Public holidays
Public holidays in Bulgaria
Bulgaria has 18 public holidays in 2026, of which 5 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday22 SeptemberIndependence Day — in 11 days
202618 dayspublic holidays in total
202717 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Friday 2 JanuaryNon-working daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 3 MarchLiberation Day
Friday 10 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Saturday 11 AprilHoly Saturdayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 12 AprilEasterfalls on a weekend
Monday 13 AprilEasterlong weekend likely
Friday 1 MayLabor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 6 MaySaint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army
Sunday 24 MayDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culturefalls on a weekend
Monday 25 MayDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed)long weekend likely
Sunday 6 SeptemberUnification Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 7 SeptemberUnification Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 22 SeptemberIndependence Day
Thursday 24 DecemberChristmas Eve
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 26 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 28 DecemberChristmas Day (observed)long weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 3 MarchLiberation Day
Friday 30 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Saturday 1 MayHoly Saturdayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 1 MayLabor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 2 MayEasterfalls on a weekend
Monday 3 MayEasterlong weekend likely
Tuesday 4 MayLabor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day (observed)
Thursday 6 MaySaint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army
Monday 24 MayDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culturelong weekend likely
Monday 6 SeptemberUnification Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 22 SeptemberIndependence Day
Friday 24 DecemberChristmas Evelong weekend likely
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 26 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 27 DecemberChristmas Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 28 DecemberChristmas Day (observed)
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.