There are many, many thousands of people worldwide who just for the love of it sing, dance, perform street theatre, conjuring and general entertainment publicly.
Not to make money but to gain the satisfaction of it as an outlet for their amateur aspirations by an appreciative audience.
Many, many more thousands appreciate such performances knowing they are genuinely amateur and not making money or for financial gain but just to provide artistic entertainment for the man-in-the-street and families.
Then you have to be in Malta for the annual Notte Bianca, the biggest annual arts and culture festivals in the Islands.
It is held every year on the first Saturday of October al in Malta's capital city Valletta.
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Organised by Festivals Malta, Notte Bianca is one of Malta's biggest annual arts and culture festivals. For one special night, every first Saturday of October and the Valletta cityscape lights up with a spectacular celebration of the arts that is open to the public free of charge.
Valletta's streets, piazzas, churches, state palaces and museums are transformed into venues for a myriad of live performances and concerts, while many cafés and restaurants extend their opening hours.
The entire city of Valletta, from City Gate to Fort St Elmo, comes alive for Notte Bianca, guaranteeing a memorable night that truly holds something for everyone.
Notte Bianca Artistic Director Antoine Farrugia says :
"My colleagues call it Notte Bianca, others call it White Night or even Lejl Imdawwal (a White Night in Maltese) ...Nuit Blanche for the French or La Noche en Blanco for our Hispanic friends.... I love to call it Your Night.
"Yes, Your Night, because while we create, we focus on you, our dearest audiences, your expectations, your enjoyment."
Notte Bianca is, and has always been, an event where different people can come together to celebrate a rich and diverse culture for mainly amateur Maltese and international performers and transforms capital city Valletta into a canvas of colours for one special night.
Calls from amateur international artists wishing to perform an event are more than welcome and international visitors in Malta on the night will register events to be remembered.
This is an event that normally attracts 60,000 to 70,000 spectators, mainly families and children and is an ideal night in which to really integrate with the Maltese Islands!