Holiday Guide for Malta in 2022

Malta information

List of Public Holidays in Malta in 2022

	Saturday January 1st New Year's Day (L-Ewwel tas-Sena) Malta: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Thursday February 10th Feast of St. Paul's shipwreck (San Pawl Nawfragu) Malta: Commemorates when St. Paul was shipwrecked on Malta in 60AD as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament
	Saturday March 19th St. Joseph's Day (San Ġużepp) Malta: Feast day of St. Joseph. Joseph was the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus
	Thursday March 31st Freedom Day (Jum il-Ħelsien) Malta: Commemorated on the anniversary of the withdrawal of British troops from Malta in 1979
	Friday April 15th  Long Weekend!  Good Friday (Il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira) Malta: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Sunday May 1st Worker's Day (Jum il-Ħaddiem) Malta: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Tuesday June 7th Sette Giugno (Sette Giugno) Malta: A national holiday in remembrance of the riots in 1919 when the Maltese people revolted against the British administration and demanded some form of representative government for the islands. Four people died on that fateful day.
	Wednesday June 29th Saint Peter and Saint Paul (L-Imnarja) Malta: The day commemorates the martyrdom of two saints, the two great Apostles, Saint Peter and St. Paul
	Monday August 15th  Long Weekend!  Assumption Day (Santa Marija) Malta: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
	Thursday September 8th Feast of Our Lady of Victories (Jum il-Vitorja) Malta: National Holiday. Marks the end of the Great Siege of Malta by the Ottoman Empire in 1565
	Wednesday September 21st Independence Day (Jum l-Indipendenza) Malta: Malta gained its political Independence from Great Britain on September 21st 1964
	Thursday December 8th Immaculate Conception Day (Il-Kunċizzjoni) Malta: It is a day that celebrates the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus, was preserved from original sin all of her life
	Tuesday December 13th Republic Day (Jum ir-Repubblika) Malta: On December 13th 1974, the Maltese constitution was substantially revised changing Malta from a Commonwealth realm into a republic
	Sunday December 25th Christmas Day (Il-Milied) Malta: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC

Notes

• Public Holidays in Malta are regulated by the National Holidays and Other Public Holidays Act (Chapter 252).
• Under Maltese law, workers are entitled to a holiday if a national or public holiday falls on a Saturday or on a Sunday, entitling them to a day of vacation leave in addition to the leave entitlement for that particular year.