Malta Holidays

National and bank holidays for 2026

Year:

Holidays

National

Bank

January

New Year's Day (L-Ewwel tas-Sena) national

The first day of the Gregorian calendar year

Thu, Jan 1

February

Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck (Il-Festa tan-Nawfragju ta' San Pawl) national

Commemorates the shipwreck of the Apostle Paul on Malta in 60 AD

Tue, Feb 10

March

Feast of St. Joseph (Il-Festa ta' San Guzepp) national

Feast day honoring Saint Joseph, the foster father of Jesus

Thu, Mar 19

Freedom Day (Jum il-Helsien) national

Marks the withdrawal of British forces from Malta in 1979

Tue, Mar 31

April

Good Friday (Il-Gimgha l-Kbira) national

Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ

Fri, Apr 3

May

Labour Day (Jum il-Haddiem) national

International Workers' Day celebrating the labor movement

Fri, May 1

June

Sette Giugno national

Commemorates the 1919 uprising against British colonial rule

Sun, Jun 7

Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul (Il-Festa ta' San Pietru u San Pawl) national

Feast day honoring the apostles Peter and Paul

Mon, Jun 29

August

Feast of the Assumption (Santa Marija) national

Celebrates the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven

Sat, Aug 15

September

Victory Day (Jum il-Vittorja) national

Commemorates the end of the Great Siege of Malta in 1565 and victories in World War II

Tue, Sep 8

Independence Day (Jum l-Indipendenza) national

Celebrates Malta's independence from the United Kingdom in 1964

Mon, Sep 21

December

Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Il-Festa tal-Kuncizzjoni) national

Celebrates the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary

Tue, Dec 8

Republic Day (Jum ir-Repubblika) national

Commemorates Malta becoming a republic in 1974

Sun, Dec 13

Christmas Day (Il-Milied) national

Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ

Fri, Dec 25

API Access

/national-holidays/api/MT/index.json View JSON

All available years for Malta

/national-holidays/api/MT/2026.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/MT/2027.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/MT/2028.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/MT/2029.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/MT/2030.json View JSON

ISO Alpha-2

ISO Alpha-3

MLT

Official Name

Republic of Malta

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