Public holidays in Malta 2026

14 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Malta

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day L-Ewwel tas-Sena	L-Ewwel tas-Sena
10 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Feast of Saint Paul's Shipwreck Il-Festa tan-Nawfraġju ta' San Pawl	Il-Festa tan-Nawfraġju ta' San Pawl
19 March Thursday	Thursday	Feast of Saint Joseph Il-Festa ta' San Ġużepp	Il-Festa ta' San Ġużepp
31 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Freedom Day Jum il-Ħelsien	Jum il-Ħelsien
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira	Il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira
1 May Friday	Friday	Worker's Day Jum il-Ħaddiem	Jum il-Ħaddiem
7 June Sunday	Sunday	Sette Giugno
29 June Monday	Monday	Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Il-Festa ta' San Pietru u San Pawl	Il-Festa ta' San Pietru u San Pawl
15 August Saturday	Saturday	Feast of the Assumption Il-Festa ta' Santa Marija	Il-Festa ta' Santa Marija
8 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Feast of Our Lady of Victories Jum il-Vitorja	Jum il-Vitorja
21 September Monday	Monday	Independence Day Jum l-Indipendenza	Jum l-Indipendenza
8 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Feast of the Immaculate Conception Il-Festa tal-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni	Il-Festa tal-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni
13 December Sunday	Sunday	Republic Day Jum ir-Repubblika	Jum ir-Repubblika
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Il-Milied	Il-Milied

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Malta (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 3 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday
Typically in Valletta: high 16°C (61°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 19% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Worker's Day
Typically in Valletta: high 18°C (64°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 9% of days
Sat 27 Jun – Mon 29 Jun · 3 days off
Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Typically in Valletta: high 26°C (79°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 3% of days
Sat 19 Sep – Mon 21 Sep · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Valletta: high 27°C (81°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 20% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Valletta: high 17°C (63°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 14% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Valletta: high 16°C (61°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 16% of days
Mon 9 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 7 Feb – Tue 10 Feb)
Feast of Saint Paul's Shipwreck
Typically in Valletta: high 15°C (59°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 24% of days
Fri 20 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar)
Feast of Saint Joseph
Typically in Valletta: high 16°C (61°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 27% of days
Mon 30 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 28 Mar – Tue 31 Mar)
Freedom Day
Typically in Valletta: high 16°C (61°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 21% of days
Mon 7 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 5 Sep – Tue 8 Sep)
Feast of Our Lady of Victories
Typically in Valletta: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 26% of days
Mon 7 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 5 Dec – Tue 8 Dec)
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Typically in Valletta: high 19°C (66°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 34% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 28 Mar – Sun 5 Apr — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 30 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 9 Feb) get 4 days in a rowSat 7 Feb – Tue 10 Feb · Feast of Saint Paul's ShipwreckShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 20 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Feast of Saint JosephShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 30 Mar) get 4 days in a rowSat 28 Mar – Tue 31 Mar · Freedom DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 2 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Worker's DayShow on calendar ↓