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 holiday24 DecemberChristmas Eve
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.