Calendars
Public holidays in Bulgaria 2026
18 public holidays; 13 fall on a working day. The weekend in Bulgaria is Saturday and Sunday.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day |
| Friday | Non-working day |
| Tuesday | Liberation Day |
| Friday | Good Friday |
| Saturday | Holy Saturdayweekend |
| Sunday | Easterweekend |
| Monday | Easter |
| Friday | Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day |
| Wednesday | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army |
| Sunday | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Cultureweekend |
| Monday | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Cultureobserved |
| Sunday | Unification Dayweekend |
| Monday | Unification Dayobserved |
| Tuesday | Independence Day |
| Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| Friday | Christmas Day |
| Saturday | Christmas Dayweekend |
| Monday | Christmas Dayobserved |
Notes
Observed means the day off is moved, usually to the next Monday, because the holiday falls on a weekend.
Only nationwide public holidays are listed. Regions, employers and schools may add others. See also the 2026 calendar and time in Bulgaria. Source: holidays 0.108 (github.com/vacanza/holidays), MIT.