October is here and it’s looking like it’s going to be a fun and cosy month, especially with all the events that are in the pipeline.

From food festivals, operas, parties, and so much more, get ready for an eventful month! We have gathered a list of the many events and things to do in Malta and Gozo this month. So, mark your calendars with your favourites!

Sunday 1st October

• Eco Market End of Summer Festival – Gardens Yacht Marina
• BLANK Music Picnic – Pembroke
• Wine and Gin Festival – Gzira
• Bighi Open Day – Bighi
• Oktoberfest – Montekristo Estate
• Session – The Warehouse Club Zurrieq
• Xi Traġedja! - Café Riche
• Honey Island Thrift Sale - Maori 

Monday 2nd October

• Eden Cinemas: Celebrating 100 years of Disney – Eden Cinemas

Wednesday 4th October

• Women in Tech - Brewhouse

Thursday 5th October

• Valletta Local Food Fest – Valletta (also on the 6th and 7th October)
• State of the Arts - Malta National Symposium 2023: “Right to Culture” - Valletta (also on the 6th and 7th October)

Friday 6th October

• Defected Malta – Various locations (also on the 7th and 8th October)
• Style & Elegance at the Marina by Mdina Glass – Marina di Valletta
• Scrapper – Spazju Kreattiv
• G7 Friday Special at Toyroom Club – St Julians
• Sonic: The First Edition – La Grotta
• Naughty Malta – Theatre Next Door (also on 7th, 8th, 13th, 14th and 15th October)

Saturday 7th October

• Notte Bianca – Valletta
• Mdina Grand Prix – Mdina (also on the 8th October)
• Dar id-Dejqa - Valletta 

Sunday 8th October

• Genna ta’ Gonna – Floriana

Friday 13th October

• The Creepers Live – Aria Complex
• Passage of Light - An exhibition by Doranne Alden and Paul Caruana - Malta Society of Arts (until the 2nd of November)
• Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour – Eden Cinemas
• DANUSAN L-40 SENA TA’ DAN – Montekristo Estate (also on the 14th and 15 October)

Saturday 14th October

• Madama Butterfly – Aurora Theatre in Gozo
• Eden Cinemas: Children’s Cinema Day – Eden Cinemas
• All You Need is Love – A Beatles Tribute Concert – Manoel Theatre

Sunday 15th October

• Msida Bastion Cemetery and Historic Garden – Msida
• Kite and Wind Festival Gozo – Cirkewwa Terminal
• RMJ Open Day – RMJ Horse Rescue Siggiewi

Tuesday 17th October 

• Bonju Bejt - Manoel Theatre (also on the 18th October)

Wednesday 18th October

• Martin Scicluna: Paintings Exhibition and Sale – Din l-Art Helwa (until the 23rd October)

Thursday 19th October

• The Malta Book Festival 2023 – Attard (also on the 20th, 21st and 22nd October)
• The Prince of Egypt: The Musical – Spazju Kreattiv Cinema

Friday 20th October

• The New Victorians Concert: VII & Fidwa tal-Bdiewa – Attard
• Stilel That il-Kampnar – Imqabba
• No Pay? No Way! - Theatre Next Door (until the 29th October)

Saturday 21st October

• Grease Teatru Manoel – Valletta (also on the 22nd, 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th October)
• A POPP Day Out Autumn ‘23 - Pembroke
• Let's Agree to Disagree: An exhibition of contemporary Ethiopian art by Tiemar Tegene & Engdaye Lemma – Christine X Art Gallery
• A Better World – Teatru Manoel (also on the 22nd October)

Thursday 26th October

• Rigoletto – Teatru Astra (also on the 28th October)

Friday 27th October

• Musicals Maltin - Tribute to Raymond Mahoney – Valletta
• GUF – Spazju Kreattiv

Saturday 28th October

• Zabbar Halloween Lantern Festival – Zabbar
• The Valletta Waterfront Trick or Treat? – Valletta
• Malta Comic Con 2023 – MFCC (also on the 29th October)
• Sunglasses at Night Halloween Edition – Gianpula Main Room
• Vjaġġ il-Ħrejjef - Teatru Manoel (also on the 29th October)
• Peter Pan JR – Theatre Next Door

Sunday 29th October

• The Spooky Spies by Danusan – Siggiewi

Monday 30th October

• Ilijieli fit-Teatru – Blues Night – Pjazza Teatru Rjal
• Boo! The Circus – Villa Arrigo (also on the 31st October)

Tuesday 31st October

• Halloween in Malta and Gozo – Various locations
• The Haunting: Dare to Face the Darkness – Manoel Theatre

Will you be attending any of these events?