Things to do in Żabbar, Malta

Feasts, markets and more in Żabbar

Żabbar has one feast in the 2026 church calendar: Our Lady of Graces, on Sunday, 13 September 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 Graces, Sunday, 13 September 2026Ħaż-Żabbar parish. 2027 date when the Archdiocese publishes it

Żabbar has no weekly market of its own, but these are a short drive away.

Is-Suq tal-Belt food marketEvery day, in Valletta, about 3 km away. Valletta's old covered market, now a food hall. Lots of small kitchens under one roof.
Marsaxlokk Sunday fish marketEvery Sunday, about 7am to 12:30pm, in Marsaxlokk, about 4 km away. Fresh fish, colourful boats and a long row of stalls by the harbour. Come before 10am.

One local business is listed in Żabbar, by trade: sweets & confectionery (1).

Ta' Pavia ConfectionerySweets & Confectionery. Ta' Pavia have been making qubbajt, Maltese nougat, in Żabbar since 1993. The soft nougat comes in a long run of flavours: almond, pistachio, prickly pear, carob, fig and walnut, orange, strawberry, banana, chocolate, vanilla, and mint with almonds. The brittle caramel nougat is the traditional Maltese one, dense with peanuts and sesame. They make it all from natural ingredients, they say, and through the feast season their stall goes up in the towns and villages holding their patron saint feast, where they hand you a piece to taste before you buy anything.

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

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

Maltese nougat made in Żabbar since 1993, and carried to the village feasts