Things to do in Mġarr, Malta: festa and local shops

Feasts, markets and more in Mġarr

Mġarr has one feast in the 2026 church calendar: The Assumption of Our Lady, on Sunday, 23 August 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.

One local business is listed in Mġarr, by trade: restaurants (1).

Il-BarriRestaurants. On Mġarr's main square above a Second World War shelter, run by the Sammut family since 1940. Founder Karmnu's rabbit dish made the village a fenkata destination: spaghetti with rabbit sauce, then the casserole, with bread, chips and wine.

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

More local shops and makers a short trip from Mġarr, 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.

The fenkata house on Mġarr square, Sammut family since 1940