Public holidays in Bulgaria 2023

17 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Bulgaria

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Holiday	Local name
Sunday 1 January 2023	New Year's Day Send a card Нова година	Нова година
Monday 2 January 2023	New Year's Day (observed) Send a card Нова година (почивен ден) Observed day off for New Year's Day (Sun 1 Jan)	Нова година (почивен ден)
Friday 3 March 2023	Liberation Day National daySend a card Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго	Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго
Friday 14 April 2023	Good Friday ReligiousSend a card Велики петък	Велики петък
Saturday 15 April 2023	Holy Saturday ReligiousSend a card Велика събота	Велика събота
Sunday 16 April 2023	Easter ReligiousSend a card Великден	Великден
Monday 17 April 2023	Easter ReligiousSend a card Великден	Великден
Monday 1 May 2023	Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day Send a card Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност	Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност
Saturday 6 May 2023	Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army ReligiousSend a card Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия	Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия
Monday 8 May 2023	Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army (observed) ReligiousSend a card Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия (почивен ден) Observed day off for Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army (Sat 6 May)	Гергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия (почивен ден)
Wednesday 24 May 2023	Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture Send a card Ден на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовност	Ден на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовност
Wednesday 6 September 2023	Unification Day National daySend a card Ден на Съединението	Ден на Съединението
Friday 22 September 2023	Independence Day National daySend a card Ден на Независимостта на България	Ден на Независимостта на България
Sunday 24 December 2023	Christmas Eve ReligiousSend a card Бъдни вечер	Бъдни вечер
Monday 25 December 2023	Christmas Day ReligiousSend a card Рождество Христово	Рождество Христово
Tuesday 26 December 2023	Christmas Day ReligiousSend a card Рождество Христово	Рождество Христово
Wednesday 27 December 2023	Christmas Eve (observed) ReligiousSend a card Бъдни вечер (почивен ден) Observed day off for Christmas Eve (Sun 24 Dec)	Бъдни вечер (почивен ден)

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Bulgaria (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 3 days offNew Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)Typically in Sofia: high 4°C (39°F), low −4°C (25°F), rain on 31% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 3 Mar – Sun 5 Mar · 3 days offLiberation DayTypically in Sofia: high 9°C (48°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 40% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · 4 days offGood Friday, Holy Saturday, EasterTypically in Sofia: high 16°C (61°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 37% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days offLabor Day and International Workers' Solidarity DayTypically in Sofia: high 18°C (64°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 37% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 6 May – Mon 8 May · 3 days offSaint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army, Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army (observed)Typically in Sofia: high 18°C (64°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 50% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 22 Sep – Sun 24 Sep · 3 days offIndependence DayTypically in Sofia: high 22°C (72°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 33% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 23 Dec – Wed 27 Dec · 5 days offChristmas Eve, Christmas Day, Christmas Eve (observed)Typically in Sofia: high 5°C (41°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 31% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days offNew Year's DayTypically in Sofia: high 4°C (39°F), low −4°C (25°F), rain on 30% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2023.

Long-weekend trip ideas

Where to go, typical weather and budget options for the most popular long weekends.

Where to go for Easter Where to go for Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army Where to go for Unification Day Where to go for Independence Day

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 22 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 22 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 2 Mar – Sun 5 Mar · Liberation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 13 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · Good Friday, Holy Saturday, EasterShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 5 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 5 May – Mon 8 May · Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army, Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian Army (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 21 Sep) get 4 days in a rowThu 21 Sep – Sun 24 Sep · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 6 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Wed 27 Dec · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Christmas Eve (observed)Show on calendar ↓