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Holidays / Bulgaria

Bulgaria public holidays

Public holidays in Bulgaria, 2025

17 public holidays, 7 next to the weekend and 7 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

17Holidays in 2025
in 46 daysNext holiday
7Long weekends
28Years held
202520262027

Every public holiday in 2025

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
1 Jan 2025WedNew Year's DayНова годинаweekdaypast
3 Mar 2025MonLiberation DayДен на Освобождението на България от османско игоlong weekendpast
18 Apr 2025FriGood FridayВелики петъкlong weekendpast
19 Apr 2025SatHoly SaturdayВелика съботаweekendpast
20 Apr 2025SunEasterВеликденweekendpast
21 Apr 2025MonEasterВеликденlong weekendpast
1 May 2025ThuLabor Day and International Workers' Solidarity DayДен на труда и на международната работническа солидарностweekdaypast
6 May 2025TueSaint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian ArmyГергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армияweekdaypast
24 May 2025SatDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and CultureДен на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовностweekendpast
26 May 2025MonDay 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 2025SatUnification DayДен на Съединениетоweekendpast
8 Sep 2025MonUnification Day (observed)Ден на Съединението (почивен ден)long weekendpast
22 Sep 2025MonIndependence DayДен на Независимостта на Българияlong weekendpast
24 Dec 2025WedChristmas EveБъдни вечерweekdaypast
25 Dec 2025ThuChristmas DayРождество Христовоweekdaypast
26 Dec 2025FriChristmas DayРождество Христовоlong weekendpast
31 Dec 2025WedNon-working dayНеприсъствен денweekdaypast

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2025

JFMAMJJASOND

Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

1 Mar to 3 MarLiberation Day3 days
18 Apr to 21 AprGood Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter4 days
24 May to 26 MayDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture, Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed)3 days
6 Sep to 8 SepUnification Day, Unification Day (observed)3 days
20 Sep to 22 SepIndependence Day3 days
24 Dec to 28 DecChristmas Eve, Christmas Day5 days
31 Dec to 4 JanNon-working day, New Year's Day5 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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