Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Malta 2027
Malta has 14 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 11 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Malta 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 14
- Of those, on a working day
- 11
- Of those, on a weekend
- 3
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 3 days (1 January to 3 January)
- Bridge days
- 2
- Most nationwide holidays in
- March (3)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Malta, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | L-Ewwel tas-Sena | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck | In-Nawfraġju ta’ San Pawl | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Feast of St. Joseph | San Ġużepp | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Freedom Day | Jum il-Ħelsien | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Worker's Day | Jum il-Ħaddiem | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Sette Giugno | Sette Giugno | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Feast of St.Peter and St.Paul | L-Imnarja | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Assumption Day | Santa Marija | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Feast of Our Lady of Victories | Il-Vittorja | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Independence Day | L-Indipendenza | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | L-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Republic Day | Jum ir-Repubblika | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Il-Milied | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Malta
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (5)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Friday 19 March to Sunday 21 March 2027: 3 days off, with Feast of St. Joseph.
- Friday 26 March to Sunday 28 March 2027: 3 days off, with Good Friday.
- Saturday 5 June to Monday 7 June 2027: 3 days off, with Sette Giugno.
- Saturday 11 December to Monday 13 December 2027: 3 days off, with Republic Day.
Bridge days (2)
- Monday 28 June: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 26 June to Tuesday 29 June 2027 (next to Feast of St.Peter and St.Paul).
- Monday 20 September: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 18 September to Tuesday 21 September 2027 (next to Independence Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Malta applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Malta to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/malta/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Malta's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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