Public holidays 2026 in Malta

There are 14 public holidays in 2026.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's DayL-Ewwel tas-Sena
TuesdayFeast of Saint Paul's ShipwreckIl-Festa tan-Nawfraġju ta' San Pawl
ThursdayFeast of Saint JosephIl-Festa ta' San Ġużepp
TuesdayFreedom DayJum il-Ħelsien
FridayGood FridayIl-Ġimgħa l-Kbira
FridayWorker's DayJum il-Ħaddiem
SundaySette Giugno
MondayFeast of Saint Peter and Saint PaulIl-Festa ta' San Pietru u San Pawl
SaturdayFeast of the AssumptionIl-Festa ta' Santa Marija
TuesdayFeast of Our Lady of VictoriesJum il-Vitorja
MondayIndependence DayJum l-Indipendenza
TuesdayFeast of the Immaculate ConceptionIl-Festa tal-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni
SundayRepublic DayJum ir-Repubblika
FridayChristmas DayIl-Milied

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2026

16 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Fri 2 Jan1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026144New Year's Day
Mon 9 Feb7 Feb – 10 Feb 2026144Feast of Saint Paul's Shipwreck
Wed 11 Feb, Thu 12 Feb, Fri 13 Feb10 Feb – 15 Feb 2026362Feast of Saint Paul's Shipwreck
Mon 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar14 Mar – 19 Mar 2026362Feast of Saint Joseph
Fri 20 Mar19 Mar – 22 Mar 2026144Feast of Saint Joseph
Mon 30 Mar28 Mar – 31 Mar 2026144Freedom Day
Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr31 Mar – 5 Apr 2026263Freedom Day, Good Friday
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Worker's Day
Tue 30 Jun, Wed 1 Jul, Thu 2 Jul, Fri 3 Jul27 Jun – 5 Jul 2026492.3Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Mon 7 Sep5 Sep – 8 Sep 2026144Feast of Our Lady of Victories
Wed 9 Sep, Thu 10 Sep, Fri 11 Sep8 Sep – 13 Sep 2026362Feast of Our Lady of Victories
Tue 22 Sep, Wed 23 Sep, Thu 24 Sep, Fri 25 Sep19 Sep – 27 Sep 2026492.3Independence Day
Mon 7 Dec5 Dec – 8 Dec 2026144Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Wed 9 Dec, Thu 10 Dec, Fri 11 Dec8 Dec – 13 Dec 2026362Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Republic Day
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026492.3Christmas Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec25 Dec – 3 Jan 20274102.5Christmas Day, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

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