Things to do in Gżira, Malta: festa, markets and local shops

Feasts, markets and more in Gżira

Gżira has one feast in the 2026 church calendar: Our Lady of Mount Carmel, on Sunday, 12 July 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 Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Sunday, 12 July 2026Gżira parish. 2027 date when the Archdiocese publishes it

Gżira has no weekly market of its own, but one is a short drive away.

Is-Suq tal-Belt food marketEvery day, in Valletta, about 2 km away. Valletta's old covered market, now a food hall. Lots of small kitchens under one roof.

One local business is listed in Gżira, by trade: opticians (1).

O'hea OpticiansOpticians. A modern, purpose-built optician on the Gżira seafront since 1999, with in-house eye specialists and its own lens lab, many prescriptions ready within the hour. Frames from everyday to designer.

Towns close to Gżira have their own feasts in the same month.

More local shops and makers a short trip from Gżira, nearest first.

Every festa, market and event we know about, sorted by date. See what's on in Malta and Gozo

How this list is ordered: Promoted listings first (they pay for the spot), then Founding and Verified members, then everyone else.

Eye care on The Strand with an in-store lab, many jobs done in an hour