Official festivals Malta

This "victory day" is also a holiday. And it is the occasion to celebrate the end of three sieges: the one ending with the victory of Malta in the Great Siege of the Turks in 1565, but also the end of the French occupation in 1800 and also the end of the Axis reign during the Second World War in 1943. On this day, colourful boat regattas are held in the large harbour in the afternoon and processions celebrate the Virgin Mary in Senglea (Isla), Naxar, Mellielha in Malta and Xaghra in Gozo.