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Public holidays, market closures and deadlines for Malta, with the evidence behind each date and the day it was last checked.
How we know this — every layer we hold, how each is graded, and what is missing
The next public holiday in Malta is
Our Lady
In 16 days · expected; set by announcement
Computed · local time Europe/Malta
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Malta public holidays in 2026
14 national closures in 2026. Subdivisions and the observed-but-open layer are not counted here.
| Date | Observance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 | New Year's Day expected | Verified |
| 10 February 2026 | St Paul's Shipwreck expected | Verified |
| 19 March 2026 | St Joseph expected | Verified |
| 31 March 2026 | Freedom Day expected | Verified |
| 3 April 2026 | Good Friday expected | Verified |
| 1 May 2026 | Worker's Day expected | Verified |
| 7 June 2026 | Sette Giugno | Verified |
| 29 June 2026 | St Peter expected | Verified |
| 15 August 2026 | Assumption expected | Verified |
| 8 September 2026 | Our Lady expected | Verified |
| 21 September 2026 | Independence Day expected | Verified |
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception expected | Verified |
| 13 December 2026 | Republic Day expected | Verified |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day expected | Verified |
The shape of Malta’s year
Every day of 2026, one square, weeks running left to right, January on the left. National layer only.
14 closuresevery other day
Long weekends in Malta, 2026
11 runs of three days or more, including the ones you only get by taking a single bridge day off. National closures only, computed on a Monday–Friday week — an assumption, not something the corpus records for this jurisdiction.
| When | Length | Because of | Leave |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan – 4 Jan | 4 days | New Year's Day | take Fri 2 Jan |
| 7 Feb – 10 Feb | 4 days | St Paul's Shipwreck | take Mon 9 Feb |
| 19 Mar – 22 Mar | 4 days | St Joseph | take Fri 20 Mar |
| 28 Mar – 31 Mar | 4 days | Freedom Day | take Mon 30 Mar |
| 3 Apr – 5 Apr | 3 days | Good Friday | no leave needed |
| 1 May – 3 May | 3 days | Worker's Day | no leave needed |
| 27 Jun – 29 Jun | 3 days | St Peter | no leave needed |
| 5 Sep – 8 Sep | 4 days | Our Lady | take Mon 7 Sep |
| 19 Sep – 21 Sep | 3 days | Independence Day | no leave needed |
| 5 Dec – 8 Dec | 4 days | Immaculate Conception | take Mon 7 Dec |
| 25 Dec – 27 Dec | 3 days | Christmas Day | no leave needed |
How we know this
Every layer this corpus carries, whether it exists for Malta, how many records, how each is graded and when it was last looked at. The record rather than the data — enough to check a claim before relying on it.
| Layer | Records | How we know | Last checked | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory closures | 14 | 14 verified | 2026-08-03 | |
| Religious observances | 7 | 7 verified | 2026-08-03 | |
| Substitution and in-lieu rules | 14 | 14 verified | 2026-08-03 | |
| School terms and breaks | 24 | — | — | 4 calendars |
| Tax and filing deadlines | 5 | — | — | |
| Elections | 10 | — | — |
Not held for Malta: Statutory weekly rest, Optional and restricted days, Half-days and partial closures, Bank-only closures, Observed but open, Subdivision calendars, Exchange closures. A gap is ours, not a statement about the place — it means nobody here has read an instrument for it yet.
1 named document, issued by 1 body, stand behind these rows. Every date is traceable to one of them:
Government of Malta (gov.mt)
How Malta keeps time
| Observances | 14 across the national calendar |
|---|---|
| Evidence | 14 verified · 0 corroborated · 0 compiled, from 1 named source |
| Languages | English, Maltese |
| Calendar systems | gregorian |
| Exchanges | none listed |
| Last reviewed | 2026-08-03 |
The Malta dossier
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All 14 dated closures here were read from the instrument itself — the gazette, statute or order — across 1 named source.
Contents are emitted when the dossier is compiled, so this list and the PDF cannot disagree.
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