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Public holidays in Bulgaria 2029

Bulgaria has 17 public holidays in 2029, 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 2029: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
Jan 1MonНова годинаNew Year's Dayin 808 days
Mar 3SatWeekendДен на Освобождението на България от османско игоLiberation Dayin 869 days
Mar 5MonДен на Освобождението на България от османско игоLiberation DaySubstitute dayin 871 days
Apr 6FriВелики петъкGood Fridayin 903 days
Apr 7SatWeekendВелика съботаHoly Saturdayin 904 days
Apr 8SunWeekendВеликденEasterin 905 days
Apr 9MonВеликденEasterin 906 days
May 1TueДен на труда и на международната работническа солидарностLabor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Dayin 928 days
May 6SunWeekendГергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армияSaint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Armyin 933 days
May 7MonГергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армияSaint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian ArmySubstitute dayin 934 days
May 24ThuДен на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовностDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culturein 951 days
Sep 6ThuДен на СъединениетоUnification Dayin 1,056 days
Sep 22SatWeekendДен на Независимостта на БългарияIndependence Dayin 1,072 days
Sep 24MonДен на Независимостта на БългарияIndependence DaySubstitute dayin 1,074 days
Dec 24MonБъдни вечерChristmas Evein 1,165 days
Dec 25TueРождество ХристовоChristmas Dayin 1,166 days
Dec 26WedРождество ХристовоChristmas Dayin 1,167 days

At a glance

Bulgaria in 2029

01Public holidays

17 days

12 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.

  • Sat, Dec 30 – Mon, Jan 1

    3 days offNew Year's Day

  • Sat, Mar 3 – Mon, Mar 5

    3 days offLiberation Day · Liberation Day

  • Fri, Apr 6 – Mon, Apr 9

    4 days offGood Friday · Holy Saturday · Easter

  • Sat, May 5 – Mon, May 7

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

  • Sat, Sep 22 – Mon, Sep 24

    3 days offIndependence Day · Independence Day

  • Sat, Dec 22 – Wed, Dec 26

    5 days offChristmas Eve · Christmas Day

Long weekends in Bulgaria 2029Bridge days in Bulgaria 2029

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 2029?

Bulgaria has 17 days of national public holidays in 2029, 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 2029?

6: Sat, Dec 30 – Mon, Jan 1 (New Year's Day); Sat, Mar 3 – Mon, Mar 5 (Liberation Day); Fri, Apr 6 – Mon, Apr 9 (Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter); Sat, May 5 – Mon, May 7 (Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army); Sat, Sep 22 – Mon, Sep 24 (Independence Day); Sat, Dec 22 – Wed, Dec 26 (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day).

Which public holidays in Bulgaria fall on a weekend in 2029?

Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго (Liberation Day), Saturday, March 3, 2029; Велика събота (Holy Saturday), Saturday, April 7, 2029; Великден (Easter), Sunday, April 8, 2029; Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия (Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army), Sunday, May 6, 2029; Ден на Независимостта на България (Independence Day), Saturday, September 22, 2029.