Bulgaria Calendar 2026: Public Holidays and Working Days
15public holidays
10on weekdays
6long weekends
248working days
2bridge-day chances
2026 public holiday list
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day (Нова година) | Public holiday | 1 |
| 2 January | Friday | Non-working day (Неприсъствен ден) | Public holiday | 1 |
| 3 March | Tuesday | Liberation Day (Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго) | Public holiday | 10 |
| 10 April | Friday | Good Friday (Велики петък) | Public holiday | 15 |
| 11 April | Saturday | Holy Saturday (Велика събота) | Public holiday | 15 |
| 12 April | Sunday | Easter (Великден) | Public holiday | 15 |
| 13 April | Monday | Easter (Великден) | Public holiday | 16 |
| 1 May | Friday | Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day (Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност) | Public holiday | 18 |
| 6 May | Wednesday | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army (Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия) | Public holiday | 19 |
| 24 May | Sunday | 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) | Public holiday | 21 |
| 25 May | Monday | 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 (почивен ден))substitute | Public holiday | 22 |
| 6 September | Sunday | Unification Day (Ден на Съединението) | Public holiday | 36 |
| 7 September | Monday | Unification Day (Ден на Съединението (почивен ден))substitute | Public holiday | 37 |
| 22 September | Tuesday | Independence Day (Ден на Независимостта на България) | Public holiday | 39 |
| 24 December | Thursday | Christmas Eve (Бъдни вечер) | Public holiday | 52 |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas Day (Рождество Христово) | Public holiday | 52 |
| 26 December | Saturday | Christmas Day (Рождество Христово) | Public holiday | 52 |
| 28 December | Monday | Christmas Day (Рождество Христово (почивен ден))substitute | Public holiday | 53 |
2026 working days by month
| Month | Days | Weekend | Weekday holidays | Half days | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| March | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| November | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Total | 365 | 104 | 13 | 0 | 248 |
Working days = weekdays − public holidays on weekdays − half of the half days. Regional holidays are not included.
Long weekends and bridge days
- 1 January – 4 January: 4 days
- 10 April – 13 April: 4 days
- 1 May – 3 May: 3 days
- 23 May – 25 May: 3 days
- 5 September – 7 September: 3 days
- 24 December – 28 December: 5 days
- Take 2 March (Monday) off and the break grows to 4 days
- Take 21 September (Monday) off and the break grows to 4 days
Other days (religious, bank, half day, school…) (1)
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 November | Sunday | The Day of the People's Awakeners (Ден на народните будители) | School holiday | 44 |
2026 calendar (Bulgaria holidays marked)
January 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 3 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 4 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 5 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
February 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 8 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 9 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
March 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 13 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 14 | 30 | 31 |
April 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 18 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
May 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 19 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 20 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
June 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 24 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 25 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 26 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 27 | 29 | 30 |
July 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 28 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 29 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 30 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
August 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 32 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 34 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 35 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 36 | 31 |
September 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 37 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 38 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 39 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 40 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
October 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 41 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 42 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 43 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 44 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
November 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 1 | ||||||
| 45 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 46 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 47 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 48 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 49 | 30 |
December 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 50 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 51 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 52 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 53 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Bulgaria have in 2026?
Bulgaria has 15 public holidays in 2026; 10 fall on weekdays.
How many working days are there in Bulgaria in 2026?
Bulgaria has 248 working days in 2026 (104 weekend days, 13 public holidays on weekdays). The most working days are in July (23), the fewest in May (18).
What is the longest break in 2026?
The longest continuous break is 24 December – 28 December, 5 days including the weekend.
Are there bridge days in 2026?
Yes: take 2 March (Monday) off for a 4-day break; take 21 September (Monday) off for a 4-day break.
When is the next public holiday?
The first public holiday after 6 October 2026 is Christmas Eve: 24 December 2026, Thursday.
Data: open-source python-holidays 0.105 and official announcements; generated 2026-10-05. Dates are for information; please confirm with the official source.