Take 1 day of leave and get 5 days off
Thu, Jan 1 – Mon, Jan 5
New Year's Day · Non-working day
Leave days: Mon, Jan 5
Public holidays · 2026
Bridge days in Bulgaria 2026
Take a few days of annual leave next to a public holiday and get a much longer break. These plans use only nationwide public holidays and the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) in Bulgaria.
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Sat, Feb 28 – Tue, Mar 3
Liberation Day
Leave days: Mon, Mar 2
Take 1 day of leave and get 5 days off
Fri, Apr 10 – Tue, Apr 14
Good Friday · Holy Saturday · Easter
Leave days: Tue, Apr 14
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Fri, May 1 – Mon, May 4
Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day
Leave days: Mon, May 4
Take 2 days of leave and get 5 days off
Wed, May 6 – Sun, May 10
Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army
Leave days: Thu, May 7, Fri, May 8
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Sat, May 23 – Tue, May 26
Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture
Leave days: Tue, May 26
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Sat, Sep 5 – Tue, Sep 8
Unification Day
Leave days: Tue, Sep 8
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Sat, Sep 19 – Tue, Sep 22
Independence Day
Leave days: Mon, Sep 21
Take 1 day of leave and get 6 days off
Thu, Dec 24 – Tue, Dec 29
Christmas Eve · Christmas Day
Leave days: Tue, Dec 29
Plans give at least four days off in a row and at least two more days off than the leave they cost. Check your employer's rules and any bridge days your government decrees; those are not included.
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What are the best bridge days in Bulgaria in 2026?
Take 1 day of leave and get 6 days off: Thu, Dec 24 – Tue, Dec 29 (Christmas Eve · Christmas Day); Take 1 day of leave and get 5 days off: Thu, Jan 1 – Mon, Jan 5 (New Year's Day · Non-working day); Take 1 day of leave and get 5 days off: Fri, Apr 10 – Tue, Apr 14 (Good Friday · Holy Saturday · Easter).