Below is the official list of public holidays in Bulgaria for 2026, compiled from updated national holiday calendars and government notices
Public Holidays in Bulgaria 2026
- January 1, 2026 (Thursday) – New Year’s Day
- January 2, 2026 (Friday) – Public Holiday (Euro transition day)
- March 3, 2026 (Tuesday) – Liberation Day (National Day)
- April 10, 2026 (Friday) – Orthodox Good Friday
- April 11, 2026 (Saturday) – Orthodox Holy Saturday
- April 12, 2026 (Sunday) – Orthodox Easter Sunday
- April 13, 2026 (Monday) – Orthodox Easter Monday
- May 1, 2026 (Friday) – Labour Day
- May 6, 2026 (Wednesday) – St. George’s Day (Day of the Bulgarian Army)
- May 24, 2026 (Sunday) – Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature
- May 25, 2026 (Monday) – Public Holiday (in lieu of May 24)
- September 6, 2026 (Sunday) – Unification Day
- September 7, 2026 (Monday) – Public Holiday (in lieu of Unification Day)
- September 22, 2026 (Tuesday) – Independence Day
- December 24, 2026 (Thursday) – Christmas Eve
- December 25, 2026 (Friday) – Christmas Day
- December 28, 2026 (Monday) – Second Day of Christmas (observed)
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