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Malta Village Feasts 2024

Q: When is the best time to go to a village feast?

Well... the best time is always during summer, mostly during the peak months of June to September.

Q: Do many Maltese people attend the feasts?

Yes , lots of Maltese attend the feasts, especially if one of their patron saints is celebrating their feast.

How To Find All Upcoming Feasts For 2024

Date Last Updated: 22nd September 2024
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Malta Village Feasts 2024 offers you a complete guide for Malta and Gozo feasts.

If you live or coming for a holiday to Malta and love Maltese culture, this is something you must not miss. Here is the calendar of the feasts in Malta to help you plan your holiday around your favourite feast.

The days of the feasts below are the actual day of the feast of the parish or village. Usually celebrations of a feast are spread along a whole week up until the final feast day.

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Zejtun village decorated for the feast in June.

Pavilions and Flags at Zejtun Village

The program or schedule of what happens during the feast week/day differs from one parish or locality to another. To find all the information of what goes on the feast week, there is usually a detailed program found on the village parish website, Facebook page or band club website. These details are usually available from around a couple of weeks before to the actual day of the feast.

Official tours are organized all year round to visit the Malta village feasts on the days announced in this page. See details of tours.

Click here to find all the Maltese Village Feasts names and months according to village name.

Feasts marked with an astericks (*) might be subject to change.

Malta Feasts Calendar for January

21st - Conversion of St Paul, Mdina
27th - The Holy Family, Iklin

January in Malta Activities

Zejtun Village Feast

Feasts in Malta 2024 for February

10th - St. Paul, St. Paul's Bay
24th - St. Paul's Shipwreck, Valletta

February Events in Malta

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Festi Malta for March

1st - Jesus the Nazarene, Sliema
12th - St. Gregory the Great, Kercem
19th - St. Joseph, Rabat - Public Holiday
24th - Palm Sunday
29th - Good Friday
31st - Easter Sunday
31st - The Risen Christ, Pembroke

March in Malta Activities

Malta Village Feasts 2024 April

14th - St. Publius, Floriana

Events in April in Malta

List of Local Feasts for May

1st - St. Joseph the Worker, Birkirkara - Public Holiday
3rd - The Holy Cross, Birkirkara
9th - St. George Preca, Swatar
19th - St. Anthony, Birkirkara
22nd - Saint Rita, Valletta
26th - The Annunciation, Tarxien
26th - Holy Trinity, Marsa
26th - St. Paul's Shipwreck, Munxar, Gozo

May Events in Malta

The famous Mosta Dome in Malta lit up together with many people have a fun time.

Malta Village Feasts - Mosta Dome

Calendar of Feasts in Malta for June

2nd - Our Lady of Fatima, Gwardamangia
2nd - St. Joseph, Ghaxaq
2nd - Corpus Christi, Ghasri Gozo
2nd - St. Philip of Agira, Haz-Zebbug, Malta
16th - Sacred Heart of Jesus, Fontana, Gozo
16th - The feast of Our Lady of the Lily, Imqabba
*16th - St. Catherine, Zejtun
16th - Feast of Our Lady of the Abandoned, Wardija

23rd - Our Lady of Lourdes, Qrendi
23rd - Corpus Christi, Rabat, Malta
23rd - St. John the Baptist, Xewkija, Gozo
29th - St. Peter and St. Paul, Mdina
29th - St. Peter and St. Paul, Nadur, Gozo
30th - Immaculate Heart of Mary, Burmarrad
30th - St George, Qormi
30th - St. Nicholas of Bari, Siggiewi

The 29th June is a public holiday.

June Events in Malta

Festa Malta Dates for July

7th - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Fleur-De-Lys
7th - Immaculate Conception, Hamrun
7th - St. Andrew, Luqa
7th - St. Paul, Rabat, Malta
7th - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Sacro Cuor Parish, Sliema
7th - The Visitation of Our Lady, Gharb, Gozo

14th - The Annunciation, Balzan
14th - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Fgura
14th - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Gzira
14th - Our Lady of Relief (Sokkors), Kercem, Gozo
14th - St. Joseph, Kirkop
16th - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Valletta
21st - St. Sebastian, Qormi
21st - St. Joseph, Kalkara
21st - St. George, Victoria, Gozo
21st - St. Joseph, Msida
21st - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Zurrieq
21st - Our Lady of Holy Doctrine, Tarxien
28th - St. Margaret, Sannat, Gozo
28th - Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Balluta
28th - St. Anne, Marsascala
28th - Christ the King, Paola
28th - Santa Venera, Santa Venera
28th - Our Lady of Sorrows, St. Paul's Bay
28th - St. Joseph, Zebbug

July Activities in Malta

Zejtun Feast

List of Malta and Gozo Feasts for August

4th - Our Lady of Pompei, Marsaxlokk
4th - St. Peter in Chains, Birzebbuga
4th - St. Joseph, Qala, Gozo
4th - Our Lady of Lourdes, San Gwann
4th - St. Dominic, Valletta
6th - Christ Our Saviour, Lija

10th - St. Laurence, Birgu (Vittoriosa)
11th - San Cajetan, Hamrun
11th - St Maximilian Kolbe, Qawra
11th - St. Laurence, San Lawrenz, Gozo
15th - The Assumption of Our Lady: Mqabba | Qrendi | Mosta | Gudja | Attard | Ghaxaq | Victoria (Rabat), Gozo | Birkirkara | Hal-Muxi Zebbug

18th - Assumption of Our Lady, Mgarr
18th - St. Helen, Birkirkara
18th - Assumption of Our Lady, Dingli
18th - Our Lady Star of the Sea, Stella Maris Parish, Sliema
21st - St. Pius X, Santa Lucija
*25th - Our Lady of Lourdes, Paola
25th - St. Leonard, Kirkop25th - St. Dominic, Birgu (Vittoriosa)
25th - St. Bartholomew, Gharghur
25th - Maria Regina, Marsa
25th - St. Joseph, Manikata
25th - Conversion of St. Paul, Safi
25th - St. Julian, St. Julian's
25th - The Assumption of Our Lady, Zebbug, Gozo

August Events in Malta

Imqabba Fireworks Display

Malta Festa Dates for September

1st - Our Lady of Loreto, Ghajnsielem, Gozo
1st - St. Francis of Assisi, Qawra
1st - St. Gregory the Great, Sliema
1st - St. Catherine, Zurrieq
7th - Our Lady of Consolation, Santu Wistin Valletts
8th - The Nativity of Our Lady (National Holiday): Naxxar | Mellieha | Isla (Senglea) | Xaghra, Gozo
15th - Our Lady of Graces, Zabbar
15th - St. Augustine, Valletta, Santu Wistin Parish
22nd - Feast of Our Lady of Mercy: Bir id Deheb, Żejtun
24th - Our Lady of Mellieħa, Mellieħa
24th - the Chapel of Our Lady of Grace, Zebbug Malta
29th - Stigmata of St Francis of Assisi, Marsa

September Activities in Malta

List of Village Feasts Malta for October

6th - Our Lady of Rosary, Gudja
11th - Our Lady of Rosary, Marsa
13th - Saint Francis, Sliema
27th - Our Lady of Consolation, Gudja

October Activities

Festi Malta For November 2024

17th - St. John of the Cross, Ta' Xbiex

November Activities

December Fiesta Malta 2024

8th - Immaculate Conception, Bormla (Cospicua) - Public Holiday
8th - Immaculate Conception, Ibrag - Public Holiday
13th - Saint Lucy, Mtarfa

For Christmas and New Year's dates click here

December Events in Malta

The publications of the Malta village feasts are from the Archdioceses of Malta.

Ground fireworks setup for the evening at Zebbug Malta.

Ground Fireworks at Zebbug Malta

What Are The Best Village Feasts On The Island?

Without a doubt one of the most popular feasts on the island is the one of Santa Marija (15th August). This feast is celebrated in 9 villages. We suggest you visit the ones in Mosta, Mqabba, Qrendi and Rabat.
If you want to go to a more extravagant feast where they celebrate with much passion, you may want to visit Hamrun, the feast San Gejtanu or of the Immaculate Conception. Other villages with massive feasts which we highly recommend you visit are of Zurrieq (23rd July & 3rd September), St George or Sebastian in Qormi.
For great firework displays, we highly suggest you go and see the St. Peter in Chains, Birzebbuga ground fireworks which are held usuaully on a Saturday evening. Another village with great fireworks is Lija for the feast of Christ Our Saviour (6th August). Mqabba, celebrated on the 15th August is also a great village for fireworks.

4 Tips Before Going to a Malta Village Feast 2024

The main roads and squares of the village will be closed for traffic during most of the day. If you intend to go, by car, traffic is not permitted through those areas.
As many people attend the feasts, pick-pocketing is at a higher risk. If you are taking a camera make sure you strap it well round your neck. If you are carrying any wallets and mobile phones, make sure they are safe in your pockets.
If your accommodation is near a village that has a feast during the time of your stay, expect to hear fireworks from early in the morning.
Since most of the villages will have fireworks displays you must keep distance from them especially the pyrotechnic displays . Most of the time the air fireworks are fired from the outskirts of the village.

Republic Street Decorated for the Feast

Common Questions People Ask

What is the best way to get to a feast?

The best way would be by bus as you will have no hassle to find parking. You will need to plan early. If you own or are renting a car we suggest that you do not leave late as many roads leading to the village will be closed and parking will be more difficult.

When is the best time to go to a village feast?

Well... the best time is always during summer, mostly during the peak months of June to September.

Do many Maltese people attend the feasts?

Yes, lots of Maltese attend the feasts, especially if one of their patron saints is celebrating their feast.

What do I find in a village feast?

You will find the main village streets decorated with pavilions and lights. Their parish church will be fully decorated from the inside and outside. You will also see fireworks especially the main feasts. On the day of the feast which is generally on a Sunday, most of the parishes will have a procession.

If the photos on here aren't enough we have a page with more photos, have a look at some more village feasts photos.

Malta village feasts 2024 at your fingertips. It is amazing how many foreigners look at the details of this page wishing to participate in the local religious cultural feasts.

The word feast is pronounced very similar in other languages: Festas, Fest, Feste, Festi. All this shows the willingness of people of different cultures to participate in such activities.

We would appreciate it if you observe any feast that is not in the right date or any missing feast. Please write to us so that we will include it.