Home › Bulgaria › 2026 BG Bulgaria public holidays 2026: 12 holidays, 1 long weekend In 2026, Bulgaria has 12 public holidays: 9 fall on working days, and the calendar offers 1 long weekend. Good Friday falls on April 10, 2026, and April is the busiest month.
Year at a glance 12 Public holidays 9 On weekdays 252 Working days in year 10 Longest break (days) April Busiest month Public holidays in 2026 Date Weekday Holiday Substitute day January 1, 2026 Thursday New Year's Day — March 3, 2026 Tuesday Liberation Day — April 10, 2026 Friday Good Friday — April 12, 2026 Sunday Easter Sunday — April 13, 2026 Monday Easter Monday — May 1, 2026 Friday Labour Day — May 6, 2026 Wednesday St. George's Day — May 24, 2026 Sunday Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day — September 6, 2026 Sunday Unification Day — September 22, 2026 Tuesday Independence Day — December 24, 2026 Thursday Christmas Eve — December 25, 2026 Friday Christmas Day —
2026 calendar January 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
March 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Holidays on weekend days Holiday Date Weekday / Substitute day Easter Sunday April 12, 2026 Sunday Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day May 24, 2026 Sunday Unification Day September 6, 2026 Sunday
Long weekends and bridge days Date Days off vacation days Holiday January 1, 2026 – January 4, 2026 4 1 New Year's Day February 28, 2026 – March 3, 2026 4 1 Liberation Day April 10, 2026 – April 13, 2026 4 No leave needed Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday April 4, 2026 – April 13, 2026 10 4 Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday April 25, 2026 – May 3, 2026 9 4 Labour Day
Moving holidays Holiday Date Moving holidays Good Friday April 10, 2026 8 earlier Easter Sunday April 12, 2026 8 earlier Easter Monday April 13, 2026 8 earlier
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