What it is
Birkirkara's St Helen feast is one of Malta's major inland festas. The basilica is a large 18th-century Baroque church and is known for housing Malta's largest church bell, giving the feast a strong architectural and parish-history angle as well as the usual street celebrations.
Local notes
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Where it is
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Organiser
Birkirkara parish
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Source: Manual entry.
Last verified: 28 May 2026.
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