Public holidays in Bulgaria 2027
Bulgaria has 13 public holidays in 2027. 9 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, with 3 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 249 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
13public holidays
12weekday days off, substitutes included
249working days in 2027
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | Liberation Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Saturday weekend | Holy Saturday | |
| Saturday weekend | Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter | |
| Monday | Easter | |
| Tuesday | Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day observed | |
| Thursday | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army | |
| Monday | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture | |
| Monday | Unification Day | |
| Wednesday | Independence Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Eve | |
| Saturday weekend | Christmas Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Christmas Day | |
| Monday | Christmas Day observed | |
| Tuesday | Christmas Day observed |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2027
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2027 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| February 2027 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2027 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| April 2027 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2027 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| June 2027 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2027 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| August 2027 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2027 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| October 2027 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| November 2027 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2027 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| Total 2027 | 365 | 104 | 12 | 249 |
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Mar22 wd
Apr21 wd
May17 wd
Jun22 wd
Jul22 wd
Aug22 wd
Sep20 wd
Oct21 wd
Nov22 wd
Dec20 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2027
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 January 2027New Year's Day
- 5 daysFri 30 April to Tue 4 May 2027Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day, Easter
- 3 daysSat 22 to Mon 24 May 2027Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture
- 3 daysSat 4 to Mon 6 September 2027Unification Day
- 5 daysFri 24 to Tue 28 December 2027Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 7 daysTake off Wednesday 5 May 2027 for Fri 30 April to Thu 6 May 2027Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day, Easter, Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army
- 4 daysTake off Friday 7 May 2027 for Thu 6 to Sun 9 May 2027Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army
Questions about 2027 in Bulgaria
- How many working days are there in Bulgaria in 2027?
- 249 working days. 2027 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 12 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Bulgaria have in 2027?
- 13 public holidays, plus 3 substitute days off. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2027 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Holy Saturday (1 May 2027), Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day (1 May 2027), Easter (2 May 2027), Christmas Day (25 December 2027), Christmas Day (26 December 2027).
- What counts as the weekend in Bulgaria?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2028?
- See public holidays in Bulgaria 2028 or go back to 2026.
Cite or reuse this data
Bulgaria has 13 public holidays and 249 working days in 2027.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/bulgaria/2027/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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