Bulgaria Holidays

National and bank holidays for 2026

Year:

Holidays

National

Bank

January

New Year's Day (Nova godina) national

Celebrates the beginning of the new calendar year

Thu, Jan 1

March

Liberation Day (Den na Osvobozhdenieto na Bulgaria) national

National Day commemorating Bulgaria's liberation from Ottoman rule in 1878

Tue, Mar 3

April

Orthodox Good Friday (Razpeti petak) national

Friday before Orthodox Easter

Fri, Apr 10

Orthodox Holy Saturday (Velika sabota) national

Saturday before Orthodox Easter

Sat, Apr 11

Orthodox Easter Sunday (Velikden) national

Orthodox Easter Sunday

Sun, Apr 12

Orthodox Easter Monday (Veliki ponedelnik) national

Monday after Orthodox Easter Sunday

Mon, Apr 13

May

Labour Day (Den na truda) national

International Workers' Day

Fri, May 1

St. George's Day (Gergyovden) national

Day of Valour and Bulgarian Armed Forces

Wed, May 6

Bulgarian Education and Culture Day (Den na balgarskata prosveta i kultura) national

Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius. Falls on Sunday, observed Monday.

Mon, May 25

Actual: Sun, May 24

September

Unification Day (Den na Saedinenieto) national

Commemorates the 1885 unification. Falls on Sunday, observed Monday.

Mon, Sep 7

Actual: Sun, Sep 6

Independence Day (Den na Nezavisimostta na Bulgaria) national

Commemorates independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1908

Tue, Sep 22

December

Christmas Eve (Badni vecher) national

Eve of Christmas Day

Thu, Dec 24

Christmas Day (Rozhdestvo Hristovo) national

Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ

Fri, Dec 25

Second Day of Christmas (Rozhdestvo Hristovo (vtori den)) national

Second day of Christmas celebrations

Sat, Dec 26

API Access

/national-holidays/api/BG/index.json View JSON

All available years for Bulgaria

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/national-holidays/api/BG/2030.json View JSON

ISO Alpha-2

ISO Alpha-3

BGR

Official Name

Republic of Bulgaria

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