Malta Village Feasts 2022

How to Find All Upcoming Feasts for 2022

Date Last Updated: 16th May 2022
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Malta Village Feasts 2022 offers you a complete guide for Malta and Gozo feasts.

If you live in Malta and love Maltese culture, here is your calendar to help you plan your local village feast visits.ayout="in-article" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-client="ca-pub-2339641363807067" data-ad-slot="8496624660"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script>

The feast is not only during the day mentioned in this page but all towns and villages have a program of activities for five days before the final feast day.

A detailed program is usually found on the village parish and band club website.:center;" data-ad-l

Official tours are organized all year round to visit the Malta village feasts on the days announced in this page. See details of tours. Contact your hotel reception or brochures which you can find in many tourist shops.

If you have the time you can also visit the respective location before the feast day and acquire the details from the parish and the clubs.

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

Malta Feasts Calendar for January

• 25th - Conversion of St Paul, Mdina
• 29th - The Holy Family, Iklin

Feasts in Malta 2022 for February

• 10th - St. Paul's Shipwreck, Valletta

Festi Malta for March

• 11th - Jesus of Nazareth, Sliema
• 13th - St. Gregory the Great, Kercem
• 19th - St. Joseph, Rabat - Public Holiday

Malta Village Feasts 2022 April

• 8th - Our Lady of Sorrows - Processions held in almost all villages and towns in Malta and Gozo
• 10th - Palm Sunday - Morning short processions in most of the villages
• 15th - Good Friday
• 17th - Easter Sunday
• 17th - The Risen Christ, Pembroke

List of Local Feasts for May

• 1st - St. Publiju, Floriana
• 1st - St. Joseph the Worker, Birkirkara - Public Holiday
• 9th - St. George Preca, Swatar
• 29th - The Annunciation, Tarxien
• 29th - St. Paul's Shipwreck, Munxar Gozo
• 29th - Feast of St. Anthony, Birkirkara

Calendar of Feasts in Malta for June

• 5th - Our Lady of Fatima, Gwardamangia
• 5th - St. Joseph, Ghaxaq
• 5th - Holy Trinity, Marsa

• 12th - Christ the Saviour in the Eucharist, Ghasri Gozo
• 12th - St. Philip of Agira, Haz-Zebbug
• 19th - Sacred Heart of Jesus, Fontana Gozo

• 19th - Our Lady of Lily, Mqabba
• 19th - St. Catherine, Zejtun
• 19th - Christ the Saviour in the Eucharist, Rabat
• 26th - St.John the Baptist, Xewkija

• 26th - Immaculate Heart of Mary, Burmarrad
• 26th - St George, Qormi
• 26th - St. Nicholas, Siggiewi
• 29th - St. Peter and St. Paul, Mdina
  
• 29th - St. Peter and St. Paul, Nadur

The 29th June is a public holiday.

Festa Malta Dates for July

• 3rd - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Fleur-De-Lys
• 3rd - Our Lady of Lourdes, Qrendi
• 3rd - Immaculate Conception, Hamrun
• 3rd - St. Andrew, Luqa
• 3rd - St. Paul, Rabat
• 3rd - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Sacro Cuor Parish, Sliema
• 3rd - The Visitation of Our Lady, Gharb, Gozo

• 10th - The Annunciation, Balzan
• 10th - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Fgura
• 10th - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Gzira
• 10th - Our Lady of Relief (Sokkors), Kercem, Gozo
• 10th - St. Joseph, Kirkop


• 16th - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Valletta
• 17th - St. Sebastian, Qormi
  
• 17th - St George Martyr, Rabat, Gozo
• 17th - St. Joseph, Msida
• 17th - St. Joseph, Kalkara
• 18th - Our Lady of Holy Doctrine, Tarxien
  
• 24th - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Zurrieq
• 24th - St. Margaret, Sannat, Gozo

• 31st - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Balluta
• 31st - St. Anne. Marsascala
• 31st - Christ the King, Paola
• 31st - Santa Venera, Santa Venera
• 31st - Our Lady of Sorrows, St. Paul's Bay 
• 31st - St. Laurence, San Lawrenz, Gozo
• 31st - St. Joseph, Zebbug

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List of Malta and Gozo Feasts for August

• 6th - Christ Our Saviour, Lija
• 7th - Our Lady of Pompei, Marsaxlokk
• 7th - St. Peter in Chains, Birzebbuga
• 7th - St. Joseph, Qala Gozo
• 7th - Our Lady of Lourdes, San Gwann
• 7th - St. Dominic, Valletta
• 7th - San Gejtanu, Hamrun
• 10th - St. Laurence, Birgu (Vittoriosa)
• 15th - The Assumption of Our Lady: Mqabba | Qrendi | Mosta | Gudja Attard | Ghaxaq | Victoria (Rabat), Gozo | Birkirkara | Hal-Muxi Zebbug
  

• 21st - St. Pius X, Santa Lucija
• 21st - The Assumption of Our Lady, Zebbug, Gozo
• 28th - Assumption of Our Lady, Dingli
• 28th - Assumption of Our Lady, Mgarr
• 28th - St. Helen of Constantinople, Birkirkara
• 28th - Our Lady of Lourdes, Paola

• 28th - Our Lady Star of the Sea, Stella Maris Parish, Sliema
• 28th - St. Leonard, Kirkop
  
• 28th - St. Dominic, Birgu (Vittoriosa)
• 28th - Our Lady of Loreto - Ghajnsielem, Gozo
• 28th - St. Bartholomew, Gharghur
• 28th - Maria Regina, Marsa
• 28th - St. Joseph, Manikata
• 28th - Conversion of St. Paul, Safi
• 28th - St. Julian, St. Julian's

Malta Festa Dates for September

• 4th - St. Francis of Assisi, Qawra
• 4th - St. Gregory the Great, Sliema
• 4th - St. Catherine, Zurrieq
  
• 8th - The Nativity of Our Lady (National Holiday): Naxxar | Mellieha | Isla (Senglea) | Xaghra, Gozo
• 11th - Our Lady of Graces, Zabbar
• 18th - St. Augustine, Valletta, Santu Wistin Parish

List of Village Feasts Malta for October

• 2nd - Our Lady of Rosary, Gudja
• 3rd - Our Lady of the Girdle, Santu Wistin Valletta
• 30th - Our Lady of Consolation, Gudja

Festi Malta For November 2022

• 13th - St. John of the Cross, Ta' Xbiex

December Fiesta Malta 2022

• 8th - Immaculate Conception, Bormla (Cospicua) - Public Holiday
• 8th - Immaculate Conception, Ibrag - Public Holiday
• 11th - Saint Lucy, Mtarfa
  
• 11th - Saint Lucy, Santa Lucija, Gozo

  For Christmas and New Year's dates click here

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

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4 Clues Before Going to a Malta Village Feast 2022

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 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 firework explosions from early in the morning. Calendar is down below to know if there will be a feast during your stay.
   
   
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.
   

Common Questions People Ask

What is the best way to get to a feast?

• The best way would be by bus as you will have no hassle to find parking. You will need to plan early. If you own or are renting a car we suggest that you do not leave late as many roads leading to the village will be closed and parking will be more difficult.

When is the best time to go to a village feast?

• Well... the best time is always during summer, mostly during the peak months of June to August.

Do many Maltese people attend the feasts?

• Yes, lots of Maltese attend the feasts, especially if one of their patron saints is celebrating their feast.

What do I find in a village feast?

• First of all you will find the main village streets decorated with pavilions and lights. Their parish church will be fully decorated from the inside and outside. You will also see fireworks especially the main feasts. On the day of the feast which is generally on a Sunday, most of the parishes will have a procession.

Besides the village feasts we should mention that there are plenty of big conferences and summits in Malta. For example, according to roulettesites.org/malta/ there are few events that are related to the casino and gambling industry such as CasinoBeats Malta, SiGMA or KPMG Malta Gaming eSummit.

Quick links to Malta public holidays 2022 - 2023

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

Malta village feasts 2022 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 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.