Annual Scout and Guide Rally 2025
Her Excellency Myriam Spiteri Debono, President of Malta, will preside over the Annual Scout and Guide Rally on Sunday, 27th April 2025. She will receive salutes from hundreds of members of the Scout and Guide Associations, including Beavers and Dolphins, Cubs and Brownies, Guides and Scouts, Ventures and Rangers, Rovers and Senior Rangers, along with their Leaders and mascots, as they parade in full uniform along Republic Street.
This year’s Annual Scout and Guide Rally will be led by the Associations’ North Districts, who will also participate in the thanksgiving Mass at the Archbishop’s Curia at 9:00am. They will be followed by representatives from the Scout Fellowship, South District, Central District and Gozo District. Her Excellency will take the salute from the dais located in front of the Grand Master’s Palace at St George’s Square.
Traffic Arrangements & Parade Route
Sarria Street will be closed to traffic by 9.30am as other Scout and Girl Guide groups start arriving in Floriana to fall-in on the Granaries in preparation for the 10:45am march-off. The parade will proceed to the traffic junction by the Independence Monument, to pass from in front of the Phoenicia Hotel. Groups will then proceed to march around the Triton Fountain as if going towards the Valletta Football Ground. The parade will then turn right through the ramp between the planters to enter Valletta City Gate and march down Republic Street towards the presidential palace, Her Excellency Myriam Spiteri Debono, will take the salute on the dais. Upon marching through St George’s Square, the groups will turn right into Archbishop Street and then right again up Merchants Street. Dispersal will take place in the vicinity of Auberge de Castille and St James Cavalier.
Schedule Overview
• 08:45 – Arrival of Units attending Mass. Seating for MPs, VIPs, National Scout Council, Girl Guides Council, National Board, Trefoil Guild and Scout Fellowship.
• 09:00 – Thanksgiving Mass celebrated by H.G. the Bishop and the National Chaplain.
• 09:30 – Road closure: Triq Sarria. Arrival of other Scout and Girl Guide groups at the Granaries. Units to form up as per allocated zones.
• 10:45 – Parade march-off begins in the following order: North District, Scout Fellowship, South, Central and Gozo Districts.
• 11:00 – Her Excellency takes her place on the dais at St George’s Square to receive the salute.
