World Public HolidaysPublic holidays in Bulgaria, 2025
Holiday dates17vs 2024: +2
Past year: recalculated from the python-holidays rules; one-off holidays declared at the time may be missing.
On weekdays13not on the weekend
On the weekend4weekend: Sat・Sun
Breaks of 3+ days7
World rank32 / 246median 13 days
All public holidays in 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2025 | Wed | New Year's Day |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Mon | Liberation Day |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Fri | Good Friday |
| Apr 19, 2025 | Sat (weekend) | Holy Saturday |
| Apr 20, 2025 | Sun (weekend) | Easter |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Mon | Easter |
| May 1, 2025 | Thu | Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day |
| May 6, 2025 | Tue | Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army |
| May 24, 2025 | Sat (weekend) | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture |
| May 26, 2025 | Mon | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed) |
| Sep 6, 2025 | Sat (weekend) | Unification Day |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Mon | Unification Day (observed) |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Mon | Independence Day |
| Dec 24, 2025 | Wed | Christmas Eve |
| Dec 25, 2025 | Thu | Christmas Day |
| Dec 26, 2025 | Fri | Christmas Day |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Wed | Non-working day |
By month and weekday
Breaks of 3 or more days in 2025
| Period | Length | Holidays |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2025 – Mar 3, 2025 | 3 days | Liberation Day |
| Apr 18, 2025 – Apr 21, 2025 | 4 days | Good Friday・Holy Saturday・Easter |
| May 24, 2025 – May 26, 2025 | 3 days | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture・Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed) |
| Sep 6, 2025 – Sep 8, 2025 | 3 days | Unification Day・Unification Day (observed) |
| Sep 20, 2025 – Sep 22, 2025 | 3 days | Independence Day |
| Dec 24, 2025 – Dec 28, 2025 | 5 days | Christmas Eve・Christmas Day |
| Dec 31, 2025 – Jan 4, 2026 | 5 days | Non-working day・New Year's Day |
Holiday count by year
Changes from 2024
- + Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture (observed)
- + Non-working day
- + Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army
- + Unification Day (observed)
- − Easter; Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army
- − Independence Day (observed)
- − Liberation Day (observed)
Includes name differences (moved or observed holidays).
World ranking of holiday counts, 2025 →
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.