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Malta Public Holidays 2026

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Feast of the Immaculate Conception

· 65 days away

Confirmed — source checked · Public holiday

Upcoming holidays

14 public-holiday entries across 14 dates

14 recorded confirmed
0 estimated / awaiting confirmation

3 weekend dates
Saturday/Sunday comparison

Using this calendar

Malta has fourteen national and public holidays. Good Friday is the movable holiday; Easter Monday is not a national public holiday. Weekend holidays retain their dates; additional leave entitlements do not establish a single national Monday substitute.

14 nationwide public-holiday occurrences are stored for 2026; 0 are provisional.

2026 holiday calendar

Public-holiday entries are listed below. Bank, office and school coverage is incomplete; an unmarked institution is not necessarily open. Optional-holiday coverage has not been established.

Long-weekend planner

Assumption: Saturday and Sunday are non-working days, plus the listed public holidays. This is your planning assumption, not a universal legal workweek. Employer schedules may differ. Only supported holiday dates are included.

  • 3 consecutive days3 April 2026 – 5 April 2026Good Friday + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026Workers Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days27 June 2026 – 29 June 2026Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days19 September 2026 – 21 September 2026Independence Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026Christmas Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
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Official sources and date status

Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.

dier.gov.mt

Public holiday dates and applicability

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-27

Fourteen holiday framework. Christmas is 25 December in the dated government calendar; the DIER page drops the digit 2.

Offices

Malta has fourteen national and public holidays. Good Friday is the movable holiday; Easter Monday is not a national public holiday. Weekend holidays retain their dates; additional leave entitlements do not establish a single national Monday substitute.

Banks

Check the bank's opening and payment-system calendar; public holidays alone do not specify settlement cut-offs.

Schools

This is a public-holiday calendar, not a school-term calendar. School breaks and local closures require the education authority's schedule.

Practical planning

Use the dated calendar and long-weekend planner to identify busy periods, then check local transport and visitor opening hours.

Frequently asked questions

What does this 2026 calendar cover?

Malta has fourteen national and public holidays. Good Friday is the movable holiday; Easter Monday is not a national public holiday. Weekend holidays retain their dates; additional leave entitlements do not establish a single national Monday substitute.

Are these dates confirmed?

14 nationwide public-holiday occurrences are stored for 2026; 0 are provisional. Future calculations can change after an official announcement.

How are long weekends calculated?

The planner uses stored full-day public holidays and the selected weekend. Sector-only days, personal leave and unannounced bridge days are excluded.

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