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Luqa festa 2026, Malta

Luqa on Malta has one feast in the 2026 church calendar: St Andrew on Sunday, 5 July 2026.

2026 dates

  • Main feastAlready happened this year

    Feast of St Andrew

    Sunday, 5 July 2026, Ħal Luqa parish

The biggest one is the feast of St Andrew, run by the Ħal Luqa parish.

And in 2027?

The 2027 date comes when the Archdiocese publishes it. Most feasts move to a Sunday that suits the parish, so we do not guess.

What is a festa?

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 Luqa.

Good to know before you go

Parking near the church is hard on feast days. Take the bus, or leave the car at the edge of Luqa 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.

The Luqa festa, up close

Parish church: Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Sant’ Andrija

The church and the saint

Luqa celebrates St Andrew in early July. The parish church is the Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Sant’ Andrija on Misraħ tal-Knisja. The Archdiocese says a chapel of St Andrew stood here in 1497, that a new church was finished in 1686 and consecrated on 7 December 1783, and that bombs brought it down on 9 April 1942. It was rebuilt larger between 1945 and 1954 and consecrated again on 26 September 1962.

Before you go

Luqa is next to the airport and on the bus routes to it, so it is easy to reach and easy to leave. The square in front of the rebuilt church is the centre of the feast. The parish office is at number 2 on the square.

The rebuilt church

The Archdiocese says the church was rebuilt bigger and finer than before, between 1945 and 1954, after the bombs of April 1942, and that Archbishop Gonzi consecrated the new building on 26 September 1962. The village is Ħal Luqa in Maltese, and the airport that took its name lies beside it. The parish office on Misraħ tal-Knisja is beside the church.

Ask the parish

Between 1693 and 1737 the church gained a new choir and a new façade with two bell towers, the Archdiocese says. Its page gives 21809310 as the parish number for the feast programme.

Around the parish

The Archdiocese page puts the war plainly: fid-9 t’April 1942 il-knisja ġġarrfet bil-bombi, on 9 April 1942 the church collapsed under the bombs. The hamlet of Ħal Farruġ and the airport runways make up the rest of the parish, with Gudja and Kirkop as the next villages.

Sources: Archdiocese of Malta, Luqa parish.

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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.

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