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

Feasts, markets and more in Msida

Msida has one feast in the 2026 church calendar: St Joseph, on Sunday, 19 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 St Joseph, Sunday, 19 July 2026Msida parish. 2027 date when the Archdiocese publishes it

Msida 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.

2 local businesses are listed in Msida, by trade: lace & textile (1) and bread & pastry (1).

The Crochet NookLace & Textile. Cosy, sturdy little storage baskets, crocheted by hand from soft t-shirt yarn and finished with a wooden base for extra stability. Perfect for keeping small things tidy on a dresser, desk or bathroom shelf, and they come in plenty of colours. New and handmade, in two sizes, with a soft pine-cone stitch and a satin-ribbon detail on select styles.
Busy BeeBread & Pastry. Opened in 1933 by Censu Friggieri and still run by the Friggieri family three generations on. The counter runs to ricotta-filled kannoli, almond pastries and traditional Maltese ice-cream, with a coffee shop and gelateria on the Msida seafront.

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

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

Promoted, Founding & Verified

Hand-crocheted storage baskets, made by hand in Msida

Kannoli and Maltese confectionery on the Msida front since 1933