will include other activities, such as an obstacle course for dogs.
Details were announced by Valletta Cultural Agency chair Jason Micallef, along with Environment Minister Miriam Dalli and Culture Minister Owen Bonnici on Monday.
It will be the ninth edition of the Valletta Green Festival and this year's event is based on the theme ‘natural habitats’.
Micallef said people can expect to see shrubs and plants along Bull Street and Charles Street, the lower part of Valletta, adjacent to the rooftop garden at the Valletta Design Cluster.
Valletta Cultural Agency chair Jason Micallef, along with Environment Minister Miriam Dalli and Culture Minister Owen Bonnici announcing details on the Valletta Green Festival. Photo: Giulia Magri
A quarter of the plants included in the festival's various installations will remain there permanently, Micallef said, adding that the VCA was committed to adding more...