Holiday Calendar for Malta

You can read further about all public holidays where they have a special significance for these islands. National holidays in Malta represent important events in Malta’s history. Public holidays are more related to religious traditions, where several religious feasts are organized in different cities.

National traditions, public holidays and notable observances for 2019-2020 year

May 2019

Wednesday 1 May - International Workers’ Day (May Day)

Sunday 12 May - Mother’s Day (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe)

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June 2019

Friday 7 June - Sette Giugno in Malta

Sunday 16 June - Father's Day (Ñelebrated on the third Sunday of June øò Argentina, Aruba, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Kenya, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Venezuela, United Kingdom)

Saturday 29 June - Wine Battle Memorial Day (Venezuela, Colombia, Costa Rica, Malta, Peru, Rome Italy, Sao Paulo, Chile, Spain); l-Imnarja in Malta

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August 2019

Thursday 15 August - Feast day of the Assumption of Mary (Christian feast day, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation a public holiday in Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, and Vanuatu)

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September 2019

Sunday 8 September - Victory Day in Malta (also the feast of Our Lady of Victories or il-Vittorja)

Saturday 21 September - Malta Independence Day (celebrates the independence of Malta from the United Kingdom in 1964)

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December 2019

Friday 13 December - Republic Day in Malta; Saint Lucy's Day (mainly Scandinavia, some regions of Italy for example, Sicily, Veneto and Trentino, and Malta)

Wednesday 25 December - Christmas Day

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January 2020

Wednesday 1 January - New Year’s Day

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February 2020

Monday 10 February - Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck in Malta

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March 2020

Sunday 1 March - People's Sunday in Malta (celebrated on the first Sunday of Lent)

Thursday 19 March - St. Joseph's Day (Italy, Malta, Liechtenstein)

Tuesday 31 March - Freedom Day in Malta (This important milestone was achieved during 1979 when the complete withdrawal of the British troops and Royal Navy marines left the island)

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