The calendar
Malta has one of the longest holiday lists in Europe — fourteen days, mixing Catholic feasts with five national days including Sette Giugno, Victory Day and Republic Day.
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Malta · 2026
14 recorded days · 14 public · 0 bank · 0 school · 0 regional
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L-Indipendenza
Monday · 21 Sep 2026 · Public
DateHolidayTypeShops shut?
01JanL-Ewwel tas-Sena
New Year's Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
In-Nawfraġju ta’ San Pawl
Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck · Nationwide
PublicShut
San Ġużepp
Feast of St. Joseph · Nationwide
PublicShut
Jum il-Ħelsien
Freedom Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira
Good Friday · Nationwide
PublicShut
Jum il-Ħaddiem
Worker's Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Sette Giugno
Nationwide
PublicShut
L-Imnarja
Feast of St.Peter and St.Paul · Nationwide
PublicShut
Santa Marija
Assumption Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Il-Vittorja
Feast of Our Lady of Victories · Nationwide
PublicShut
L-Indipendenza
Independence Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
L-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni
Feast of the Immaculate Conception · Nationwide
PublicShut
Jum ir-Repubblika
Republic Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Il-Milied
Christmas Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
Bridge days worth booking
One day of leave, four days off. These are the 2026 dates where the maths works.
L-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni
Tuesday · 8 Dec 2026
Falls on a Tuesday. Book the Monday off and you get a four-day weekend — expect a lot of colleagues to do exactly that.
Book off: 7 Dec 2026
How the holiday year works in Malta
How people take the days
Days falling at a weekend are added back to annual leave entitlement, a rule restored in 2022. Village festa season in summer shapes local time off as much as the national list does.
If you're visiting
Every village holds its own festa with fireworks and band marches from June to September; these are not public holidays but they close streets and fill buses.
If you live here
8 September and 8 December are taken seriously; supermarkets close and bus services thin out considerably.
What these days actually mean
Observance, business closures and transport impact for the next few dates.
Independence Day
21 Sep 2026
- Observance
- The national day: parades, flags, official ceremonies and, in most places, fireworks after dark.
- Business
- Government offices and banks closed; retail varies by country.
- Transport
- Route closures around parades and heavy crowding around evening displays.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
8 Dec 2026
- Observance
- Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work.
- Business
- Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
- Transport
- Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.
General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.
Republic Day
13 Dec 2026
- Observance
- Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work.
- Business
- Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
- Transport
- Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.
General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.
Christmas Day
25 Dec 2026
- Observance
- The central Christian winter feast; in most countries the household gathering matters more than the church service.
- Business
- Near-total closure of retail, offices and banks. Expect the preceding afternoon to shut early too.
- Transport
- Skeleton or suspended services in many countries. Book intercity travel well ahead.