Holidays in Bulgaria 2026
Bulgaria has 18 public holidays in 2026. 18 of them are national holidays, observed everywhere in Bulgaria. The next public holiday in Bulgaria is Christmas Eve on Thursday, December 24, 2026.
Holidays in Bulgaria 2026
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New Year's Day
Нова година
National holiday -
Non-working day
Неприсъствен ден
National holiday -
Liberation Day
Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго
National holiday -
Good Friday
Велики петък
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Holy Saturday
Велика събота
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Easter
Великден
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Easter
Великден
National holiday -
Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day
Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност
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Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army
Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия
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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
National holiday -
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)
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Unification Day
Ден на Съединението
National holiday -
Unification Day (observed)
Ден на Съединението (почивен ден)
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Independence Day
Ден на Независимостта на България
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Christmas Eve
Бъдни вечер
National holiday -
Christmas Day
Рождество Христово
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Christmas Day
Рождество Христово
National holiday -
Christmas Day (observed)
Рождество Христово (почивен ден)
National holiday
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does Bulgaria have in 2026?
- Bulgaria has 18 public holidays in 2026.
- What is the next public holiday in Bulgaria?
- The next public holiday in Bulgaria is Christmas Eve on Thursday, December 24, 2026.
- Which holidays are national public holidays in Bulgaria in 2026?
- Bulgaria has 18 national public holidays in 2026: New Year's Day (January 1, 2026), Non-working day (January 2, 2026), Liberation Day (March 3, 2026), Good Friday (April 10, 2026), Holy Saturday (April 11, 2026), Easter (April 12, 2026), Easter (April 13, 2026), Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day (May 1, 2026), Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army (May 6, 2026), Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (May 24, 2026), Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed) (May 25, 2026), Unification Day (September 6, 2026), Unification Day (observed) (September 7, 2026), Independence Day (September 22, 2026), Christmas Eve (December 24, 2026), Christmas Day (December 25, 2026), Christmas Day (December 26, 2026), Christmas Day (observed) (December 28, 2026).
Federal / national holiday = a public holiday everywhere in the country. Regional holiday = a public holiday only in the listed states or provinces.
Holiday data from the open-source python-holidays project; astronomy computed with ephem; eclipse details from NASA. Governments sometimes change dates — confirm important dates locally.