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Public holidays in Bulgaria 2028

Bulgaria has 17 public holidays in 2028, 12 on working days.

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

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Bulgaria in 2028: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
Jan 1SatWeekendНова годинаNew Year's Dayin 442 days
Jan 3MonНова годинаNew Year's DaySubstitute dayin 444 days
Mar 3FriДен на Освобождението на България от османско игоLiberation Dayin 504 days
Apr 14FriВелики петъкGood Fridayin 546 days
Apr 15SatWeekendВелика съботаHoly Saturdayin 547 days
Apr 16SunWeekendВеликденEasterin 548 days
Apr 17MonВеликденEasterin 549 days
May 1MonДен на труда и на международната работническа солидарностLabor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Dayin 563 days
May 6SatWeekendГергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армияSaint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Armyin 568 days
May 8MonГергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армияSaint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian ArmySubstitute dayin 570 days
May 24WedДен на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовностDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culturein 586 days
Sep 6WedДен на СъединениетоUnification Dayin 691 days
Sep 22FriДен на Независимостта на БългарияIndependence Dayin 707 days
Dec 24SunWeekendБъдни вечерChristmas Evein 800 days
Dec 25MonРождество ХристовоChristmas Dayin 801 days
Dec 26TueРождество ХристовоChristmas Dayin 802 days
Dec 27WedБъдни вечерChristmas EveSubstitute dayin 803 days

At a glance

Bulgaria in 2028

01Public holidays

17 days

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

02Long weekends

7 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.

  • Sat, Jan 1 – Mon, Jan 3

    3 days offNew Year's Day · New Year's Day

  • Fri, Mar 3 – Sun, Mar 5

    3 days offLiberation Day

  • Fri, Apr 14 – Mon, Apr 17

    4 days offGood Friday · Holy Saturday · Easter

  • Sat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1

    3 days offLabor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day

  • Sat, May 6 – Mon, May 8

    3 days offSaint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army · Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army

  • Fri, Sep 22 – Sun, Sep 24

    3 days offIndependence Day

  • Sat, Dec 23 – Wed, Dec 27

    5 days offChristmas Eve · Christmas Day · Christmas Eve

Long weekends in Bulgaria 2028Bridge days in Bulgaria 2028

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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Good to know

How many public holidays does Bulgaria have in 2028?

Bulgaria has 17 days of national public holidays in 2028, 12 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 2028?

7: Sat, Jan 1 – Mon, Jan 3 (New Year's Day); Fri, Mar 3 – Sun, Mar 5 (Liberation Day); Fri, Apr 14 – Mon, Apr 17 (Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter); Sat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1 (Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day); Sat, May 6 – Mon, May 8 (Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army); Fri, Sep 22 – Sun, Sep 24 (Independence Day); Sat, Dec 23 – Wed, Dec 27 (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day).

Which public holidays in Bulgaria fall on a weekend in 2028?

Нова година (New Year's Day), Saturday, January 1, 2028; Велика събота (Holy Saturday), Saturday, April 15, 2028; Великден (Easter), Sunday, April 16, 2028; Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия (Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army), Saturday, May 6, 2028; Бъдни вечер (Christmas Eve), Sunday, December 24, 2028.