Long weekends in Bulgaria, 2026
In 2026, holidays give Bulgaria6 runs of at least three consecutive days off, the longest lasting 4 days. Below they are listed in calendar order, followed by the bridge days that stretch a short break into a long one.
Every long weekend, in date order
| Starts | Ends | Days off | Because of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | Sun 4 Jan | 4 days | New Year's Day, Currency change day |
| Fri 10 Apr | Mon 13 Apr | 4 days | Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday |
| Fri 1 May | Sun 3 May | 3 days | International Workers' Day |
| Sat 23 May | Mon 25 May | 3 days | Saints Cyril and Methodius Day |
| Sat 5 Sep | Mon 7 Sep | 3 days | Unification Day |
| Thu 24 Dec | Sun 27 Dec | 4 days | Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second day of Christmas |
Bridge days
A bridge day is a lone working day sitting between a holiday and the weekend. Book that one day as leave and the time off joins up into four days or more. Offices tend to be quiet on these dates even though nobody is officially off.
| Date | Weekday | Next to |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2026 | Monday | Liberation Day |
| 21 Sep 2026 | Monday | Independence Day |
The cheapest leave of the year: spending 2days of annual leave on the bridges above gives you 2 breaks of at least four days. Expect colleagues to have the same idea, so request these early.
How we find them
Each day of 2026 is marked as a working day or a day off, using Bulgaria's weekend pattern and its nationwide holidays. Consecutive days off are joined into runs; a run of three days or more that includes at least one holiday counts as a long weekend. A plain two-day weekend never qualifies.
Regional holidays are not part of this calculation. If your region has its own dates, you may get extra long weekends that do not appear in the national list.
Back to the Bulgaria2026 holiday calendar or check working days between two dates.