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Holidays / Bulgaria

Bulgaria public holidays

Public holidays in Bulgaria, 2026

18 public holidays, 8 next to the weekend and 6 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

18Holidays in 2026
in 46 daysNext holiday
6Long weekends
28Years held
202520262027

Every public holiday in 2026

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
1 Jan 2026ThuNew Year's DayНова годинаweekdaypast
2 Jan 2026FriNon-working dayНеприсъствен денlong weekendpast
3 Mar 2026TueLiberation DayДен на Освобождението на България от османско игоweekdaypast
10 Apr 2026FriGood FridayВелики петъкlong weekendpast
11 Apr 2026SatHoly SaturdayВелика съботаweekendpast
12 Apr 2026SunEasterВеликденweekendpast
13 Apr 2026MonEasterВеликденlong weekendpast
1 May 2026FriLabor Day and International Workers' Solidarity DayДен на труда и на международната работническа солидарностlong weekendpast
6 May 2026WedSaint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian ArmyГергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армияweekdaypast
24 May 2026SunDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and CultureДен на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовностweekendpast
25 May 2026MonDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed)Ден на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовност (почивен ден)long weekendpast
6 Sep 2026SunUnification DayДен на Съединениетоweekendpast
7 Sep 2026MonUnification Day (observed)Ден на Съединението (почивен ден)long weekendpast
22 Sep 2026TueIndependence DayДен на Независимостта на Българияweekdaypast
24 Dec 2026ThuChristmas EveБъдни вечерweekdayin 46 days
25 Dec 2026FriChristmas DayРождество Христовоlong weekendin 47 days
26 Dec 2026SatChristmas DayРождество Христовоweekendin 48 days
28 Dec 2026MonChristmas Day (observed)Рождество Христово (почивен ден)long weekendin 50 days

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2026

JFMAMJJASOND

Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

31 Dec to 4 JanNon-working day, New Year's Day5 days
10 Apr to 13 AprGood Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter4 days
1 May to 3 MayLabor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day3 days
23 May to 25 MayDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture, Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed)3 days
5 Sep to 7 SepUnification Day, Unification Day (observed)3 days
24 Dec to 28 DecChristmas Eve, Christmas Day, Christmas Day (observed)5 days

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/v1/holidays/upcoming

Every holiday in the next 1 to 365 days, all countries.

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/v1/holidays/long-weekends/{iso}

Long weekends and the days to take off, any country and year.

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/v1/holidays/school

School holidays by region and zone, with their days.

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/v1/holidays/matrix

Holidays per country per month, ready for demand models.

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