World Public HolidaysPublic holidays in Bulgaria, 2020
Holiday dates17vs 2019: +1
Past year: recalculated from the python-holidays rules; one-off holidays declared at the time may be missing.
On weekdays12not on the weekend
On the weekend5weekend: Sat・Sun
Breaks of 3+ days5
World rank37 / 245median 13 days
All public holidays in 2020
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2020 | Wed | New Year's Day |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Tue | Liberation Day |
| Apr 17, 2020 | Fri | Good Friday |
| Apr 18, 2020 | Sat (weekend) | Holy Saturday |
| Apr 19, 2020 | Sun (weekend) | Easter |
| Apr 20, 2020 | Mon | Easter |
| May 1, 2020 | Fri | Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day |
| May 6, 2020 | Wed | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army |
| May 24, 2020 | Sun (weekend) | Day of Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture and Slavonic Alphabet |
| May 25, 2020 | Mon | Day of Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture and Slavonic Alphabet (observed) |
| Sep 6, 2020 | Sun (weekend) | Unification Day |
| Sep 7, 2020 | Mon | Unification Day (observed) |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Tue | Independence Day |
| Dec 24, 2020 | Thu | Christmas Eve |
| Dec 25, 2020 | Fri | Christmas Day |
| Dec 26, 2020 | Sat (weekend) | Christmas Day |
| Dec 28, 2020 | Mon | Christmas Day (observed) |
By month and weekday
Breaks of 3 or more days in 2020
| Period | Length | Holidays |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2020 – Apr 20, 2020 | 4 days | Good Friday・Holy Saturday・Easter |
| May 1, 2020 – May 3, 2020 | 3 days | Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day |
| May 23, 2020 – May 25, 2020 | 3 days | Day of Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture and Slavonic Alphabet・Day of Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture and Slavonic Alphabet (observed) |
| Sep 5, 2020 – Sep 7, 2020 | 3 days | Unification Day・Unification Day (observed) |
| Dec 24, 2020 – Dec 28, 2020 | 5 days | Christmas Eve・Christmas Day・Christmas Day (observed) |
Holiday count by year
Changes from 2019
- + Christmas Day (observed)
- + Day of Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture and Slavonic Alphabet (observed)
- + Unification Day (observed)
- − Independence Day (observed)
- − Liberation Day (observed)
Includes name differences (moved or observed holidays).
World ranking of holiday counts, 2020 →
National public holidays only; regional holidays and observances may differ. Some religious holidays depend on moon sighting and can shift by a day — check official announcements.