Bulgaria · 2026
Bulgaria holiday date reference 2026
Check the dated 2026 entries for Bulgaria, inspect the source and scope, and export a selected range.
Reconciled date reference · 2026 only. Covered dates: 2026-01-01–2026-12-31. This reference combines the named sources and calendar rules. It is not an annual government publication and does not establish dates outside its stated year.
Covered by this calendar
The general national holiday dates in the Council of Ministers’ standing list, reconciled for 2026 with the published Easter dates, statutory non-Easter weekend rule and the approved 2 January euro-changeover day.
- National Awakening Day on 1 November is limited to educational institutions and is outside this general edition.
- Easter weekend dates do not create additional Tuesday or Wednesday substitutes.
- An unlisted date is only not listed in this edition; it does not establish a working day, an individual entitlement or actual service availability.
- Only the stated 2026 scope is covered. No unlisted substitute holiday or date in another year is inferred.
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Entries in this reference
18 source entries. The note beside each date identifies its published or calculated basis.
18 reference entries
| Date | Day | Reference entry | Status | Source notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year’s Day | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Friday | Additional day off for the euro changeover | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Tuesday | Liberation Day | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Sunday | Orthodox Easter Sunday | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Friday | Labour Day | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Wednesday | St George’s Day and Armed Forces Day | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Sunday | Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture Day | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Monday | Additional rest day after Alphabet, Education and Culture Day | Sourced holiday | Observed in place of 2026-05-24. | |
| Sunday | Unification Day | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Monday | Additional rest day after Unification Day | Sourced holiday | Observed in place of 2026-09-06. | |
| Tuesday | Independence Day | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Thursday | Christmas Eve | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Saturday | Second Christmas Day | Sourced holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Monday | Additional rest day after Second Christmas Day | Sourced holiday | Observed in place of 2026-12-26. |
Sources used to compile this reference
The following sources and stated calendar rules were reconciled for the 2026 reference. It does not automatically create a future edition or incorporate an unpublished change.
- Council of Ministers: Bulgarian public holidays. Publication date not stated here. Source checked 2026-10-25.
- European Labour Authority EURES: 2026 public-holiday overview. Publication date not stated here. Source checked 2026-10-25.
- National Assembly: enacted amendment to Labour Code Article 154 — Article 154(2); adopted 20 December 2016. Publication date not stated here. Source checked 2026-10-25.
- Council of Ministers: approved euro-changeover days off. Published 2025-11-19. Source checked 2026-10-25.
The 2026 additions under the standing weekend rule are 25 May, 7 September and 28 December. The separate euro-changeover decision adds 2 January; its 31 December 2025 date is outside this edition.
Year-end archives retain their original source scope and provisional labels. For a later year or an amended schedule, use a separately verified publication.
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