Public holidays in Bulgaria 2026
12 national public holidays in Bulgaria in 2026. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. Next: Christmas Eve on 24 December (Thursday).
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 3 March | Tuesday | Liberation Day |
| 10 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 12 April | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 13 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May | Friday | Labour Day |
| 6 May | Wednesday | St. George's Day |
| 24 May | Sunday | Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day |
| 6 September | Sunday | Unification Day |
| 22 September | Tuesday | Independence Day |
| 24 December | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas Day |
Other observances
Bank holidays, optional and observance days. Most are not days off for everyone.
- 1 March · Granny March Day (observance)
- 8 March · International Women's Day (observance)
- 7 May · Radio and Television Day (observance)
- 26 December · Boxing Day (observance)
Source: date-holidays rules v3.26.5 (ISC (data: CC BY-SA 3.0)). About our data
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