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Public holidays in Bulgaria 2026
Bulgaria has 15 public holiday dates in 2026, 10 of them on a working day, and 6 long weekends. The next one is Christmas Eve, in 45 days (Thursday, December 24, 2026).
- Fri, Dec 25Christmas Dayin 46 days
- Sat, Dec 26Christmas Dayin 47 days
2026 holiday calendar
18 entries| Date | Day | Holiday | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thu | New Year's Day | passed |
| Jan 2 | Fri | Non-working day | passed |
| Mar 3 | Tue | Liberation Day | passed |
| Apr 10 | Fri | Good Friday | passed |
| Apr 11 | Sat | Holy Saturday | passed |
| Apr 12 | Sun | Easter Sunday | passed |
| Apr 13 | Mon | Easter Sunday | passed |
| May 1 | Fri | Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day | passed |
| May 6 | Wed | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army | passed |
| May 24 | Sun | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture | passed |
| May 25 | Mon | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture observed | passed |
| Sep 6 | Sun | Unification Day | passed |
| Sep 7 | Mon | Unification Day observed | passed |
| Sep 22 | Tue | Independence Day | passed |
| Dec 24 | Thu | Christmas Eve | in 45 days |
| Dec 25 | Fri | Christmas Day | in 46 days |
| Dec 26 | Sat | Christmas Day | in 47 days |
| Dec 28 | Mon | Christmas Day observed | in 49 days |
observed
When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.
estimated
Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.
Long weekends in 2026
Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
- Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4New Year's Day, Non-working day4 days
- Fri, Apr 10 – Mon, Apr 13Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday4 days
- Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day3 days
- Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture3 days
- Sat, Sep 5 – Mon, Sep 7Unification Day3 days
- Thu, Dec 24 – Mon, Dec 28Christmas Eve, Christmas Day5 days
Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away
Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.
What is this?
A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.
- Take Mon, Mar 2Liberation Day4 days off
- Take Mon, Sep 21Independence Day4 days off
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