Bulgaria Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in Bulgaria 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 1st February | Sunday | Day of Remembrance and Respect to Victims of the Communist Regime | Observance |
| 1st March | Sunday | Baba Marta | Observance |
| 3rd March | Tuesday | Liberation Day | National Holiday |
| 8th March | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 29th March | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 10th April | Friday | Good Friday | National Holiday |
| 11th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | National Holiday |
| 12th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | National Holiday |
| 13th April | Monday | Easter Monday | National Holiday |
| 1st May | Friday | Labor Day | National Holiday |
| 6th May | Wednesday | St. George's Day | National Holiday |
| 24th May | Sunday | Culture and Literacy Day | National Holiday |
| 25th May | Monday | Day off for Culture and Literacy Day | National Holiday |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 1st July | Wednesday | July Morning | Observance |
| 6th September | Sunday | Unification Day | National Holiday |
| 7th September | Monday | Day off for Unification Day | National Holiday |
| 22nd September | Tuesday | Independence Day | National Holiday |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 25th October | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 1st November | Sunday | Revival Day | Educational Holiday |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | National Holiday |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | National Holiday |
| 26th December | Saturday | Second day of Christmas | National Holiday |
| 26th December | Saturday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| 28th December | Monday | Christmas holiday | National Holiday |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Bulgaria. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Bulgaria this year in 2026?
There are 17 holidays in Bulgaria in 2026
How to retrieve the Bulgaria holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=BG&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Bulgaria holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'BG', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);