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Public holidays in Bulgaria 2031

Bulgaria has 16 public holidays in 2031, 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 2031: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
Jan 1WedНова годинаNew Year's Dayin 1,538 days
Mar 3MonДен на Освобождението на България от османско игоLiberation Dayin 1,599 days
Apr 11FriВелики петъкGood Fridayin 1,638 days
Apr 12SatWeekendВелика съботаHoly Saturdayin 1,639 days
Apr 13SunWeekendВеликденEasterin 1,640 days
Apr 14MonВеликденEasterin 1,641 days
May 1ThuДен на труда и на международната работническа солидарностLabor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Dayin 1,658 days
May 6TueГергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армияSaint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Armyin 1,663 days
May 24SatWeekendДен на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовностDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culturein 1,681 days
May 26MonДен на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовностDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and CultureSubstitute dayin 1,683 days
Sep 6SatWeekendДен на СъединениетоUnification Dayin 1,786 days
Sep 8MonДен на СъединениетоUnification DaySubstitute dayin 1,788 days
Sep 22MonДен на Независимостта на БългарияIndependence Dayin 1,802 days
Dec 24WedБъдни вечерChristmas Evein 1,895 days
Dec 25ThuРождество ХристовоChristmas Dayin 1,896 days
Dec 26FriРождество ХристовоChristmas Dayin 1,897 days

At a glance

Bulgaria in 2031

01Public holidays

16 days

12 on working days, 4 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, Mar 1 – Mon, Mar 3

    3 days offLiberation Day

  • Fri, Apr 11 – Mon, Apr 14

    4 days offGood Friday · Holy Saturday · Easter

  • Sat, May 24 – Mon, May 26

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

  • Sat, Sep 6 – Mon, Sep 8

    3 days offUnification Day · Unification Day

  • Sat, Sep 20 – Mon, Sep 22

    3 days offIndependence Day

  • Wed, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 28

    5 days offChristmas Eve · Christmas Day

Long weekends in Bulgaria 2031Bridge days in Bulgaria 2031

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 2031?

Bulgaria has 16 days of national public holidays in 2031, 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 2031?

6: Sat, Mar 1 – Mon, Mar 3 (Liberation Day); Fri, Apr 11 – Mon, Apr 14 (Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter); Sat, May 24 – Mon, May 26 (Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture); Sat, Sep 6 – Mon, Sep 8 (Unification Day); Sat, Sep 20 – Mon, Sep 22 (Independence Day); Wed, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 28 (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day).

Which public holidays in Bulgaria fall on a weekend in 2031?

Велика събота (Holy Saturday), Saturday, April 12, 2031; Великден (Easter), Sunday, April 13, 2031; 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), Saturday, May 24, 2031; Ден на Съединението (Unification Day), Saturday, September 6, 2031.