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Malta Village Feasts 2023

Q: 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 September.

Q: 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.

How to Find All Upcoming Feasts for 2023

Date Last Updated: 12th February 2023
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Malta Village Feasts 2023 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.

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Zejtun village decorated for the feast in June.

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.:center;" data-ad-l Thi

Official tours are organized all year round to visit the Malta village feasts on the days announced in this page. See details of tours.

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

Feasts that are celebrated on the actual day are in Blue.

Malta Feasts Calendar for January

25th - Conversion of St Paul, Mdina
28th - The Holy Family, Iklin

January in Malta Activities

Zejtun Village Feast

Feasts in Malta 2023 for February

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

February Events in Malta

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Festi Malta for March

10th - Jesus of Nazareth, Sliema
12th - St. Gregory the Great, Kercem
19th - St. Joseph, Rabat - Public Holiday

March in Malta Activities

Malta Village Feasts 2023 April

2nd - Palm Sunday - Morning short processions in most of the villages
7th - Good Friday
9th - Easter Sunday
9th - The Risen Christ, Pembroke
23rd - St. Publius, Floriana

Events in April in Malta

List of Local Feasts for May

1st - St. Joseph the Worker, Birkirkara - Public Holiday
3rd - The Holy Cross, Birkirkara
9th - St. George Preca, Swatar
21st - The Annunciation, Tarxien
22nd - Saint Rita, Valletta
28th - St. Paul's Shipwreck, Munxar Gozo
28th - Feast of St. Anthony, Birkirkara

May Events in Malta

The famous Mosta Dome in Malta lit up together with many people have a fun time.

Malta Village Feasts - Mosta Dome

Calendar of Feasts in Malta for June

4th - Our Lady of Fatima, Gwardamangia
4th - St. Joseph, Ghaxaq
4th - Holy Trinity, Marsa

11th - Christ the Saviour in the Eucharist, Ghasri Gozo
11th - St. Philip of Agira, Haz-Zebbug Malta
16th - Christ the Saviour in the Eucharist, Rabat Malta
18th - Sacred Heart of Jesus, Fontana Gozo
18th - The feast of Our Lady of the Lily, l-Imqabba
18th - St. Catherine, Zejtun

25th - St. John the Baptist, Xewkija, Gozo
25th - Immaculate Heart of Mary, Burmarrad
25th - St George, Qormi
25th - St. Nicholas, Siggiewi
29th - St. Peter and St. Paul, Mdina
29th - St. Peter and St. Paul, Nadur, Gozo

The 29th June is a public holiday.

June Events in Malta

Festa Malta Dates for July

2nd - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Fleur-De-Lys
2nd - Immaculate Conception, Hamrun
2nd - St. Andrew, Luqa
2nd - St. Paul, Rabat, Malta
2nd - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Sacro Cuor Parish, Sliema
2nd - The Visitation of Our Lady, Gharb, Gozo
2nd - Our Lady of Lourdes, Qrendi

9th - The Annunciation, Balzan
9th - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Fgura
9th - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Gzira
9th - Our Lady of Relief (Sokkors), Kercem, Gozo
9th - St. Joseph, Kirkop
16th - St. Sebastian, Qormi
16th - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Valletta
16th - St. Joseph, Kalkara
16th - St George Martyr, Rabat, Gozo
23rd - St. Joseph, Msida
23rd - St. Margaret, Sannat, Gozo
23rd - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Zurrieq

17th - Our Lady of Holy Doctrine, Tarxien
30th - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Balluta
30th - St. Anne. Marsascala
30th - Christ the King, Paola
30th - Santa Venera, Santa Venera
30th - Our Lady of Sorrows, St. Paul's Bay
30th - St. Laurence, San Lawrenz, Gozo
30th - Our Lady of Pompei, Marsaxlokk
30th - St. Joseph, Zebbug

July Activities in Malta

Zejtun Feast

List of Malta and Gozo Feasts for August

6th - Christ Our Saviour, Lija
6th - St. Peter in Chains, Birzebbuga
6th - St. Joseph, Qala, Gozo
6th - Our Lady of Lourdes, San Gwann
6th - St. Dominic, Valletta

10th - St. Laurence, Birgu (Vittoriosa)
13th - San Gejtanu, Hamrun
13th - San Massimiljanu Kolbe, Qawra
15th - The Assumption of Our Lady: Mqabba | Qrendi | Mosta | Gudja Attard | Ghaxaq | Victoria (Rabat), Gozo | Birkirkara | Hal-Muxi Zebbug

20th - The Assumption of Our Lady, Zebbug, Gozo
20th - Assumption of Our Lady, Mgarr
20th - St. Helen of Constantinople, Birkirkara
20th - Our Lady of Lourdes, Paola
20th - Our Lady Star of the Sea, Stella Maris Parish, Sliema
20th - Assumption of Our Lady, Dingli
20th - St. Leonard, Kirkop
21st - St. Pius X, Santa Lucija
27th - St. Dominic, Birgu (Vittoriosa)
27th - Our Lady of Loreto, Ghajnsielem, Gozo
27th - St. Bartholomew, Gharghur
27th - Maria Regina, Marsa
27th - St. Joseph, Manikata
27th - Conversion of St. Paul, Safi
27th - St. Julian, St. Julian's

August Events in Malta

Imqabba Fireqorks Display

Malta Festa Dates for September

2nd- Our Lady of the Girdle, Santu Wistin Valletta
3rd - St. Francis of Assisi, Qawra
3rd - St. Gregory the Great, Sliema
3rd - St. Catherine, Zurrieq
8th - The Nativity of Our Lady (National Holiday): Naxxar | Mellieha | Isla (Senglea) | Xaghra, Gozo
10th - Our Lady of Graces, Zabbar
17th - St. Augustine, Valletta, Santu Wistin Parish
24th - Our Lady of Mellieha, Mellieha

September Activities in Malta

List of Village Feasts Malta for October

1st - Our Lady of Rosary, Gudja
1st - Saint Francis in Pjagi, Marsa
8th - Saint Francis, Sliema
13th - Our Lady of Rosary, Marsa
30th - Our Lady of Consolation, Gudja

October Activities

Festi Malta For November 2023

19th - St. John of the Cross, Ta' Xbiex

November Activities

December Fiesta Malta 2023

8th - Immaculate Conception, Bormla (Cospicua) - Public Holiday
8th - Immaculate Conception, Ibrag - Public Holiday
13th - Saint Lucy, Mtarfa

For Christmas and New Year's dates click here

December Events in Malta

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

Ground fireworks setup for the evening at Zebbug Malta.

Ground Fireworks at Zebbug Malta

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 Zurrieq (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, Birzebbuga ground fireworks which are held usuaully 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 2023

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.
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.
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.
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

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 September.

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?

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.

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 2023 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.