# Public holidays in Bulgaria 2026

Bulgaria has 15 public holidays in 2026. 10 fall on a weekday and 5 on the weekend, with 3 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/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0)
- JSON: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/bg/2026.json
- iCalendar: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/bg/2026.ics
- CSV: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/bg/2026.csv
- All years: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/bg.json

## Summary 2026

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Public holidays | 15 |
| Substitute days off (observed) | 3 |
| Holidays on weekdays | 13 |
| Holidays on the weekend | 5 |
| Weekend days | 104 |
| Working days | 248 |
| Calendar days | 365 |

## Holiday dates 2026

| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2026-01-02 | Friday | Non-working day |
| 2026-03-03 | Tuesday | Liberation Day |
| 2026-04-10 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 2026-04-11 | Saturday | Holy Saturday |
| 2026-04-12 | Sunday | Easter |
| 2026-04-13 | Monday | Easter |
| 2026-05-01 | Friday | Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day |
| 2026-05-06 | Wednesday | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army |
| 2026-05-24 | Sunday | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture |
| 2026-05-25 | Monday | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed) |
| 2026-09-06 | Sunday | Unification Day |
| 2026-09-07 | Monday | Unification Day (observed) |
| 2026-09-22 | Tuesday | Independence Day |
| 2026-12-24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 2026-12-25 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 2026-12-26 | Saturday | Christmas Day |
| 2026-12-28 | Monday | Christmas Day (observed) |

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

## Working days per month in 2026

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 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 13 | 248 |

## Long weekends in 2026

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

- 5 days, Wed 31 December 2025 to Sun 4 January 2026: Non-working day, New Year's Day
- 4 days, Fri 10 to Mon 13 April 2026: Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter
- 3 days, Fri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026: Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day
- 3 days, Sat 23 to Mon 25 May 2026: Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture
- 3 days, Sat 5 to Mon 7 September 2026: Unification Day
- 5 days, Thu 24 to Mon 28 December 2026: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

## Bridge days in 2026

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

- Take off Monday 2 March 2026 for Sat 28 February to Tue 3 March 2026 (4 days): Liberation Day
- Take off Monday 21 September 2026 for Sat 19 to Tue 22 September 2026 (4 days): Independence Day

## Questions about 2026 in Bulgaria

**How many working days are there in Bulgaria in 2026?** 248 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.

**How many public holidays does Bulgaria have in 2026?** 15 public holidays, plus 3 substitute days off. 5 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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