Public holidays in Malta 2026
Malta has 14 public holidays in 2026. 11 fall on a weekday and 3 on the weekend, which leaves 250 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
14public holidays
11weekday days off
250working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Tuesday | Feast of Saint Paul's Shipwreck | |
| Thursday | Feast of Saint Joseph | |
| Tuesday | Freedom Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Friday | Worker's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Sette Giugno | |
| Monday | Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul | |
| Saturday weekend | Feast of the Assumption | |
| Tuesday | Feast of Our Lady of Victories | |
| Monday | Independence Day | |
| Tuesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | |
| Sunday weekend | Republic Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Day |
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 11 | 250 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 3 to Sun 5 April 2026Good Friday
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026Worker's Day
- 3 daysSat 27 to Mon 29 June 2026Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
- 3 daysSat 19 to Mon 21 September 2026Independence Day
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 January 2026 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026New Year's Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 9 February 2026 for Sat 7 to Tue 10 February 2026Feast of Saint Paul's Shipwreck
- 4 daysTake off Friday 20 March 2026 for Thu 19 to Sun 22 March 2026Feast of Saint Joseph
- 4 daysTake off Monday 30 March 2026 for Sat 28 to Tue 31 March 2026Freedom Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 7 September 2026 for Sat 5 to Tue 8 September 2026Feast of Our Lady of Victories
- 4 daysTake off Monday 7 December 2026 for Sat 5 to Tue 8 December 2026Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Questions about 2026 in Malta
- How many working days are there in Malta in 2026?
- 250 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Malta have in 2026?
- 14 public holidays. 3 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Sette Giugno (7 June 2026), Feast of the Assumption (15 August 2026), Republic Day (13 December 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Malta?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Malta 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Malta has 14 public holidays and 250 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/malta/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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