1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in Malta 2025
Malta has 6 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Feb 8 – 10). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 6
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysSat, Feb 8 – Mon, Feb 10
Feast of Saint Paul's Shipwreck in Malta
8910
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Feb 11–14) for 9 days off (Feb 8 – 16).
1 dayWed, Mar 19
Saint Joseph — a lone day off, bridge it:
19
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Mar 17–18) for 5 days off (Mar 15 – 19).
3 daysSat, Mar 29 – Mon, Mar 31
293031
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 1–4) for 9 days off (Mar 29 – Apr 6).
3 daysFri, Apr 18 – Sun, Apr 20
181920
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 14–17) for 9 days off (Apr 12 – 20).
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
2 daysSat, Jun 7 – Sun, Jun 8
78
2 daysSat, Jun 28 – Sun, Jun 29
2829
3 daysFri, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 17
151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 11–14) for 9 days off (Aug 9 – 17).
3 daysSat, Sep 6 – Mon, Sep 8
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Sep 9–12) for 9 days off (Sep 6 – 14).
2 daysSat, Sep 20 – Sun, Sep 21
2021
3 daysSat, Dec 6 – Mon, Dec 8
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 9–12) for 9 days off (Dec 6 – 14).
2 daysSat, Dec 13 – Sun, Dec 14
1314
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 9–12) for 9 days off (Dec 6 – 14).
1 dayThu, Dec 25
Christmas Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 26) for 4 days off (Dec 25 – 28).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 11–14 | Feb 8 – 16 |
| 5 | 2d · Mar 17–18 | Mar 15 – 19 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 17–18 + Mar 20–21 | Mar 15 – 23 |
| 5 | 2d · Mar 20–21 | Mar 19 – 23 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 1–4 | Mar 29 – Apr 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 14–17 | Apr 12 – 20 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 11–14 | Aug 9 – 17 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 9–12 | Sep 6 – 14 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 9–12 | Dec 6 – 14 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 22–24 + Dec 26 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 26 | Dec 25 – 28 |
| 8 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Malta's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.