Malta Village Feasts 2026

How To Find All Upcoming Feasts For 2026

Date Last Updated: 10th January 2026
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Malta Village Feasts 2026 offers you a complete guide for Malta and Gozo feasts.

If you live or coming for a holiday to Malta and love Maltese culture, this is something you must not miss. Here is the calendar of the feasts in Malta to help you plan your holiday around your favourite feast.

The days of the feasts below are the actual day of the feast of the parish or village. Usually celebrations of a feast are spread along a whole week up until the final feast day.

Pavilions and Flags at Zejtun Village

The program or schedule of what happens during the feast week/day differs from one parish or locality to another. To find all the information of what goes on the feast week, there is usually a detailed program found on the village parish website, Facebook page or band club website. These details are usually available from around a couple of weeks before to the actual day of the feast.

Click here to find all the Maltese Village Feasts names and months according to village name.

Malta Feasts Calendar for January

• 18th – Conversion of St. Paul, Mdina
• 31st – The Holy Family, Iklin

Zejtun Village Feast

Feasts in Malta 2026 for February

• 1st – The Conversion of St Paul, Birkirkara (St. Helen Church)
• 10th – St. Paul, St. Paul's Bay
• 10th – St. Paul's Shipwreck, Valletta (St. Paul's Church)
• 22nd – St Francesco and St Jacinta Marto, Gwardamanġa

Festi Malta for March

• 6th – Jesus the Nazareth, Sliema
• 8th – St. Gregory the Great, Kercem, Gozo
• 19th – St. Joseph, Rabat, Malta - Public Holiday

During this month there is Our Lady of Sorrows and Palm Sunday processions in almost all parishes.

Malta Village Feasts 2026 April

• 5th – The Risen Christ, Pembroke
  
• 19th – St. Publius, Floriana
  

During this month there is Holy Week including Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday are celebrated. During this time functions and processions take place.

List of Local Feasts for May

• 1st – St. Joseph the Worker, Birkirkara (St. Joseph the Worker Church) - Public Holiday
  
• 2nd – St Vincent Ferrer, Valletta (St Dominic Church)
• 3rd – The Holy Cross, Birkirkara (St. Helen Church)
• 3rd – St. Joseph, Hamrun (St. Cajetan Church)
• 3rd – St. Joseph, Mellieha
• 9th – St. George Preca, Swatar
• 10th – The Holy Cross Birkirkara (St Helen Church)
• 13th – Pilgrimage of the first Apparition Gwardamanġa
• 17th – St. Anthony, Birkirkara
• 18th – The Annunciation of Mary Gudja
• 21st – Saint Rita Birkirkara (St Helen Church)
• 22nd – Saint Rita, Valletta (St Augustine Church)
• 24th – The Transitus of St Dominic, Sliema (Jesus the Nazarene Church)
• 29th – Our Lady of Holy Doctrine Birkirkara (St Helen Church)
• 31st – The Annunciation of Mary, Tarxien
• 31st – St. Paul's Shipwreck, Munxar, Gozo
• 31st – Holy Trinity, Marsa (Holy Trinity Church)
  

Malta Village Feasts - Mosta Dome

Calendar of Feasts in Malta for June

• 7th – St. Joseph, Għaxaq
• 7th – Our Lady of Fatima, Gwardamanga
• 7th – Corpus Christi Gwardamanġa
• 7th – Corpus Christi, Għasri, Gozo
  
  
• 14th – St. Philip of Agira, Żebbug, Malta
  
• 14th – Sacred Heart of Jesus, Fontana, Gozo
• 21st – Our Lady of the Lily, Imqabba
• 21st – St. Catherine, Żejtun    
• 21st – Corpus Christi, Rabat, Malta
  
• 21st – St. John the Baptist, Xewkija, Gozo
  

• 28th – Immaculate Heart of Mary, Burmarrad
  
• 28th – Our Lady of Lourdes, Qrendi
• 28th – St George, Qormi (St. George Church)
• 28th – St. Nicholas of Bari, Siġġiewi

• 29th – St. Peter and St. Paul, Mdina
• 29th – St. Peter and St. Paul, Nadur, Gozo

The 29th June is a public holiday.

Festa Malta Dates for July

• 5th – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Fleur-De-Lys
• 5th – Immaculate Conception, Ħamrun (Immaculate Conception Church)
  
• 5th – St. Andrew, Luqa
• 5th – St. Paul, Rabat, Malta
• 5th – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Sacro Cuor Parish, Sliema (Sacro Cuor Church)
• 5th – The Visitation of Our Lady, Għarb, Gozo

• 12th – The Annunciation of Mary, Balzan
• 12th – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Fgura
• 12th – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Gzira
• 12th – Our Lady of Relief (Sokkors), Kercem, Gozo
• 12th – St. Joseph, Kirkop
  
  
• 16th – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Valletta
  
• 19th – St. Sebastian, Qormi (St Sebastian Church)
• 19th – St. Joseph, Kalkara
• 19th – The Holy Family Mosta
• 19th – St. George, Victoria, Gozo
• 19th – St. Joseph, Msida
• 19th – Our Lady of Holy Doctrine, Tarxien

• 26th – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Żurrieq
• 26th – St. Margaret, Sannat, Gozo
  
• 26th – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Balluta
• 26th – St. Anne, Marsascala
• 26th – Christ the King, Paola (Christ the King Church)
• 26th – Santa Venera, Santa Venera
• 26th – Our Lady of Sorrows, St. Paul's Bay 
• 26th – St. Joseph, Żebbug
  

Zejtun Feast

List of Malta and Gozo Feasts for August

• 2nd – Our Lady of Pompei, Marsaxlokk
  
• 2nd – St. Peter in Chains, Birżebbuga
  
• 2nd – St. Joseph, Qala, Gozo
• 2nd – Our Lady of Lourdes, San Gwann
• 2nd – St. Dominic, Valletta (St. Dominic's Church)
• 6th – Christ Our Saviour, Lija

• 9th – San Cajetan, Hamrun (St. Cajetan Church)
• 9th – St Maximilian Kolbe, Bugibba
• 9th – St. Laurence, San Lawrenz, Gozo
  
• 10th – St. Laurence, Birgu (Vittoriosa)
• 15th – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Santa Marija Feast): Mqabba | Qrendi | Mosta | Gudja | Attard | Għaxaq | Victoria (Rabat), Gozo | Birkirkara | Ħal-Muxi Żebbug
  

• 23rd – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dingli
• 23rd – St. Pius X, Santa Lucija
• 23rd – St. Helen, Birkirkara
• 23rd – Our Lady Star of the Sea, Sliema (Stella Maris Church)
  
• 23rd – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mgarr, Malta
• 23rd – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Żebbug, Gozo
• 23rd – Our Lady of Lourdes, Paola (Our Lady of Lourdes Church)
  
  
• 30th – St. Bartholomew, Għargħur
• 30th – Our Lady of Loreto, Għajnsielem, Gozo
  
• 30th – St. Dominic, Birgu (Vittoriosa)
• 30th – Maria Regina, Marsa (Maria Regina Church)
  
• 30th – St. Joseph, Manikata
• 30th – The Conversion of St. Paul, Safi
• 30th – St. Julian, St. Julian's

Imqabba Fireworks Display

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Malta Festa Dates for September

• 5th – Our Lady of Consolation, Valletta (Santu Wistin Church)
• 6th – St. Francis of Assisi, Qawra
  
• 6th – St. Gregory the Great, Sliema
• 6th – St. Catherine, Żurrieq
• 8th – The Nativity of Our Lady (National Holiday): Naxxar | Mellieħa | Senglea (Isla) | Xagħra, Gozo
• 13th – Our Lady of Graces, Żabbar
• 20th – St. Augustine, Valletta (Santu Wistin Church)
  
• 20th – St. Leonard, Kirkop
• 27th – Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi, Marsa (Holy Trinity Church)
  
• 27th – Our Lady of Mellieħa, Mellieħa

List of Village Feasts Malta for October

• 4th – Our Lady of Rosary, Gudja
• 4th – Our Lady of Rosary, Mellieha
• 4th – Our Lady of Rosary, Sliema (Jesus of Nazareth Church)
• 10th – Our Lady of Rosary, Marsa (Holy Trinity Church)
• 10th – Our Lady of the Rosary Valletta (St Dominic Church)
• 11th – Saint Francis, Sliema (Sacro Cuor Church)
• 13th – Pilgrimage of the Last Apparition Gwardamanġa
• 25th – Our Lady of Consolation, Gudja

Festi Malta For November 2026

• 15th – St. John of the Cross, Ta' Xbiex

December Fiesta Malta 2026

• 8th – Immaculate Conception, Bormla (Cospicua) - Public Holiday
• 8th – Mary Immaculate, Mother of the Church, Ibrag - Public Holiday
• 8th – Immaculate Conception, Ħamrun (Immaculate Conception) - Public Holiday
• 8th – The Immaculate Conception Mqabba
• 13th – Saint Lucy, Mtarfa
• 13th – Our Lady of Loreto Gudja
• 13th – The Expecting Virgin Mary St Paul’s Bay

During this month we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ (25th).

For Christmas and New Year's dates click here

The publications of the Malta village feasts are from the Archdioceses of Malta.

Ground Fireworks at Zebbug Malta

Festa 101: what to expect

Typical week structure (band marches, church decorations, procession day, fireworks timing).
- Where to stand / what to do if you want: band club atmosphere vs family-friendly areas.
- Etiquette (inside church/procession), what to wear/bring, accessibility notes, and getting home late.

What Are The Best Village Feasts On The Island?

• Without a doubt one of the most popular feasts on the island is the one of Santa Marija (15th August). This feast is celebrated in 9 villages. We suggest you visit the ones in Mosta, Mqabba, Qrendi and Rabat.
• If you want to go to a more extravagant feast where they celebrate with much passion, you may want to visit Hamrun, the feast San Gejtanu or of the Immaculate Conception. Other villages with massive feasts which we highly recommend you visit are of Żurrieq (23rd July & 3rd September), St. George or Sebastian in Qormi.
• For great firework displays, we highly suggest you go and see the St. Peter in Chains, Birżebbuga ground fireworks which are held usually on a Saturday evening. Another village with great fireworks is Lija for the feast of Christ Our Saviour (6th August). Mqabba, celebrated on the 15th August is also a great village for fireworks.

4 Tips Before Going to a Malta Village Feast 2026

1. The main roads and squares of the village will be closed for traffic during most of the day. If you intend to go, by car, traffic is not permitted through those areas.
   
2. As many people attend the feasts, pick-pocketing is at a higher risk. If you are taking a camera make sure you strap it well round your neck. If you are carrying any wallets and mobile phones, make sure they are safe in your pockets.
   
3. If your accommodation is near a village that has a feast during the time of your stay, expect to hear fireworks from early in the morning.
   
4. Since most of the villages will have fireworks displays you must keep distance from them especially the pyrotechnic displays . Most of the time the air fireworks are fired from the outskirts of the village.
   

Republic Street Decorated for the Feast

Common Questions People Ask

If the photos on here aren't enough we have a page with more photos, have a look at some more village feasts photos. 

Malta village feasts 2026 at your fingertips. It is amazing how many foreigners look at the details of this page wishing to participate in the local religious cultural feasts.

The word feast is pronounced very similar in other languages: Festas, Fest, Feste, Festi. All this shows the willingness of people of different cultures to participate in such activities.

We would appreciate it if you observe any feast that is not in the right date or any missing feast. Please write to us so that we will include it.

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