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Public holidays in Bulgaria 2027

Bulgaria has 13 public holiday dates in 2027, 9 of them on a working day, and 5 long weekends. The next one is Christmas Eve, in 44 days (Thursday, December 24, 2026).

Next holiday · Christmas Eve
44 days
Thursday, December 24, 2026
  • Fri, Dec 25Christmas Dayin 45 days
  • Sat, Dec 26Christmas Dayin 46 days

2027 holiday calendar

17 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1FriNew Year's Dayin 52 days
Mar 3WedLiberation Dayin 113 days
Apr 30FriGood Fridayin 171 days
May 1SatHoly Saturdayin 172 days
May 1SatLabor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Dayin 172 days
May 2SunEaster Sundayin 173 days
May 3MonEaster Sundayin 174 days
May 4TueLabor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day observedin 175 days
May 6ThuSaint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Armyin 177 days
May 24MonDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culturein 195 days
Sep 6MonUnification Dayin 300 days
Sep 22WedIndependence Dayin 316 days
Dec 24FriChristmas Evein 409 days
Dec 25SatChristmas Dayin 410 days
Dec 26SunChristmas Dayin 411 days
Dec 27MonChristmas Day observedin 412 days
Dec 28TueChristmas Day observedin 413 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 2027

Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

  • Fri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3New Year's Day3 days
  • Fri, Apr 30 – Tue, May 4Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day, Easter Sunday5 days
  • Sat, May 22 – Mon, May 24Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture3 days
  • Sat, Sep 4 – Mon, Sep 6Unification Day3 days
  • Fri, Dec 24 – Tue, 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 Wed, May 5Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day, Easter Sunday, Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army7 days off
  • Take Fri, May 7Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army4 days off

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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