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Bulgaria: public holidays 2026

Bulgaria: public holidays for 2026.

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National public holidays · This calendar uses the data source’s public-holiday category. Separately classified bank, government, community-specific, optional, school and half-day holidays are outside its scope.

Original holiday dates and substitute dates may both appear; not every date means an extra weekday off.

All dates use the Gregorian calendar and refer to the local date. Your workplace’s schedule may differ.

2026 calendar · National public holidays
Date	Holiday name	About this holiday
Date January 1Thursday	Holiday name New Year's Day Нова година Public holiday About this holiday New Year’s Day marks the beginning of the calendar year and is listed by Bulgaria as a nationwide official holiday. References 1
Date January 2Friday	Holiday name Non-working day Неприсъствен ден Public holiday About this holiday Bulgaria designated 31 December 2025 and 2 January 2026 as one-off nationwide non-working days around the New Year period by Council of Ministers Resolution No. 808 of 19 November 2025. References 2
Date March 3Tuesday	Holiday name Liberation Day Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго Public holiday About this holiday Bulgaria’s 3 March National Holiday commemorates the country’s liberation from Ottoman domination; the Government history records the 3 March 1878 Treaty of San Stefano and Bulgaria’s recognition as an autonomous country. It is a nationwide public holiday. References 1References 3
Date April 10Friday	Holiday name Good Friday Велики петък Public holiday About this holiday Good Friday is part of Bulgaria’s Christian Easter observances and commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. It is a nationwide public holiday. References 1References 4
Date April 11Saturday	Holiday name Holy Saturday Велика събота Public holiday About this holiday In Bulgaria’s national public-holiday calendar, Holy Saturday is part of the Christian Easter observances and marks the day before the celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection. It is a nationwide public holiday. References 1References 4
Date April 12Sunday	Holiday name Easter Великден Public holiday About this holiday Bulgaria’s Easter holiday commemorates the Christian Resurrection of Jesus; the official calendar includes Easter Sunday and Easter Monday as nationwide holidays determined for the relevant Easter celebration. References 1References 4
Date April 13Monday	Holiday name Easter Великден Public holiday About this holiday Bulgaria’s Easter holiday commemorates the Christian Resurrection of Jesus; the official calendar includes Easter Sunday and Easter Monday as nationwide holidays determined for the relevant Easter celebration. References 1References 4
Date May 1Friday	Holiday name Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност Public holiday About this holiday Labour Day, also called the International Workers’ Solidarity Day in Bulgaria’s official list, recognizes workers and international labour solidarity. It is a nationwide public holiday. References 1
Date May 6Wednesday	Holiday name Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия Public holiday About this holiday St George’s Day is also Bulgaria’s Day of Valour and the Day of the Bulgarian Armed Forces. The combined observance is a nationwide public holiday. References 1
Date May 24Sunday	Holiday name Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture Ден на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовност Public holiday About this holiday Bulgaria’s Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature honors the two brothers and their contribution to Bulgarian literacy and Slavic literary culture. It is a nationwide public holiday. References 1References 3
Date May 25Monday	Holiday name Day 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) Public holiday About this holiday This is the nationwide substitute day off for Bulgaria’s Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature. Under Bulgaria’s official rule, the first one or two working days after a weekend public holiday become days off. References 1References 3
Date September 6Sunday	Holiday name Unification Day Ден на Съединението Public holiday About this holiday Unification Day commemorates the 6 September 1885 unification of Eastern Rumelia with the Principality of Bulgaria. It is a nationwide public holiday in Bulgaria. References 1References 3
Date September 7Monday	Holiday name Unification Day (observed) Ден на Съединението (почивен ден) Public holiday About this holiday This is the substitute nationwide non-working day for Bulgaria’s Unification Day, commemorating the 1885 unification of Eastern Rumelia with the Principality of Bulgaria. The official weekend rule governs the substitute date. References 1References 3
Date September 22Tuesday	Holiday name Independence Day Ден на Независимостта на България Public holiday About this holiday Bulgaria’s Independence Day commemorates the proclamation of independence on 22 September 1908, which ended the country’s dependent status under the Berlin Treaty. It is a nationwide public holiday. References 1References 3
Date December 24Thursday	Holiday name Christmas Eve Бъдни вечер Public holiday About this holiday Christmas Eve is the Christian eve of the Nativity of Jesus and is listed by Bulgaria as a nationwide public holiday. References 1References 5
Date December 25Friday	Holiday name Christmas Day Рождество Христово Public holiday About this holiday Christmas Day and the following Christmas holiday commemorate the Nativity of Jesus; Bulgaria lists 25 and 26 December as nationwide official holidays. References 1References 5
Date December 26Saturday	Holiday name Christmas Day Рождество Христово Public holiday About this holiday Christmas Day and the following Christmas holiday commemorate the Nativity of Jesus; Bulgaria lists 25 and 26 December as nationwide official holidays. References 1References 5
Date December 28Monday	Holiday name Christmas Day (observed) Рождество Христово (почивен ден) Public holiday About this holiday This is the substitute nationwide non-working day associated with Bulgaria’s Christmas holiday period when an included Christmas holiday falls on a weekend. The official weekend rule places the substitute on the following business day or days. References 1References 5

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2025 calendar

Original holiday dates and substitute dates may both appear; not every date means an extra weekday off.

All dates use the Gregorian calendar and refer to the local date. Your workplace’s schedule may differ.

2025 calendar · National public holidays
Date	Holiday name	About this holiday
Date January 1Wednesday	Holiday name New Year's Day Нова година Public holiday About this holiday New Year’s Day marks the beginning of the calendar year and is listed by Bulgaria as a nationwide official holiday. References 1
Date March 3Monday	Holiday name Liberation Day Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго Public holiday About this holiday Bulgaria’s 3 March National Holiday commemorates the country’s liberation from Ottoman domination; the Government history records the 3 March 1878 Treaty of San Stefano and Bulgaria’s recognition as an autonomous country. It is a nationwide public holiday. References 1References 2
Date April 18Friday	Holiday name Good Friday Велики петък Public holiday About this holiday Good Friday is part of Bulgaria’s Christian Easter observances and commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. It is a nationwide public holiday. References 1References 3
Date April 19Saturday	Holiday name Holy Saturday Велика събота Public holiday About this holiday In Bulgaria’s national public-holiday calendar, Holy Saturday is part of the Christian Easter observances and marks the day before the celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection. It is a nationwide public holiday. References 1References 3
Date April 20Sunday	Holiday name Easter Великден Public holiday About this holiday Bulgaria’s Easter holiday commemorates the Christian Resurrection of Jesus; the official calendar includes Easter Sunday and Easter Monday as nationwide holidays determined for the relevant Easter celebration. References 1References 3
Date April 21Monday	Holiday name Easter Великден Public holiday About this holiday Bulgaria’s Easter holiday commemorates the Christian Resurrection of Jesus; the official calendar includes Easter Sunday and Easter Monday as nationwide holidays determined for the relevant Easter celebration. References 1References 3
Date May 1Thursday	Holiday name Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност Public holiday About this holiday Labour Day, also called the International Workers’ Solidarity Day in Bulgaria’s official list, recognizes workers and international labour solidarity. It is a nationwide public holiday. References 1
Date May 6Tuesday	Holiday name Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия Public holiday About this holiday St George’s Day is also Bulgaria’s Day of Valour and the Day of the Bulgarian Armed Forces. The combined observance is a nationwide public holiday. References 1
Date May 24Saturday	Holiday name Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture Ден на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовност Public holiday About this holiday Bulgaria’s Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature honors the two brothers and their contribution to Bulgarian literacy and Slavic literary culture. It is a nationwide public holiday. References 1References 2
Date May 26Monday	Holiday name Day 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) Public holiday About this holiday This is the nationwide substitute day off for Bulgaria’s Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature. Under Bulgaria’s official rule, the first one or two working days after a weekend public holiday become days off. References 1References 2
Date September 6Saturday	Holiday name Unification Day Ден на Съединението Public holiday About this holiday Unification Day commemorates the 6 September 1885 unification of Eastern Rumelia with the Principality of Bulgaria. It is a nationwide public holiday in Bulgaria. References 1References 2
Date September 8Monday	Holiday name Unification Day (observed) Ден на Съединението (почивен ден) Public holiday About this holiday This is the substitute nationwide non-working day for Bulgaria’s Unification Day, commemorating the 1885 unification of Eastern Rumelia with the Principality of Bulgaria. The official weekend rule governs the substitute date. References 1References 2
Date September 22Monday	Holiday name Independence Day Ден на Независимостта на България Public holiday About this holiday Bulgaria’s Independence Day commemorates the proclamation of independence on 22 September 1908, which ended the country’s dependent status under the Berlin Treaty. It is a nationwide public holiday. References 1References 2
Date December 24Wednesday	Holiday name Christmas Eve Бъдни вечер Public holiday About this holiday Christmas Eve is the Christian eve of the Nativity of Jesus and is listed by Bulgaria as a nationwide public holiday. References 1References 4
Date December 25Thursday	Holiday name Christmas Day Рождество Христово Public holiday About this holiday Christmas Day and the following Christmas holiday commemorate the Nativity of Jesus; Bulgaria lists 25 and 26 December as nationwide official holidays. References 1References 4
Date December 26Friday	Holiday name Christmas Day Рождество Христово Public holiday About this holiday Christmas Day and the following Christmas holiday commemorate the Nativity of Jesus; Bulgaria lists 25 and 26 December as nationwide official holidays. References 1References 4
Date December 31Wednesday	Holiday name Non-working day Неприсъствен ден Public holiday About this holiday Bulgaria designated 31 December 2025 and 2 January 2026 as one-off nationwide non-working days around the New Year period by Council of Ministers Resolution No. 808 of 19 November 2025. References 5

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