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title: "PN Revives Granaries Independence Festivities and Scraps Song Contest"
date: 2026-09-12T07:58:19.082+00:00
updated: 2026-09-13T05:02:51.622+00:00
topics: ["Music", "Politics", "Events", "Culture"]
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source: Fil-Qosor
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# PN Revives Granaries Independence Festivities and Scraps Song Contest

## In brief

- The Nationalist Party is returning its Independence Day celebrations to the Floriana Granaries after eight years.
- This year's event programme on the Granaries will include performances by foreign tribute acts.
- The party has discontinued its annual Independence song contest after running the event for nearly three decades.

The Nationalist Party has decided to move its annual Independence Day celebrations back to the Floriana Granaries, reviving activities at the historic venue after an eight-year absence.

The Granaries have long served as the primary gathering ground for the party's mass political events, particularly during the week leading up to the 21 September national holiday.

Under the revised entertainment schedule, the festivities on the square in Floriana will feature live performances from foreign tribute acts.

The changes to the event format coincide with the discontinuation of the party's traditional Independence song contest.

The musical competition, known as Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza, had been a regular fixture of the annual celebrations for nearly three decades.

The overhaul represents a restructuring of the party's public celebrations, blending a return to its traditional mass-meeting location with an updated entertainment lineup.

## The Spin Room

**Low media divide.** Both outlets reported the logistical changes to the celebrations and the end of the song contest straightforwardly.

## Updates

- **2026-09-13:** Updated with reporting from The Malta Independent and ONE News: the Nationalist Party published its full Independence Day programme, drawing further debate over the decision to omit the traditional song contest in favour of foreign acts.

## Sources (4)

- [MaltaToday](https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/144336/pn_revives_independence_celebrations_at_floriana_granaries_after_eight_years)
- [ONE News](https://one.com.mt/il-pn-jiskarta-l-konkors-kanzunetta-indipendenza-jiehdu-posthom-spettakli-minn-persuni-barranin/)
- [The Malta Independent](https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2026-09-11/local-news/PN-launches-programme-for-Independence-Day-celebrations-2026-6736292842)
- [Times of Malta](https://timesofmalta.com/article/pn-drops-independence-song-contest-three-decades.1134019)

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