Events in Malta 2026
Concerts, festivals, free events, nightlife, family days out and food events across Malta and Gozo. Curated by people who actually go.
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Events, things to do and recurring fixtures across Malta and Gozo.
Premju Gieh l-Artiganat Malti - Artisan Exhibition
The Foundation for Maltese Crafts' annual artisan show at Spazju Kreattiv, to 28 June. Free.
Vertigo
Vertigo - solo exhibition by Hui Sun, 28 May - 25 June 2026, Malta Society of Arts, Valletta. Free.
The Valletta Waterfront Wine Fest
The Valletta Waterfront Wine Fest - 9-12 June 2026, Pinto Wharf, Floriana. Local & international wines, live music.
Djalogi
A writer interviewed and read aloud - Kurt Borg meets Noah Fabri, Spazju Kreattiv, 9 June. Free.
The Valletta Waterfront Wine Fest
Four nights of Maltese wine on the Pinto Stores quay — open-air, free entry, harbour sunset.
The Grand Tour of the Cavalier
A one-hour English-language guided tour of St James Cavalier, the Knights' gun platform at the top of Valletta. 10 June 2026.
JazzKlabb #8 - Just Duet
JazzKlabb's eighth session places two vocalists with double bass and guitar in an intimate cabaret setting at Teatru Salesjan, with support from the Sliema Local Council.
We Outside Malta 2026
We Outside: Malta 2026 - 11 to 15 June 2026, St Julian's. 4-night music & culture festival weekend.
Shearwater Boat Trip to Ta' Cenc -- 11 June 2026
Sunset BirdLife Malta boat trip from Cirkewwa out to the Ta' Cenc cliffs in Gozo, watching Scopoli's Shearwaters come in to roost. 11 June 2026, 18:30-21:00. €20 adults, €10 under 12.
Malta International Arts Festival 2026
The Malta International Arts Festival 2026 - from 11 June, around Valletta & Floriana. Multi-arts; ticketed.
Victoria International Arts Festival 2026
Victoria International Arts Festival 2026 - 12 June to 13 July, Gozo. Free classical & cultural concerts.
Guardians of the Night: The Carafa Enceinte
Guardians of the Night: The Carafa Enceinte Tour - Fri 12 June 2026, 7pm, Fort St Elmo, Valletta. EUR 15.
18 Years of Opening Doors
Opening Doors Association marks eighteen years of work with an anniversary stage programme at the Catholic Institute, bringing together theatre, dance, ballet and Creative Labs material in one inclusive performance event.
Mid-Djarju Ta' Student Fi Skola Tal-Knisja
Jamie Cardona performs himself and other characters in a solo comedy drawn from his teenage years at a church school
Reign of Fire - Fireworks & Drone Show
Reign of Fire - Fireworks & Drone Show - Fri 12 June 2026, 9pm, Triq l-Imdina. Free pyrotechnic spectacle.
Eve of the Feast- Sacred Heart of Jesus - Fontana
The festa eve at Fontana, Gozo — band marches and the main fireworks display around 9.30pm.
Traditional Race – Feast of Saint John the Baptist
Trotting and gallop races along Triq l-Imgarr in Xewkija as part of the Feast of St John the Baptist.
European Archaeology Days: Curator's Tour
Heritage Malta curator-led tour of the National Museum of Archaeology, including normally-closed reserve collections.
JOY CLASSIX - Summer of LOVE
JOY Classix: Summer of Love - 13 June 2026, UNO Malta, Attard. Ticketed via EventWorks.
Tails in Wonderland – MSPCA Summer Fair
Tails in Wonderland - MSPCA Summer Fair, Sunday 14 June 2026, Palazzo Parisio, Naxxar. Family animal-welfare fundraiser.
European Archaeology Days - St Paul's Catacombs
European Archaeology Days - St Paul's Catacombs - Sun 14 June 2026, 9am-12pm, Rabat. Guided tours; EUR 10.
Guitar Classics
Guitar Classics - Sunday 14 June 2026, 8pm, Secret Garden, Attard. Classical & flamenco guitar with dinner.
Scorpions Live in Malta
German rock legends the Scorpions play Malta for the first time on 16 June 2026 at the MFCC, Ta' Qali - the band behind 'Wind of Change' and 'Rock You Like a Hurricane'. Tickets from €75.
Malta International Wine Festival 2026
Malta International Wine Festival 2026 - 17-21 June, Argotti Gardens, Floriana. From EUR 5; daily 6pm-midnight.
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ABODE on the Rock 2026
ABODE on the Rock - 18 to 22 June 2026, across Malta. House & techno weekender, 18+.
Bocci, il-Musical
Teatru Malta and Give or Take Productions present a Maltese musical-comedy set around a bocci club facing closure
Shearwater Boat Trip to Ta' Cenc -- 18 June 2026
Sunset BirdLife Malta boat trip from Cirkewwa out to the Ta' Cenc cliffs in Gozo, watching Scopoli's Shearwaters come in to roost. 18 June 2026, 18:30-21:00. €20 adults, €10 under 12.
MalTease (9th edition)
A variety and burlesque show in English at the Spazju Kreattiv theatre, Valletta, 19-21 June 2026. Over-18s.
Shearwater Boat Trip to Ta' Cenc -- 19 June 2026
Sunset BirdLife Malta boat trip from Cirkewwa out to the Ta' Cenc cliffs in Gozo, watching Scopoli's Shearwaters come in to roost. 19 June 2026, 18:30-21:00. €20 adults, €10 under 12.
Summer Solstice at Mnajdra
Heritage Malta opens the prehistoric Mnajdra temple for the summer solstice, 20-22 June 2026 - dawn viewings of the sunrise alignment on one of the Mediterranean's great archaeo-astronomical sites. Very limited places.
Strings: GTheatrical Showcase
The Red Curtain presents an evening of brand-new short plays by local writers at Sala San Duminku
Tra Cielo e Cinema - Classic Music in Movies
An open-air concert at Pjazza Teatru Rjal presenting classical music written for cinema, with works by Ennio Morricone and Mons
Mediterrane Film Festival 2026
Malta's international film festival returns for its fourth edition across Valletta, 21-28 June 2026 - premieres and open-air screenings, filmmaker Q&As, five competition strands and the Golden Bee Awards.
Pioneer Plays Malta 2026
Pioneer Plays Malta 2026 - 25 to 29 June, St Julian's & around. Afro house, Amapiano, RnB weekender, themed parties.
Cats - open-air screening of the stage musical
Gozo Culture Council presents a free open-air screening of the stage musical Cats on a big screen in Victoria
The Aurora International Folk Festival
Aurora International Folk Festival - late June 2026, Victoria, Gozo. Free folk-dance and music groups from around the world.
The Aurora International Folk Festival
Three nights of international folk-dance ensembles on Cathedral Square in Victoria's Cittadella.
Carmen
Moveo Dance Company brings Carmen to Teatru Manoel as a dance interpretation driven by Bizet's score
Kulhadd Riedha… Imma Baqghet Taghna!
Don Bosco Oratory and Victoria Local Council present a free theatre event about Victoria's history
Opera in the Capital 2026
Open-air opera in Valletta's St George's Square, in front of the Grandmaster's Palace, on the evening of Saturday 27 June 2026.
L-Imnarja - Malta's Folk Festival at Buskett
L-Imnarja - Malta's oldest folk festival, two nights at Buskett Gardens on 28-29 June, with the farmers' show, traditional ghana singing, a fenkata rabbit feast and bareback horse races up Rabat's Saqqajja Hill.
Parade of Carts, Cabs, and Carriages
Parade of Carts, Cabs and Carriages - L-Imnarja, 28-29 June 2026, Buskett and Rabat, Malta. A traditional equine heritage parade.
Juniors' Timeless Classics
GJunior Malta Youth Orchestra concert led by Roderick Bugeja Calleja, built around orchestral classics and film music for a young audience.
Masquerade Summer School 2026
Gtwo-month Masquerade Malta summer programme at M Space covering acting, dance, singing and creative theatre skills, with a final showcase at the Blue Box Theatre.
Eco Festival 2026
Eco Festival (Part 2) - 1 to 4 July 2026, Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta. Free.
Made in Malta
Glunchtime concert celebrating Maltese choral music, from historic voices to living composers, presented in the Church of St Catherine of Italy.
Maltese Nights at the Valletta Waterfront
Maltese Nights - 2 July to 27 August 2026, Valletta Waterfront, Floriana. Free folklore evenings.
Schola Cantorum Venerandae Fabricae
Schola Cantorum Venerandae Fabricae (Milano) - Thursday 2 July 2026, VIAF, Victoria, Gozo. Renaissance sacred polyphony. Free.
MCAST ICA Festival 2026
The tenth MCAST Institute for the Creative Arts festival runs at Spazju Kreattiv from 3 July to 6 September 2026.
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Summer is the big season. Between early June and late September, Malta runs an event almost every weekend, and most weeknights too. Manic Malta tracks the international music festivals at Ta' Qali, the classical concerts at Valletta's open-air theatre, free village festas with serious fireworks budgets, beach-club openings in St Julian's, wine festivals at the Upper Barrakka, and the all-night folk singing of L-Imnarja at Buskett.
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