Public Holidays in Bulgaria, 2025
Bulgaria observes 15 nationwide public holidays in 2025, 4 of which fall on the weekend. The table below lists every date the holiday calendar records.
- Public holidays
- 15
- On a weekend
- 4
- Regional only
- 0
- Business days 2025
- 250
Nationwide
Bulgaria holiday calendar 2025
Dates marked nationwide are days off across Bulgaria. Entries showing a region count, or an observance type, are not deducted from business day calculations.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2025 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| 3 March 2025 | Monday | Liberation Day | Nationwide |
| 18 April 2025 | Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| 19 April 2025 | Saturday(weekend) | Holy Saturday | Nationwide |
| 20 April 2025 | Sunday(weekend) | Easter Sunday | Nationwide |
| 21 April 2025 | Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide |
| 1 May 2025 | Thursday | International Workers' Day | Nationwide |
| 6 May 2025 | Tuesday | Saint George's Day | Nationwide |
| 24 May 2025 | Saturday(weekend) | Saints Cyril and Methodius Day | Nationwide |
| 6 September 2025 | Saturday(weekend) | Unification Day | Nationwide |
| 22 September 2025 | Monday | Independence Day | Nationwide |
| 24 December 2025 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Nationwide |
| 25 December 2025 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
| 26 December 2025 | Friday | Second day of Christmas | Nationwide |
| 31 December 2025 | Wednesday | Currency change day | Nationwide |
Which holidays actually give a day off in 2025?
11 of Bulgaria's 15 nationwide public holidays land on a working day in 2025, so those are the ones that shorten the working year. The remaining 4 fall on Saturday and Sunday: Holy Saturday (19 April 2025), Easter Sunday (20 April 2025), Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (24 May 2025), Unification Day (6 September 2025).
After removing weekends and holidays, 2025 leaves 250 business days in Bulgaria.
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