View the complete list of public holidays and bank holidays in Bulgaria for 2027. Plan your year ahead with official dates, weekdays, and observances.
Choose how many days of leave you are willing to book. We work out which holiday gives you the longest run of days off for that spend, and mark the days to book in the calendar below. How this works →
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Showing the best break you can get with 2 leave days of leave.
Sat, Feb 27 → Wed, Mar 3
Book the dashed days below. Combined with the holiday and the weekend around it, your 2 leave days turn into 5 days off in a row.
Other dates worth booking
Bulgaria's Liberation Day (March 3) marks the 1878 Treaty of San Stefano ending Ottoman rule, and is a solemn national holiday distinct from Eastern Orthodox Easter, kept on the Julian-calendar date and usually falling later than Western Easter. St. George's Day (May 6) doubles as Bulgarian Army Day. Business closures cluster heavily around Orthodox Easter and the Christmas/New Year stretch rather than being evenly spread through the year.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027 | Friday | Нова Година (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| March 3, 2027 | Wednesday | Ден на Освобождението на България от Османската Империя (Liberation Day) | Public Holiday |
| April 30, 2027 | Friday | Разпети петък (Good Friday) | Public Holiday |
| May 1, 2027 | Saturday | Ден на труда (Labour Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 2, 2027 | Sunday | Великден (Easter Sunday) | Public Holiday |
| May 3, 2027 | Monday | Велики понеделник (Easter Monday) | Public Holiday |
| May 6, 2027 | Thursday | Гергьовден (St. George's Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 24, 2027 | Monday | Ден на азбуката, културата и просветата (Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day) | Public Holiday |
| September 6, 2027 | Monday | Ден на съединението (Unification Day) | Public Holiday |
| September 22, 2027 | Wednesday | Ден на независимостта (Independence Day) | Public Holiday |
| December 24, 2027 | Friday | Бъдни вечер (Christmas Eve) | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2027 | Saturday | Коледа (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | Thursday | Нова Година (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| March 3, 2026 | Tuesday | Ден на Освобождението на България от Османската Империя (Liberation Day) | Public Holiday |
| April 10, 2026 | Friday | Разпети петък (Good Friday) | Public Holiday |
| April 12, 2026 | Sunday | Великден (Easter Sunday) | Public Holiday |
| April 13, 2026 | Monday | Велики понеделник (Easter Monday) | Public Holiday |
| May 1, 2026 | Friday | Ден на труда (Labour Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 6, 2026 | Wednesday | Гергьовден (St. George's Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 24, 2026 | Sunday | Ден на азбуката, културата и просветата (Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day) | Public Holiday |
| September 6, 2026 | Sunday | Ден на съединението (Unification Day) | Public Holiday |
| September 22, 2026 | Tuesday | Ден на независимостта (Independence Day) | Public Holiday |
| December 24, 2026 | Thursday | Бъдни вечер (Christmas Eve) | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2026 | Friday | Коледа (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
Bulgaria has 12 public holidays in 2027, 1 fewer than the global average of 13.
2 public holidays fall on a weekend in Bulgaria in 2027: Labour Day (Saturday, May 1), Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25). Bulgaria grants no substitute day for these, so these are lost.
No — Bulgaria does not grant a substitute working day when a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
5 consecutive days off in Bulgaria in 2027, February 27–March 3, by booking 2 days of leave.
The next public holiday in Bulgaria is Ден на независимостта (Independence Day) on September 22, 2026.
Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday do not fall on the same date every year in Bulgaria, since they are set by a lunar or other variable calendar rather than a fixed date.