Bulgaria Public Holidays 2025
15 national holidays
Bulgaria has 15 national public holidays in 2025. There are 8 long weekends of three days or more.
January 2025
- 1New Year's DayWednesday · Нова година
March 2025
- 3Liberation DayMonday · Ден на oсвобождението на България от Oсманско робство
April 2025
- 18Good FridayFriday · Разпети петък
- 19Holy SaturdaySaturday · Велика събота
- 20Easter SundaySunday · Великден
- 21Easter MondayMonday · Велики понеделник
May 2025
- 1International Workers' DayThursday · Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност
- 6Saint George's DayTuesday · Гергьовден, ден на храбростта и Българската армия
- 26Saints Cyril and Methodius DayMonday · Ден на Българската просвета и култура и на славянската писменост
September 2025
- 8Unification DayMonday · Ден на съединението
- 22Independence DayMonday · Ден на независимостта на България
December 2025
- 24Christmas EveWednesday · Бъдни вечер
- 25Christmas DayThursday · Рождество Христово
- 26Second day of ChristmasFriday · Рождество Христово
- 31Currency change dayWednesday · Ден на валутната смяна
Long weekends 2025
- 1 March – 3 March3 days
- 18 April – 21 April4 days
- 1 May – 4 May4 days · take 2 May off
- 3 May – 6 May4 days · take 5 May off
- 24 May – 26 May3 days
- 6 September – 8 September3 days
- 20 September – 22 September3 days
- 24 December – 28 December5 days
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in Bulgaria in 2025?
15 national holidays.
When are the long weekends in Bulgaria in 2025?
1 March–3 March (3 days); 18 April–21 April (4 days); 1 May–4 May (4 days, with a bridge day off); 3 May–6 May (4 days, with a bridge day off); 24 May–26 May (3 days); 6 September–8 September (3 days).
Dates are the days off, so a holiday that falls on a weekend may be shown on the weekday it is observed. Source: Nager.Date public holiday data (open source, MIT licence). Governments can add or move holidays at short notice — check official announcements for important plans.