Il-Jiem Ewropej tal-Arkeoloġija 2026 jistiednu lil udjenzi ta’ kull età biex jesperjenzaw l-arkeoloġija lil hinn mill-mużew, jinteraġixxu direttament mar-riċerka u mal-ispeċjalisti, u jerġgħu jiskopru l-passat ta’ Malta bħala parti mill-wirt komuni tal-Ewropa. Issa fil-ħames sena tiegħu f’Malta, l-avveniment huwa parti minn inizjattiva madwar il-kontinent kollu mmexxija mill-Ministeru Franċiż tal-Kultura u l-Istitut għar-Riċerka Arkeoloġika Preventiva (INRAP) u jsir taħt l-awspiċji tal-Kunsill tal-Ewropa. Il-Jiem Ewropej tal-Arkeoloġija jfittxu li joħolqu attivitajiet innovattivi u interattivi biex jintroduċu lill-pubbliku għat-teżori tal-patrimonju nazzjonali tagħhom u għas-sigrieti tal-professjonijiet.
EAD is promoted by the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) within the French Ministry of Cultural and Research and is under the patronage of the Council of Europe. France has been celebrating EAD events at a national level since 2010 and in 2019 it took the decision to open participation to other European countries. Mill-2021, is-Sovrintendenza ħadet ir-rwol ta’ Koordinatur Nazzjonali għall-Jiem Ewropej tal-Arkeoloġija.
Today, EAD is celerabrated across Europe, with the event taking place every year on the third weekend of June.