3 daysFri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 10 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 3).
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Long Weekends in Malta 2027
Malta has 5 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2027, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Jan 1 – 3). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 5
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2027
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayWed, Feb 10
Feast of Saint Paul's Shipwreck in Malta — a lone day off, bridge it:
10
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Feb 8–9) for 5 days off (Feb 6 – 10).
3 daysFri, Mar 19 – Sun, Mar 21
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Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 22–25) for 10 days off (Mar 19 – 28).
3 daysFri, Mar 26 – Sun, Mar 28
262728
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Mar 29–30) for 6 days off (Mar 26 – 31).
1 dayWed, Mar 31
Freedom Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
31
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Mar 29–30) for 6 days off (Mar 26 – 31).
2 daysSat, May 1 – Sun, May 2
12
3 daysSat, Jun 5 – Mon, Jun 7
567
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 8–11) for 9 days off (Jun 5 – 13).
1 dayTue, Jun 29
Saints Peter and Paul — a lone day off, bridge it:
29
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jun 28) for 4 days off (Jun 26 – 29).
2 daysSat, Aug 14 – Sun, Aug 15
1415
1 dayWed, Sep 8
Victory Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
8
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Sep 6–7) for 5 days off (Sep 4 – 8).
1 dayTue, Sep 21
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
21
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Sep 20) for 4 days off (Sep 18 – 21).
1 dayWed, Dec 8
Immaculate Conception — a lone day off, bridge it:
8
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 9–10) for 6 days off (Dec 8 – 13).
3 daysSat, Dec 11 – Mon, Dec 13
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Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 9–10) for 6 days off (Dec 8 – 13).
2 daysSat, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 26
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
| 5 | 2d · Feb 8–9 | Feb 6 – 10 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 8–9 + Feb 11–12 | Feb 6 – 14 |
| 5 | 2d · Feb 11–12 | Feb 10 – 14 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 15–18 | Mar 13 – 21 |
| 10 | 4d · Mar 22–25 | Mar 19 – 28 |
| 6 | 2d · Mar 29–30 | Mar 26 – 31 |
| 10 | 4d · Mar 29–30 + Apr 1–2 | Mar 26 – Apr 4 |
| 5 | 2d · Apr 1–2 | Mar 31 – Apr 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 8–11 | Jun 5 – 13 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jun 28 | Jun 26 – 29 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 28 + Jun 30 – Jul 2 | Jun 26 – Jul 4 |
| 6 | 3d · Jun 30 – Jul 2 | Jun 29 – Jul 4 |
| 5 | 2d · Sep 6–7 | Sep 4 – 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 6–7 + Sep 9–10 | Sep 4 – 12 |
| 5 | 2d · Sep 9–10 | Sep 8 – 12 |
| 4 | 1d · Sep 20 | Sep 18 – 21 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 20 + Sep 22–24 | Sep 18 – 26 |
| 6 | 3d · Sep 22–24 | Sep 21 – 26 |
| 5 | 2d · Dec 6–7 | Dec 4 – 8 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 6–7 + Dec 9–10 | Dec 4 – 13 |
| 6 | 2d · Dec 9–10 | Dec 8 – 13 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 14–17 | Dec 11 – 19 |
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.