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Public holidays in Bulgaria 2026

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Every public holiday in Bulgaria in 2026 is listed below, with the day of the week each one falls on. National holidays apply across the whole country. Regional ones apply only in certain states or areas, so check locally before booking anything around them.

See 2026 on a calendar. Open the Bulgaria calendar to see these marked on a year-at-a-glance grid next to your own leave, travel and deadlines. Free, no sign-up.

Planning around a reporting week rather than a month? Week numbers for 2026 lists every week with its dates.

Public holiday dates in Bulgaria, 2026

DateDayHolidayType
1 JanuaryThursdayNew Year's DayNational
2 JanuaryFridayNon-working dayNational
3 MarchTuesdayLiberation DayNational
10 AprilFridayGood FridayNational
11 AprilSaturdayHoly SaturdayNational
12 AprilSundayEasterNational
13 AprilMondayEasterNational
1 MayFridayLabor Day and International Workers' Solidarity DayNational
6 MayWednesdaySaint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian ArmyNational
24 MaySundayDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and CultureNational
25 MayMondayDay of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed)National
6 SeptemberSundayUnification DayNational
7 SeptemberMondayUnification Day (observed)National
22 SeptemberTuesdayIndependence DayNational
24 DecemberThursdayChristmas EveNational
25 DecemberFridayChristmas DayNational
26 DecemberSaturdayChristmas DayNational
28 DecemberMondayChristmas Day (observed)National

Which days of the week they fall on

Of the 18 national holidays in 2026, 13 fall on a weekday and 5 at a weekend. A holiday landing on a weekend is worth spotting early if you were counting on a long one.

Other years

Public holidays in Bulgaria 2025 · Public holidays in Bulgaria 2027

Other countries

Public holidays for 247 countries and territories, or back to Bulgaria.