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.
14public holidays
12weekday days off, substitutes included
248working days in 2028
106weekend days
Holiday dates 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | New Year's Day observed | |
| Friday | Liberation Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Saturday weekend | Holy Saturday | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter | |
| Monday | Easter | |
| Monday | Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army | |
| Monday | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army observed | |
| Wednesday | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture | |
| Wednesday | Unification Day | |
| Friday | Independence Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Christmas Eve | |
| Monday | Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | Christmas Day | |
| 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. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| 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 |
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Jan20 wd
Feb21 wd
Mar22 wd
Apr18 wd
May20 wd
Jun22 wd
Jul21 wd
Aug23 wd
Sep19 wd
Oct22 wd
Nov22 wd
Dec18 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 1 to Mon 3 January 2028New Year's Day
- 3 daysFri 3 to Sun 5 March 2028Liberation Day
- 4 daysFri 14 to Mon 17 April 2028Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter
- 3 daysSat 29 April to Mon 1 May 2028Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day
- 3 daysSat 6 to Mon 8 May 2028Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army
- 3 daysFri 22 to Sun 24 September 2028Independence Day
- 5 daysSat 23 to Wed 27 December 2028Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029New Year's Day
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.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- New Year's Day (1 January 2028), Holy Saturday (15 April 2028), Easter (16 April 2028), Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army (6 May 2028), Christmas Eve (24 December 2028).
- 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 2029?
- See public holidays in Bulgaria 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
Bulgaria has 14 public holidays and 248 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/bulgaria/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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