Public holidays in Bulgaria 2027

17 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Bulgaria

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day Нова година	Нова година
3 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Liberation Day Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго	Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго
30 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Велики петък	Велики петък
1 May Saturday	Saturday	Holy Saturday Велика събота	Велика събота
1 May Saturday	Saturday	Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност	Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност
2 May Sunday	Sunday	Easter Великден	Великден
3 May Monday	Monday	Easter Великден	Великден
4 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day (observed) Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност (почивен ден) Observed day off for Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day (Sat 1 May)	Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност (почивен ден)
6 May Thursday	Thursday	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 Monday	Monday	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
6 September Monday	Monday	Unification Day Ден на Съединението	Ден на Съединението
22 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Independence Day Ден на Независимостта на България	Ден на Независимостта на България
24 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Eve Бъдни вечер	Бъдни вечер
25 December Saturday	Saturday	Christmas Day Рождество Христово	Рождество Христово
26 December Sunday	Sunday	Christmas Day Рождество Христово	Рождество Христово
27 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day (observed) Рождество Христово (почивен ден) Observed day off for Christmas Day (Sun 26 Dec)	Рождество Христово (почивен ден)
28 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Christmas Day (observed) Рождество Христово (почивен ден) Observed day off for Christmas Day (Sun 26 Dec)	Рождество Христово (почивен ден)

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Bulgaria (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Sofia: high 4°C (39°F), low −4°C (25°F), rain on 33% of days
Fri 30 Apr – Tue 4 May · 5 days off
Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day, Easter, Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day (observed)
Typically in Sofia: high 18°C (64°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 41% of days
Sat 22 May – Mon 24 May · 3 days off
Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture
Typically in Sofia: high 21°C (70°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 54% of days
Sat 4 Sep – Mon 6 Sep · 3 days off
Unification Day
Typically in Sofia: high 27°C (81°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 23% of days
Fri 24 Dec – Tue 28 Dec · 5 days off
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Christmas Day (observed)
Typically in Sofia: high 5°C (41°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 33% of days

Bridge days

Wed 5 May: take 1 day off, get 7 days in a row (Fri 30 Apr – Thu 6 May)
Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day, Easter, Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day (observed), Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army
Typically in Sofia: high 18°C (64°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 41% of days
Fri 7 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 6 May – Sun 9 May)
Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army
Typically in Sofia: high 18°C (64°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 50% of days

Long-weekend trip ideas

Where to go, typical weather and budget options for the most popular long weekends.

Where to go for Easter Where to go for Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army Where to go for Unification Day Where to go for Independence Day

Leave planner 2027

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.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 29 Apr – Sun 9 May — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 29 Apr, Wed 5 May, Fri 7 May).

Take 1 day off (Mon 4 Jan) get 4 days in a row
Fri 1 Jan – Mon 4 Jan · New Year's Day
Take 2 days off (Mon 1 Mar, Tue 2 Mar) get 5 days in a row
Sat 27 Feb – Wed 3 Mar · Liberation Day
Take 1 day off (Wed 5 May) get 7 days in a row
Fri 30 Apr – Thu 6 May · Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day, Easter, Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day (observed), Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army
Take 1 day off (Fri 21 May) get 4 days in a row
Fri 21 May – Mon 24 May · Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Sep) get 4 days in a row
Fri 3 Sep – Mon 6 Sep · Unification Day
Take 1 day off (Thu 23 Dec) get 6 days in a row
Thu 23 Dec – Tue 28 Dec · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Christmas Day (observed)