# Public holidays in Bulgaria 2025

Bulgaria has 15 public holidays in 2025. 11 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, with 2 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 248 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

- Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/bulgaria/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0)
- JSON: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/bg/2025.json
- iCalendar: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/bg/2025.ics
- CSV: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/bg/2025.csv
- All years: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/bg.json

## Summary 2025

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Public holidays | 15 |
| Substitute days off (observed) | 2 |
| Holidays on weekdays | 13 |
| Holidays on the weekend | 4 |
| Weekend days | 104 |
| Working days | 248 |
| Calendar days | 365 |

## Holiday dates 2025

| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Wednesday | New Year's Day |
| 2025-03-03 | Monday | Liberation Day |
| 2025-04-18 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 2025-04-19 | Saturday | Holy Saturday |
| 2025-04-20 | Sunday | Easter |
| 2025-04-21 | Monday | Easter |
| 2025-05-01 | Thursday | Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day |
| 2025-05-06 | Tuesday | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army |
| 2025-05-24 | Saturday | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture |
| 2025-05-26 | Monday | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed) |
| 2025-09-06 | Saturday | Unification Day |
| 2025-09-08 | Monday | Unification Day (observed) |
| 2025-09-22 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 2025-12-24 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve |
| 2025-12-25 | Thursday | Christmas Day |
| 2025-12-26 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 2025-12-31 | Wednesday | Non-working day |

Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.

## Working days per month in 2025

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday.

| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| January 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 13 | 248 |

## Long weekends in 2025

Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave.

- 3 days, Sat 1 to Mon 3 March 2025: Liberation Day
- 4 days, Fri 18 to Mon 21 April 2025: Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter
- 3 days, Sat 24 to Mon 26 May 2025: Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture
- 3 days, Sat 6 to Mon 8 September 2025: Unification Day
- 3 days, Sat 20 to Mon 22 September 2025: Independence Day
- 5 days, Wed 24 to Sun 28 December 2025: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
- 5 days, Wed 31 December 2025 to Sun 4 January 2026: Non-working day, New Year's Day

## Bridge days in 2025

Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.

- Take off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025 (4 days): Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day
- Take off Monday 5 May 2025 for Sat 3 to Tue 6 May 2025 (4 days): Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army

## Questions about 2025 in Bulgaria

**How many working days are there in Bulgaria in 2025?** 248 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.

**How many public holidays does Bulgaria have in 2025?** 15 public holidays, plus 2 substitute days off. 4 fall on the weekend.

**What counts as the weekend in Bulgaria?** Saturday and Sunday.

## Other years

- [Bulgaria 2024](https://openworkdays.com/bulgaria/2024.md)
- [Bulgaria 2025](https://openworkdays.com/bulgaria/2025.md)
- [Bulgaria 2026](https://openworkdays.com/bulgaria/2026.md)
- [Bulgaria 2027](https://openworkdays.com/bulgaria/2027.md)
- [Bulgaria 2028](https://openworkdays.com/bulgaria/2028.md)
- [Bulgaria 2029](https://openworkdays.com/bulgaria/2029.md)
- [Bulgaria 2030](https://openworkdays.com/bulgaria/2030.md)

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