Floriana festa 2026 is on Sun 19 Apr, the feast of St Publius.
Sunday, 19 April 2026, Floriana parish
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List your business, freeFloriana on Malta has one feast in the 2026 church calendar: St Publius on Sunday, 19 April 2026.
The biggest one is the feast of St Publius, run by the Floriana parish.
The 2027 date comes when the Archdiocese publishes it. Most feasts move to a Sunday that suits the parish, so we do not guess.
A festa is a village party for the saint of the parish church. The church is lit up with thousands of bulbs and the streets are hung with flags and statues.
The days before the feast are full of band marches. On the eve there are often fireworks. On the day itself the statue of the saint is carried through the streets.
Anyone can go. It is free, it goes on late, and there is usually a stall selling nougat and hot snacks. Wear comfortable shoes and expect crowds near the church in Floriana.
Parking near the church is hard on feast days. Take the bus, or leave the car at the edge of Floriana and walk in.
Fireworks are loud, so small children and dogs may not enjoy them. To go inside the church, cover your shoulders and knees.
Times change from year to year. The parish office and the local band club share the full programme a few weeks before the feast.
Parish church: Knisja Arċipretali ta’ San Publiju
Floriana's feast is St Publius in April, one of the first of the year. The parish church is the Knisja Arċipretali ta’ San Publiju at 4 Triq Sarria, on the big square between Valletta and the bus terminus. The parish lists its own volunteer sections for the decorations inside and outside the church, and a group named after the Vilhena square.
The parish page lists two volunteer branches for the feast decorations, one for inside the church and one for the streets, plus the Sezzjoni Armar Vilhena Floriana. The parish choir is called Maranatha.
Floriana is also where the Archdiocese keeps several of its bodies, and the parish page names them beside its own groups: the Malta Catholic Youth Network, the Moviment ta' Kana and the Segretarjat għall-Katekeżi. An April feast means cool evenings, so bring a jacket for the fireworks.
The granaries in front of the church are the widest open space near the capital, so this feast has room. Every bus into Valletta passes the terminus a minute away. If you are staying in Valletta, walk out through the city gate. The Archdiocese page gives 79707007 as the parish number for the feast programme.
Floriana is Il-Furjana in Maltese and the square in front of the church is the Fosos, the granaries. The Argotti and Maglio gardens, the Sarria church and the Portes des Bombes gate are all a few minutes from the parish church. The parish page also lists the Għaqda Azzjoni Kattolika among its adult groups. The Mall, the Wignacourt water tower and the Lion fountain are the other landmarks of the square.
Sources: Archdiocese of Malta, Floriana parish.
Floriana has no weekly market of its own, but one is a short drive away.
Towns close to Floriana have their own feasts in the same month.
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Dates from the Archdiocese of Malta feasts calendar for 2026, checked on Thursday, 24 September 2026. Parishes sometimes change plans, so check with the parish before you travel.