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Public holidays in Bulgaria 2026

Bulgaria has 18 public holidays in 2026, 13 on working days.

Next: Бъдни вечер (Christmas Eve), Thursday, December 24, 2026in 69 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Bulgaria in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
Jan 1ThuНова годинаNew Year's Day288 days ago
Jan 2FriНеприсъствен денNon-working day287 days ago
Mar 3TueДен на Освобождението на България от османско игоLiberation Day227 days ago
Apr 10FriВелики петъкGood Friday189 days ago
Apr 11SatWeekendВелика съботаHoly Saturday188 days ago
Apr 12SunWeekendВеликденEaster187 days ago
Apr 13MonВеликденEaster186 days ago
May 1FriДен на труда и на международната работническа солидарностLabor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day168 days ago
May 6WedГергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армияSaint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army163 days ago
May 24SunWeekendДен на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовностDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture145 days ago
May 25MonДен на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовностDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and CultureSubstitute day144 days ago
Sep 6SunWeekendДен на СъединениетоUnification Day40 days ago
Sep 7MonДен на СъединениетоUnification DaySubstitute day39 days ago
Sep 22TueДен на Независимостта на БългарияIndependence Day24 days ago
Dec 24ThuБъдни вечерChristmas Evein 69 days
Dec 25FriРождество ХристовоChristmas Dayin 70 days
Dec 26SatWeekendРождество ХристовоChristmas Dayin 71 days
Dec 28MonРождество ХристовоChristmas DaySubstitute dayin 73 days

At a glance

Bulgaria in 2026

01Public holidays

18 days

13 on working days, 5 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

6 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Бъдни вечер (Christmas Eve)

Thursday, December 24, 2026 · in 69 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

  • Wed, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 4

    5 days offNon-working day · New Year's Day

  • Fri, Apr 10 – Mon, Apr 13

    4 days offGood Friday · Holy Saturday · Easter

  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3

    3 days offLabor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day

  • Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25

    3 days offDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture · Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture

  • Sat, Sep 5 – Mon, Sep 7

    3 days offUnification Day · Unification Day

  • Thu, Dec 24 – Mon, Dec 28

    5 days offChristmas Eve · Christmas Day · Christmas Day

Long weekends in Bulgaria 2026Bridge days in Bulgaria 2026

Sources and limits

About these dates

A public holiday does not always close every business. Essential services, shops and some industries keep working, and pay rules differ by country and contract.

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; NonWorkingDays built these tables from it on October 15, 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Sofia.

! Checked against Kodeks na truda (Labour Code) art. 154, official holidays and weekend compensation rule (Lex.bg), BTA: Council of Ministers declares 2 January 2026 a day off (euro changeover) on October 16, 2026, with caveats: All official holidays and the compensation days for 2026 and 2027 follow Labour Code art. 154, and the 2 January 2026 day off is a government decision for the euro changeover; no 2027 government bridging decision exists yet.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Bulgaria have in 2026?

Bulgaria has 18 days of national public holidays in 2026, 13 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Bulgaria?

Бъдни вечер (Christmas Eve), on Thursday, December 24, 2026.

How many long weekends does Bulgaria have in 2026?

6: Wed, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 4 (Non-working day, New Year's Day); Fri, Apr 10 – Mon, Apr 13 (Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter); Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 (Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day); Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25 (Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture); Sat, Sep 5 – Mon, Sep 7 (Unification Day); Thu, Dec 24 – Mon, Dec 28 (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day).

Which public holidays in Bulgaria fall on a weekend in 2026?

Велика събота (Holy Saturday), Saturday, April 11, 2026; Великден (Easter), Sunday, April 12, 2026; Ден на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовност (Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture), Sunday, May 24, 2026; Ден на Съединението (Unification Day), Sunday, September 6, 2026; Рождество Христово (Christmas Day), Saturday, December 26, 2026.