Paceville (PAH-chuh-vil sometimes abbreviated PV) is a district in St Julian's which is the main nightlife hub in Malta, being heavily populated with nightclubs, bars, strip clubs, pubs and restaurants.

[2] Paceville traces its origins in the 1910s and 1920s when prominent lawyer and developer Dr Giuseppe Pace (1890–1971) built a few seaside residences in the area of St. Julian's known as 'il-Qaliet', the small bay between the Dragonara Peninsula and Portomaso.

With the arrival of locals in the area of St. Julian's, Dr Pace decided to finance the building of a chapel run by the Augustinian fathers.

This serves the needs of various voluntary groups that offer free community services to callers from all over Malta; the WOW chapel is all day and night.

The incident triggered concerns about children going to Paceville,[5] and both Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Leader of the Opposition Simon Busuttil have called for better safety measures.