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Due to unforeseen technical difficulties experienced by the ship transporting the fireworks for the foreign pyro-musical displays to Malta, the Malta International Fireworks Festival to be held in the Grand Harbour has been moved by 24 hours, the Malta Tourism Authority said. The festival will therefore now be held on Friday May 1 and Saturday May 2. The same scheduled programme applies as before.

In all, 11 Maltese pyrotechnical companies will be involved in the festival. These are:

Mount Carmel Fireworks Factory – Zurrieq
St Andrija Fireworks Factory – Luqa
St Mary Fireworks Factory – Ghaxaq
Lourdes Fireworks Factory – San Gwann
St Mary Fireworks Factory – Mgarr
San Nikola Fireworks Factory – Siggiewi
San Bert Fireworks Factory – Gharghur
San Mikiel Fireworks Factory – Hal lija
Lily Fireworks Factory – Mqabba
Tac-cintura Fireworks Factory – Gudja
San Bastjan Firewors Factory – Qormi

Three foreign and one local Pyro-musical companies will also be participating. These are:

Proformance Pyrotechnics (Australia)
Vaccalluzzo Zio Piro (Italy)
Nakaja Art (Poland)
Malta Fireworks (Malta)

Following this unfortunate postponement of the Festival MTA said that mariners are advised to note the changes in the dates and comply with the instructions promulgated in the MMA Notice to Mariners No 19 of 2009 titled ‘Fireworks Festival in Grand Harbour’ throughout the event.

Furthermore, the public transport will be operating as follows: Friday, May 1 until 01.00 am and Saturday May 2, until 24.00 hrs from Valletta bus terminus. Transport by ferry will also be available from Birgu (Vittoriosa) and/or L-Isla (Senglea) to Valletta, close to the Old Customs’ House.

Festival programme shall run as follows:

FRIDAY MAY 1, 2009

21.30 HRS: SYNCRHONISED FIREWORKS DISPLAY BY PROFORMANCE PYROTECHNICS (AUSTRALIA)

22.00 HRS COMPETITIVE ‘ONE BY ONE’ DISPLAYS

22.00hrs Murtaletti (Cylindrical Cracker Shells)

Mount Carmel Fireworks Factory – Zurrieq
St Andrija Fireworks Factory – Luqa
St Mary Fireworks Factory – Ghaxaq
Lourdes Fireworks Factory – San Gwann

22.30hrs Murtali tal-beraq (Cylindrical Cracker Colour Shells)
Mount Carmel Fireworks Factory – Zurrieq
Lourdes Fireworks Factory – San Gwann

22.45 hrs Forom u Disinji (Design / Shape Shells)

Mount Carmel Fireworks Factory – Zurrieq
St Mary Fireworks Factory – Mgarr
St Mary Fireworks Factory – Ghaxaq

23.05hrs Murtali tal-kulur (Cylindral Colour Shells)

Mount Carmel Fireworks Factory – Zurrieq
St Andrija Fireworks Factory – Luqa
St Mary Fireworks Factory – Ghaxaq
San Nikola Fireworks Factory – Siggiewi

23.30 hrs Blalen (Spherical Shells)

Mount Carmel Fireworks Factory – Zurrieq
St Mary Fireworks Factory – Mgarr

24.00 hrs PYROMUSICAL DISPLAY BY VACCALLUZZO ZIO PIRO of
ITALY.

Closure of the first evening of the Malta International Fireworks Festival

SATURDAY 2ND MAY 2009

21.30 HRS : SYNCRHONISED PYROMUSICAL DISPLAY MINN NAKAJA ART ( POLAND)

22.00 hrs : COMPETITIVE ‘ONE BY ONE’ DISPLAYS

22.02 hrs Murtaletti (Cylindrical Cracker Shells)

San Bert Fireworks Factory – Gharghur
San Mikiel Fireworks Factory – Hal lija
Lily Fireworks Factory – Mqabba
Tac-cintura Fireworks Factory – Gudja

22.30hrs Murtali tal-beraq (Cylindrical Cracker Colour Shells)

Lily Fireworks Factory – Mqabba
Tac-cintura Fireworks Factory – Gudja

22.40hrs Forom u Disinji (Design / Shape Shells)