PRESS RELEASE BY FESTIVALS MALTA Remembrance Day – Sunday, 8 November 2026

Festivals Malta, through the National Festivities Committee, will commemorate the victims of war on Sunday, 8 November 2026, on the occasion of Remembrance Day.

A concelebrated Mass will be held at St John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta at 9:30 am, celebrated by Charles J. Scicluna, Archbishop of Malta. The Mass will be broadcast live on TVM.

Prior to the Mass, the President of Malta will inspect the Guard of Honour formed by the Armed Forces of Malta, accompanied by the Armed Forces of Malta Band.

Following the Mass, at 10:40 am, the Remembrance Ceremony will take place next to the War Memorial in Floriana. During the ceremony, wreaths will be laid at the foot of the War Memorial by the country's highest authorities and other distinguished guests.

The Armed Forces of Malta, together with other organisations, will form a joint Guard of Honour for the duration of the wreath-laying ceremony.