Public holidays in Bulgaria 2026

18 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Bulgaria

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Нова година	Нова година
2 January Friday	Friday	Non-working day Неприсъствен ден	Неприсъствен ден
3 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Liberation Day Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго	Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго
10 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Велики петък	Велики петък
11 April Saturday	Saturday	Holy Saturday Велика събота	Велика събота
12 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Великден	Великден
13 April Monday	Monday	Easter Великден	Великден
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност	Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност
6 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия	Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия
24 May Sunday	Sunday	Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture Ден на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовност	Ден на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовност
25 May Monday	Monday	Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed) Ден на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовност (почивен ден) Observed day off for Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (Sun 24 May)	Ден на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовност (почивен ден)
6 September Sunday	Sunday	Unification Day Ден на Съединението	Ден на Съединението
7 September Monday	Monday	Unification Day (observed) Ден на Съединението (почивен ден) Observed day off for Unification Day (Sun 6 Sep)	Ден на Съединението (почивен ден)
22 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day Ден на Независимостта на България	Ден на Независимостта на България
24 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Eve Бъдни вечер	Бъдни вечер
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Рождество Христово	Рождество Христово
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Christmas Day Рождество Христово	Рождество Христово
28 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day (observed) Рождество Христово (почивен ден) Observed day off for Christmas Day (Sat 26 Dec)	Рождество Христово (почивен ден)

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Bulgaria (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · 4 days off
New Year's Day, Non-working day
Typically in Sofia: high 4°C (39°F), low −4°C (25°F), rain on 33% of days
Fri 10 Apr – Mon 13 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter
Typically in Sofia: high 14°C (57°F), low 3°C (37°F), rain on 36% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day
Typically in Sofia: high 18°C (64°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 46% of days
Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May · 3 days off
Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture, Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed)
Typically in Sofia: high 20°C (68°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 59% of days
Sat 5 Sep – Mon 7 Sep · 3 days off
Unification Day, Unification Day (observed)
Typically in Sofia: high 26°C (79°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 24% of days
Thu 24 Dec – Mon 28 Dec · 5 days off
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Christmas Day (observed)
Typically in Sofia: high 5°C (41°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 33% of days

Bridge days

Mon 2 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 28 Feb – Tue 3 Mar)
Liberation Day
Typically in Sofia: high 9°C (48°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 41% of days
Mon 21 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 19 Sep – Tue 22 Sep)
Independence Day
Typically in Sofia: high 24°C (75°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 30% of days

Long-weekend trip ideas

Where to go, typical weather and budget options for the most popular long weekends.

Where to go for Easter Where to go for Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army Where to go for Unification Day Where to go for Independence Day

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 24 Dec – Sun 3 Jan 2027 — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec).

Take 1 day off (Mon 5 Jan) get 5 days in a row
Thu 1 Jan – Mon 5 Jan · New Year's Day, Non-working day
Take 1 day off (Mon 2 Mar) get 4 days in a row
Sat 28 Feb – Tue 3 Mar · Liberation Day
Take 1 day off (Thu 9 Apr) get 5 days in a row
Thu 9 Apr – Mon 13 Apr · Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Thu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 May) get 4 days in a row
Fri 22 May – Mon 25 May · Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture, Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed)
Take 1 day off (Wed 23 Dec) get 6 days in a row
Wed 23 Dec – Mon 28 Dec · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Christmas Day (observed)