The Mellieha Village Festa celebrations begin at the end of August. The statue of the Maria Bambina is taken out of the vault. A nine-day “in-Novena” period begins. In addition to the four titular statues of Maria Bambina, there are 13 lovingly sculpted statues in the church square. The main statue for the feast of Maria Bambina was created by the sculptor Pietro Paolo Azzopardi. The statue was erected around 1860 and is restored every few decades. Most recently in 2022 for six months in a special workshop in Senglea and Xagħra.
