The Birkirkara festa
Birkirkara has 9 feasts in the 2026 church calendar. The main one is St Joseph the Worker, on Friday, 1 May 2026.
On a festa night the church is lit up, the band plays in the street and the statue of the saint is carried out. It is free and anyone can go.
- Feast of Conversion of St Paul, Sunday, 1 February 2026Birkirkara (St Helen) parish. 2027 date when the Archdiocese publishes it
- Feast of St Joseph the Worker, Friday, 1 May 2026Birkirkara (St Joseph the Worker) parish. Fixed day, so 2027 should be Saturday, 1 May 2027
- Feast of The Holy Cross, Sunday, 3 May 2026Birkirkara (St Helen) parish. 2027 date when the Archdiocese publishes it
- Feast of St Joseph, Sunday, 10 May 2026Birkirkara (St Helen) parish. 2027 date when the Archdiocese publishes it
- Feast of St Anthony, Sunday, 17 May 2026Birkirkara (St Helen) parish. 2027 date when the Archdiocese publishes it
- Feast of St Rita, Thursday, 21 May 2026Birkirkara (St Helen) parish. 2027 date when the Archdiocese publishes it
- Feast of Our Lady of Holy Doctrine, Friday, 29 May 2026Birkirkara (St Helen) parish. 2027 date when the Archdiocese publishes it
- Feast of The Assumption of Our Lady (Santa Marija), Saturday, 15 August 2026Birkirkara (St Mary) parish. Fixed day, so 2027 should be Sunday, 15 August 2027
- Feast of St Helen, Sunday, 23 August 2026Birkirkara (St Helen) parish. 2027 date when the Archdiocese publishes it