Public holidays 2026

1 January            New Year’s Day
2 January            Additional non-working day*
3 March               National Day
10 April                 Good Friday (Orthodox)
11 April                 Holy Saturday (Orthodox)
12 April                 Easter Sunday (Orthodox)
13 April                 Easter Monday (Orthodox)
1 May                  Labour Day
6 May                  Bulgarian Army Day
24 May                 Day of Bulgarian Alphabet, Enlightenment and Culture
25 May                 Additional public holiday**
6 September       Union Day
7 September       Additional public holiday**
22 September      Independence Day
1 November        Day of the Leaders of the National Revival (working day)
24 December       Christmas Eve
25 December       Christmas
26 December       Christmas
28 December       Additional public holiday**

* By its decision from 19 November 2025, the Council of Ministers has declared 31 December 2025 and 2 January 2026 as non-working days. The measure is related to the introduction of the euro as the official currency of the Republic of Bulgaria from 1 January 2026. By designating these dates as non-working days, the necessary time is provided for the technical reconfiguration and updating of systems, as well as for the adaptation of the financial and non-financial sectors to the new currency. This will help minimize operational risks and ensure a smooth and trouble-free progress of the euro changeover process.

** According to an amendment of the Bulgarian Labor Code, published on 30^th of December 2016, if the holiday (except Eastern holydays) falls on a Saturday and/or a Sunday, the following one or two working day(s) will be a day off for compensation.