# Public holidays in Bulgaria 2028

Bulgaria has 14 public holidays in 2028. 9 fall on a weekday and 5 on the weekend, with 3 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 248 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

- Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/bulgaria/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0)
- JSON: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/bg/2028.json
- iCalendar: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/bg/2028.ics
- CSV: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/bg/2028.csv
- All years: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/bg.json

## Summary 2028

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Public holidays | 14 |
| Substitute days off (observed) | 3 |
| Holidays on weekdays | 12 |
| Holidays on the weekend | 5 |
| Weekend days | 106 |
| Working days | 248 |
| Calendar days | 366 |

## Holiday dates 2028

| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2028-01-01 | Saturday | New Year's Day |
| 2028-01-03 | Monday | New Year's Day (observed) |
| 2028-03-03 | Friday | Liberation Day |
| 2028-04-14 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 2028-04-15 | Saturday | Holy Saturday |
| 2028-04-16 | Sunday | Easter |
| 2028-04-17 | Monday | Easter |
| 2028-05-01 | Monday | Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day |
| 2028-05-06 | Saturday | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army |
| 2028-05-08 | Monday | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army (observed) |
| 2028-05-24 | Wednesday | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture |
| 2028-09-06 | Wednesday | Unification Day |
| 2028-09-22 | Friday | Independence Day |
| 2028-12-24 | Sunday | Christmas Eve |
| 2028-12-25 | Monday | Christmas Day |
| 2028-12-26 | Tuesday | Christmas Day |
| 2028-12-27 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve (observed) |

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

## Working days per month in 2028

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 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 12 | 248 |

## Long weekends in 2028

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

- 3 days, Sat 1 to Mon 3 January 2028: New Year's Day
- 3 days, Fri 3 to Sun 5 March 2028: Liberation Day
- 4 days, Fri 14 to Mon 17 April 2028: Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter
- 3 days, Sat 29 April to Mon 1 May 2028: Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day
- 3 days, Sat 6 to Mon 8 May 2028: Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army
- 3 days, Fri 22 to Sun 24 September 2028: Independence Day
- 5 days, Sat 23 to Wed 27 December 2028: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
- 3 days, Sat 30 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029: New Year's Day

## Bridge days in 2028

No single day of leave creates a break of four days or more in 2028.

## Questions about 2028 in Bulgaria

**How many working days are there in Bulgaria in 2028?** 248 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 12 public holidays on weekdays.

**How many public holidays does Bulgaria have in 2028?** 14 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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