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Last updated November 2026. Dates, times and line ups come from the Ministry for Gozo’s official Christmas in Gozo 2026 programme.
Victoria, Gozo hosts fifteen Christmas concerts between Sunday 29 November 2026 and Sunday 3 January 2027, plus a musical morning for children. Expect candlelit carols, Baroque chamber music, brass ensembles, youth orchestras and traditional Maltese Christmas songs, all a short walk from one another in the old centre of Gozo’s capital.
| Date | Time | Concert | Performers | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 29 Nov | 19:30 | Golden Harmony String Quartet Debut Concert | Golden Harmony String Quartet | St Augustine Church |
| Tue 1 Dec | 20:00 | Schubert’s Winterreise | Francis Camilleri and Yang Wern Ooi | Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia, St George’s Basilica |
| Wed 2 Dec | 20:00 | Baroque Christmas | London Early Opera Ensemble | St George’s Basilica |
| Fri 4 and Sat 5 Dec | 19:30 | Carols by Candlelight, 17th edition | Schola Cantorum Jubilate | St Augustine’s Friary |
| Sat 5 Dec | 11:30 | Joy to the World! | Gozo Visual and Performing Arts School ensemble | Il-Ħaġar Museum |
| Sat 5 Dec | 17:30 | It’s Beginning to Look like a Junior Youth Christmas | Gozo Junior Wind Band & Orchestra and Gozo Youth Orchestra | Don Bosco Oratory |
| Fri 11 Dec | 20:00 | It’s A Brassy Christmas, 6th edition | BrassTubes Ensemble | Don Bosco Oratory |
| Sat 12 Dec | 11:30 | Christmas Brass! | BrassTubes, directed by Mark Gauci | Il-Ħaġar Museum |
| Sat 12 Dec | 20:00 | Feel the Magic of Christmas: The Greatest Gift | Chorus Urbanus and the Urbanus Ensemble, conducted by Dr John Galea | Independence Square (It-Tokk) |
| Sun 13 Dec | 16:00 | Carolling Christmas | Piccole Stelle choir | Teatru Astra |
| Sun 13 Dec | 19:30 | A Celebration of Maltese Traditional Christmas Music | Ġukulari ensemble | Il-Ħaġar Museum |
| Mon 14 Dec | 19:00 | Il-Milied: Kif Konna Niċċelebrawh | Allegro Clefs Band, led by Chev. Joe M. Attard | Our Lady of Pompeii Church |
| Sat 19 Dec | 11:30 | In Dulci Jubilo | Laudate Pueri Choir, directed by George J. Frendo | Il-Ħaġar Museum |
| Sun 27 Dec | 19:30 | Strings for Christmas | String orchestra, directed by Pierre Louis Attard | St Francis Church |
| Mon 28 Dec | 09:30 to 12:15 | Winter Tales and Christmas Melodies, for children | Daniel Cini with live musicians | Il-Ħaġar Museum |
| Sun 3 Jan 2027 | 19:30 | The Light of Joy, Epiphany concert | Directed by Mro Antoine Mercieca | St Augustine Church |
On 5, 12 and 19 December at 11:30, Il-Ħaġar Museum on St George’s Square hosts a short lunchtime concert: young musicians from the Gozo Visual and Performing Arts School, then BrassTubes, then the Laudate Pueri Choir. Stay on to see Frank Mizzi’s much loved crib, on display at the museum all season.
Two evenings celebrate Gozo’s own Christmas sound. On 13 December at 19:30, the Ġukulari ensemble plays traditional Maltese Christmas music at Il-Ħaġar, followed by a tasting of seasonal treats. On 14 December at 19:00, Il-Milied: Kif Konna Niċċelebrawh (Christmas as we used to celebrate it) at Our Lady of Pompeii Church brings together music, readings and the Sinfonia Pastorale.
Victoria welcomes 2027 with a free New Year’s Eve celebration in Independence Square from 21:00 on 31 December. The last concert, The Light of Joy, follows on 3 January at 19:30 in St Augustine Church: an Epiphany programme inspired by the Star of Bethlehem and the journey of the Magi.
Victoria alone hosts fifteen, including Carols by Candlelight, Baroque Christmas and Strings for Christmas, with many more in the villages. Our Christmas in Gozo 2026 guide covers the wider programme.
Friday 4 and Saturday 5 December 2026 at 19:30, at St Augustine’s Friary in Victoria.
Many are, including the Golden Harmony String Quartet’s debut, Strings for Christmas and The Light of Joy. For Carols by Candlelight, book your seats through showshappening.com. Check each listing on eventsingozo.com before you go.
Yes. The Light of Joy, at St Augustine Church in Victoria on 3 January 2027 at 19:30.
Every venue on this list, from St George’s Basilica to St Augustine Square, Teatru Astra and It-Tokk, is within walking distance of Townhouse 17. Enjoy the encore, then stroll back to your room through the festive streets of Victoria, perhaps past the Villa Rundle Illuminated Gardens.
Our boutique B&B sits right opposite Victoria’s bus terminus, so concerts in Gozo’s villages are a bus ride away too, from The Grand Christmas Concert in Ta’ Sannat on 18 December to Cantate Nativitatem at the Xagħra basilica on 28 December.
Before the music, dine at Chapeau Bistro downstairs, where Townhouse 17 guests enjoy 10% off (as they do at HOG and Cup Cake). The next morning, wake up to breakfast and views of the Citadel from our rooftop terrace.
Make it a musical Christmas in Gozo. Book directly at townhouse17.com for our best available rates.
