Public holidays in Bulgaria 2026
18 nationwide public holidays in 2026.
Nationwide holidays 2026
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January Thursday | Thursday | New Year's Day Нова година | Нова година |
| 2 January Friday | Friday | Non-working day Неприсъствен ден | Неприсъствен ден |
| 3 March Tuesday | Tuesday | Liberation Day Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго | Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго |
| 10 April Friday | Friday | Good Friday Велики петък | Велики петък |
| 11 April Saturday | Saturday | Holy Saturday Велика събота | Велика събота |
| 12 April Sunday | Sunday | Easter Великден | Великден |
| 13 April Monday | Monday | Easter Великден | Великден |
| 1 May Friday | Friday | Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност | Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност |
| 6 May Wednesday | Wednesday | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия | Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия |
| 24 May Sunday | Sunday | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture Ден на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовност | Ден на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовност |
| 25 May Monday | Monday | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed) Ден на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовност (почивен ден) Observed day off for Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (Sun 24 May) | Ден на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовност (почивен ден) |
| 6 September Sunday | Sunday | Unification Day Ден на Съединението | Ден на Съединението |
| 7 September Monday | Monday | Unification Day (observed) Ден на Съединението (почивен ден) Observed day off for Unification Day (Sun 6 Sep) | Ден на Съединението (почивен ден) |
| 22 September Tuesday | Tuesday | Independence Day Ден на Независимостта на България | Ден на Независимостта на България |
| 24 December Thursday | Thursday | Christmas Eve Бъдни вечер | Бъдни вечер |
| 25 December Friday | Friday | Christmas Day Рождество Христово | Рождество Христово |
| 26 December Saturday | Saturday | Christmas Day Рождество Христово | Рождество Христово |
| 28 December Monday | Monday | Christmas Day (observed) Рождество Христово (почивен ден) Observed day off for Christmas Day (Sat 26 Dec) | Рождество Христово (почивен ден) |
Long weekends and bridge days 2026
Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Bulgaria (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.
Long weekends
- Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · 4 days offNew Year's Day, Non-working day
- Fri 10 Apr – Mon 13 Apr · 4 days offGood Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter
- Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days offLabor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day
- Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May · 3 days offDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture, Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed)
- Sat 5 Sep – Mon 7 Sep · 3 days offUnification Day, Unification Day (observed)
- Thu 24 Dec – Mon 28 Dec · 5 days offChristmas Eve, Christmas Day, Christmas Day (observed)
Bridge days
- Mon 2 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 28 Feb – Tue 3 Mar)Liberation Day
- Mon 21 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 19 Sep – Tue 22 Sep)Independence Day
Long-weekend trip ideas
Where to go, typical weather and budget options for the most popular long weekends.
Leave planner 2026
Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.
Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 24 Dec – Sun 3 Jan 2027 — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec).
- Take 1 day off (Mon 5 Jan) get 5 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Mon 5 Jan · New Year's Day, Non-working day
- Take 1 day off (Mon 2 Mar) get 4 days in a rowSat 28 Feb – Tue 3 Mar · Liberation Day
- Take 1 day off (Thu 9 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 9 Apr – Mon 13 Apr · Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter
- Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day
- Take 1 day off (Fri 22 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 22 May – Mon 25 May · Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture, Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed)
- Take 1 day off (Wed 23 Dec) get 6 days in a rowWed 23 Dec – Mon 28 Dec · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Christmas Day (observed)
2026 calendar
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Source: the open-source holidays library, version 0.106. Data generated on 9 October 2026. Official government announcements take precedence. About the data.