Public holidays in Bulgaria in 2026
Bulgaria has 18 public holidays in 2026. 5 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The months with the most public holidays are April, May, and December (4 each).
All public holidays in Bulgaria in 2026
- New Year's Day (Нова година) – Thursday, January 1, 2026
- Non-working day (Неприсъствен ден) – Friday, January 2, 2026
- Liberation Day (Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго) – Tuesday, March 3, 2026
- Good Friday (Велики петък) – Friday, April 10, 2026
- Holy Saturday (Велика събота) – Saturday, April 11, 2026
- Easter (Великден) – Sunday, April 12, 2026
- Easter (Великден) – Monday, April 13, 2026
- Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day (Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност) – Friday, May 1, 2026
- Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army (Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия) – Wednesday, May 6, 2026
- 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) – Sunday, May 24, 2026
- 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)) – Monday, May 25, 2026
- Unification Day (Ден на Съединението) – Sunday, September 6, 2026
- Unification Day (observed) (Ден на Съединението (почивен ден)) – Monday, September 7, 2026
- Independence Day (Ден на Независимостта на България) – Tuesday, September 22, 2026
- Christmas Eve (Бъдни вечер) – Thursday, December 24, 2026
- Christmas Day (Рождество Христово) – Friday, December 25, 2026
- Christmas Day (Рождество Христово) – Saturday, December 26, 2026
- Christmas Day (observed) (Рождество Христово (почивен ден)) – Monday, December 28, 2026
Clock changes in Bulgaria in 2026
- On Sunday, Mar 29, clocks go forward 1 hour, from 03:00 to 04:00.
- On Sunday, Oct 25, clocks go back 1 hour, from 04:00 to 03:00.
Long weekends and bridge days in Bulgaria in 2026
The weekend in Bulgaria: Saturday and Sunday. Bulgaria has 6 long weekends in 2026: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.
- Wed, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 4 – 5 days off (Non-working day, New Year's Day)
- Fri, Apr 10 – Mon, Apr 13 – 4 days off (Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter)
- Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 – 3 days off (Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day)
- Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25 – 3 days off (Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture, Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed))
- Sat, Sep 5 – Mon, Sep 7 – 3 days off (Unification Day, Unification Day (observed))
- Thu, Dec 24 – Mon, Dec 28 – 5 days off (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Christmas Day (observed))
Bridge days: a few days off, a long break
- Take 2 days off (Mon, Dec 29 and Tue, Dec 30): 12 days off in a row, Wed, Dec 24 – Sun, Jan 4 (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Non-working day, New Year's Day)
- Take Mon, Mar 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Feb 28 – Tue, Mar 3 (Liberation Day)
- Take 2 days off (Mon, May 4 and Tue, May 5): 6 days off in a row, Fri, May 1 – Wed, May 6 (Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day, Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army)
- Take 2 days off (Thu, May 7 and Fri, May 8): 5 days off in a row, Wed, May 6 – Sun, May 10 (Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army)
- Take Mon, Sep 21 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Sep 19 – Tue, Sep 22 (Independence Day)
2026 at a glance
- 2026 has 365 days.
- 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.
- 2026 has the same calendar as 2015 and 2037.
- Public holidays in Bulgaria: 18
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