Public holidays in Bulgaria 2023

17 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Bulgaria

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Нова година	Нова година
2 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day (observed) Нова година (почивен ден) Observed day off for New Year's Day (Sun 1 Jan)	Нова година (почивен ден)
3 March Friday	Friday	Liberation Day Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго	Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго
14 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Велики петък	Велики петък
15 April Saturday	Saturday	Holy Saturday Велика събота	Велика събота
16 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Великден	Великден
17 April Monday	Monday	Easter Великден	Великден
1 May Monday	Monday	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 Saturday	Saturday	Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия	Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия
8 May Monday	Monday	Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army (observed) Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия (почивен ден) Observed day off for Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army (Sat 6 May)	Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия (почивен ден)
24 May Wednesday	Wednesday	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
6 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Unification Day Ден на Съединението	Ден на Съединението
22 September Friday	Friday	Independence Day Ден на Независимостта на България	Ден на Независимостта на България
24 December Sunday	Sunday	Christmas Eve Бъдни вечер	Бъдни вечер
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Рождество Христово	Рождество Христово
26 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Christmas Day Рождество Христово	Рождество Христово
27 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Eve (observed) Бъдни вечер (почивен ден) Observed day off for Christmas Eve (Sun 24 Dec)	Бъдни вечер (почивен ден)

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 3 days off
New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)
Typically in Sofia: high 4°C (39°F), low −4°C (25°F), rain on 31% of days
Fri 3 Mar – Sun 5 Mar · 3 days off
Liberation Day
Typically in Sofia: high 9°C (48°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 40% of days
Fri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter
Typically in Sofia: high 16°C (61°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 37% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day
Typically in Sofia: high 18°C (64°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 37% of days
Sat 6 May – Mon 8 May · 3 days off
Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army, Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army (observed)
Typically in Sofia: high 18°C (64°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 50% of days
Fri 22 Sep – Sun 24 Sep · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Sofia: high 22°C (72°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 33% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Wed 27 Dec · 5 days off
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Christmas Eve (observed)
Typically in Sofia: high 5°C (41°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 31% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Sofia: high 4°C (39°F), low −4°C (25°F), rain on 30% of days

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2023.

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 2023

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: Fri 22 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 22 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 2 Mar – Sun 5 Mar · Liberation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 13 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · Good Friday, Holy Saturday, EasterShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 5 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 5 May – Mon 8 May · Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army, Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 21 Sep) get 4 days in a rowThu 21 Sep – Sun 24 Sep · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 6 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Wed 27 Dec · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Christmas Eve (observed)Show on calendar ↓