March 31 - Freedom Day (Jum il-Ħelsien)June 7 - Sette GiugnoSeptember 8 - Victory Day (Jum il-Vitorja)September 21 - Independence Day (Jum l-Indipendenza)December 13 - Republic Day (Jum ir-Repubblika)January 1 - New Year's Day (L-Ewwel tas-Sena)February 10 - Feast of Saint Paul's Shipwreck in Malta (Nawfraġju ta' San Pawl) - the apostle is the patron saint of MaltaMarch 19 - Feast of Saint Joseph (San Ġużepp)Friday before Easter - Good Friday (Il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira)May 1 - Worker's Day (Jum il-Ħaddiem)June 29 - Feast of Saint Peter & Saint Paul, patron saints (L-Imnarja)August 15 - Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady (Santa Marija)December 8 - Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Il-Kunċizzjoni)December 25 - Christmas Day (Il-Milied)The following is a list of feasts or special days celebrated in Malta. Note that, with the exception of the dates mentioned in the previous section, these feasts are not public holidays and on these days, business runs as usual across the Maltese islands. As Malta is largely Roman Catholic, most of these feasts celebrate Saints or events from the Holy Bible.
January by the Maltese is known as ix-xahar tal-bard which is the coldest month
New Year's Day (L-Ewwel tas-Sena or L-Istrina): 1 JanuaryEpiphany (Epifanija or It-Tre Re): first Sunday after 1 JanuarySt Anthony the Abbot (San Anton Abbati): 13 January at RabatConversion of St. Paul (Konverżjoni ta' San Pawl): 27 January at MdinaFebruary by the Maltese is known as ix-xahar ta’ San Pawl (St. Paul’s month)
Candlemas (Gandlora): 2 FebruarySt. Blase (San Blas): 3 FebruarySt. Paul Shipwreck (San Pawl Nawfragu): 10 February at Valletta, Marsalforn and MunxarSt. Valentine (San Valentinu): 14 FebruaryMarch by the Maltese is known as ix-xahar ta' San Ġużepp, tal-Lunzjata u tar-roħs (St. Joseph, the Annunciation and Sales' month)
Jesus of Nazareth (Ġesù Nazzarenu): 7 March at SliemaSt. Joseph (San Ġużepp): 19 March at RabatAnnunciation (Il-Lunzjata): 25 MarchFreedom Day (Jum il-Helsien): 31 MarchApril is known by the Maltese as ix-xahar tan-nwhar u ta' San Girgor (the month of blossoms and St. Gregory).
April Fool's Day (Il-Ġifa): 1 AprilSt. Gregory (San Girgor): First Wednesday after Easter SundaySt. Publius (San Publju): 6 April at FlorianaSt. George (San Ġorġ): 23 April at Qormi and Rabat (Victoria)The following feasts are moveable as they can occur either in March or in April.
Our Lady of Sorrows (Id-Duluri): Friday before Palm SundayPalm Sunday (Ħadd il-Palm)Good Friday (Il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira)Easter (L-Għid or L-Irxoxt)May by the Maltese is known as ix-xahar tal-ħsad, tal-Madonna ta' Pompej (The month of harvest, Our Lady of Pompeii)
St. Joseph the Worker (www.sanguzepphaddiem.com San Ġużepp Ħaddiem or Jum il-Ħaddiem): 1 May (with a feast at Ħamrun and Birkirkara)Our Lady of Liesse (Il-Madonna ta' Liesse): 2 May at VallettaFeast of the Cross (Santu Kruċ): 3 May at BirkirkaraSt. Augustine (Santu Wistin): 3 May at VallettaLiturgical Feast of St George Preca (San Ġorġ Preca): 9 MayHoly Trinity (Trinità Mqaddsa): 31 May at MarsaSt. Rita (Santa Rita): 22 May at VallettaThe Annunciation (Il-Lunzjata): 24 May at TarxienSt. Paul (San Pawl): 24 May at Munxar, GozoOur Lady of Fatima (Il-Madonna ta' Fatima): from mid May till 2nd weekend of June, at Pietà, MaltaSt. Joseph (San Ġużepp): 24 May at GħaxaqSt. Anthony of Padua (Sant' Antnin ta' Padova): 31 May at BirkirkaraMother's Day (Jum l-Omm): Second Sunday of MayJune by the Maltese is known as ix-xahar tad-dris, tal-ħġejjeġ, tal-Imnarja, u tal-Qalb ta' Ġesù (the month of reaping, bonfires, St. Peter and St. Paul, and Sacred Heart).
St. Joseph (San Ġużepp): First Sunday at GħaxaqChrist the Redeemer (Kristu Redentur): 21 June at SengleaSt. Philip (San Filip): 14 June at Żebbuġ, MaltaCorpus Christi: 8 June at GħasriSacred Heart of Jesus (Il-Qalb ta' Ġesù): 14 June at Fontana, GozoOur Lady of Lily (Il-Madonna tal-Ġilju): 21 June at MqabbaSt. Catherine (Santa Katarina): 21 June at ŻejtunSt. John the Baptist (San Ġwann Battista): 21 June at XewkijaOur Lady of Lourdes (Il-Madonna ta' Lourdes): 22 June at QrendiFather's Day (Jum il-Missier): Third Sunday of JuneSt. Nicholas (San Nikola): 29 June at SiġġiewiSt. George (San Ġorġ): 29 June at QormiOur Lady of Sacred Heart (Il-Qalb Bla Tebgħa ta' Marija): 29 June at BurmarradSt. Peter and St. Paul (San Pietru u San Pawl: L-Imnarja): 29 June at Mdina and NadurSt. John (San Ġwann): Fourth Sunday of JuneJuly by the Maltese is known as tal-Karmnu (Our Lady of Mount Carmel).
The Visitation (Il-Viżitazzjoni): 5 July at Għarb, GozoSt. Paul (San Pawl): 5 July at RabatOur Lady of Sacred Heart (Sacro Cuor): 5 July at SliemaSt. Andrew (Sant' Andrija): 5 July at LuqaOur Lady of Lourdes (Il-Madonna ta' Lourdes): 5 July at QrendiOur Lady of Mount Carmel : 5 July at Fleur-de-Lys; 12 July at Fgura; 13 July at Gżira; 19 July at Mdina and Birkirkara; and 26 July at Balluta Bay (San Ġiljan)Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Il-Madonna tal-Karmnu): 16 July at VallettaOur Lady of Sorrows (Marija Sultana Tal-Martri): 20 July San Pawl Il-BaharSt Joseph (San Ġużepp) : 2nd Sunday of July at Ħal KirkopThe Annunciation (Marija Annunzjata) : 2nd Sunday of July at Hal BalzanSacred Family (Sagra Familja) : 3rd Sunday of July at BidnijaSt. Anne (Sant' Anna): 26 July at MarsaskalaSt. Venera (Santa Venera): 27 July at Santa VeneraChrist the King (Kristu Re): Last Sunday of July at Paola, MaltaMount Carmel* (Madonna Tal-Karmnu): 27th July at Zurrieq, MaltaAugust by the Maltese is known as ix-xahar tal-frott, ta' Santa Marija u ta' San Lawrenz (The month of fruit, St. Mary and St. Lawrence).
St.Peter in Chains ("San Pietru fil-Ktajjen"): 3 August at BirżebbuġaSt. Lawrence (San Lawrenz): 10 August at Birgu and San LawrenzSt. Gaetan (San Gejtanu): 11 August at ĦamrunThe Seven St. Marys (Is-Seba' Santa Marijiet): 15 August at Għaxaq, Mqabba, Qrendi, Gudja, Mosta, Attard, Victoria (Rabat,Gozo)St. Roque (Santu Rokku): 16 AugustSt. Helen (Santa Elena): in Birkirkara: Feast celebrated on a Sunday morning, 18 August or the Sunday following the 18 AugustStella Maris (Our Lady Star of the Sea): Third Sunday of August in SliemaThe Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist (Il-Martirju ta' San Ġwann): 29 AugustSt. Dominic of Guzman (San Duminku ta' Guzman): Last Sunday of August in BirguSt. Julian (San Ġiljan): Last Sunday of August in San ĠiljanSeptember by the Maltese is known as ix-xahar tal-Vitorja, tal-Bambina, u tal-Grazzja (the month of Victory, the Nativity of Our Lady, and Our Lady of Graces).
The Nativity of Our Lady (Il-Bambina): 8 September at Mellieħa, Naxxar, Senglea and XagħraOur Lady of Graces (Il-Madonna tal-Grazzja): Sunday after 8 SeptemberThe Name of Mary (L-Isem ta' Marija): 12 SeptemberIndependence Day (Jum L-Indipendenza): 21 SeptemberOctober by the Maltese is known as ix-xahar tar-Rużarju (Month of the Rosary)
Our Lady of Rosary (Il-Madonna tar-Rużarju): different processions in different villages in Malta and Gozo in different days in OctoberBy the Maltese, November is known as ix-xahar tal-inżigħ tal-weraq, tal-erwieħ, u tal-imwiet (the month of fallen leaves, of souls, and of deaths).
All Souls Day (L-Għid tal-Erwieħ): 2 NovemberSt. Martin of Tours (San Martin): 11 NovemberSt. Cecilia (Santa Ċeċilja): 22 NovemberSt. Catherine of Alexandria (Santa Katarina ta' Lixandra): 25 NovemberChrist the King (Kristu Re): Sunday after 25 NovemberDecember by the Maltese is known as ix-xahar tal-Milied u tal-Kunċizzjoni (the Christmas and Conception month) Immaculate conception : 8 December with the Traditional Festa in Cospicua
St. Lucy (Santa Luċija): 13 DecemberChristmas (Il-Milied): 25 December with its traditional procession with the statue of Infant JesusSt. Stephen (San Stiefnu): 26 DecemberInnocent Saints (L-Innoċenti Martri): 28 DecemberSt. Silvester (San Silvestru): 31 DecemberDistinction between National and Public Holidays
Article 3 of the National Holidays and Other Public Holidays Act (chapter 252) provides the distinction between National and Public Holidays.
The National Holidays shall be public holidays and on those occasions there shall be flown on public buildings the National Flag of Malta.