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🇧🇬 Bulgaria public holidays 2026

Bulgaria has 22 public holidays in 2026, plus 12 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is Christmas holiday on December 28.

17 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Bulgaria in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayНова годинаPublic holiday
January 2FridayNew Year HolidayPublic holiday
January 2FridayCurrency change dayДен на валутната смянаPublic holiday
February 1SundayDay of Remembrance and Respect to Victims of the Communist RegimeObservance
March 1SundayBaba MartaObservance
March 3TuesdayLiberation DayДен на oсвобождението на България от Oсманско робствоPublic holiday
March 8SundayMother's DayObservance
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
March 29SundayDaylight Saving Time startsOther
April 10FridayGood FridayРазпети петъкPublic holiday
April 11SaturdayHoly SaturdayВелика съботаPublic holiday
April 12SundayEaster SundayВеликденPublic holiday
April 13MondayEaster MondayВелики понеделникPublic holiday
May 1FridayLabor DayPublic holiday
May 1FridayInternational Workers' DayДен на труда и на международната работническа солидарностPublic holiday
May 6WednesdaySt. George's DayPublic holiday
May 6WednesdaySaint George's DayГергьовден, ден на храбростта и Българската армияPublic holiday
May 24SundayCulture and Literacy DayPublic holiday
May 25MondaySaints Cyril and Methodius DayДен на Българската просвета и култура и на славянската писменостPublic holiday
May 25MondayDay off for Culture and Literacy DayPublic holiday
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
July 1WednesdayJuly MorningObservance
September 6SundayUnification DayPublic holiday
September 7MondayUnification DayДен на съединениетоPublic holiday
September 22TuesdayIndependence DayДен на независимостта на БългарияPublic holiday
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
October 25SundayDaylight Saving Time endsOther
November 1SundayRevival DayHoliday
December 21MondayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 24ThursdayChristmas EveБъдни вечерPublic holiday
December 25FridayChristmas DayРождество ХристовоPublic holiday
December 26SaturdayFather's DayObservance
December 26SaturdaySecond day of ChristmasРождество ХристовоPublic holiday
December 28MondayChristmas holidayPublic holiday