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Long Weekends & Bridge Days in Bulgaria 2025

Plan your leave: see which public holidays make a long weekend in 2025, and which bridge days give you the most time off for the fewest leave days.

6Long weekends
12Holidays on weekdays
9days from 2 leave

Long weekends (no leave needed)

Mar 1 – Mar 33 days

Liberation Day

Apr 18 – Apr 214 days

Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Orthodox Easter, Easter Monday

May 24 – May 263 days

Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature

Sep 6 – Sep 83 days

Unification Day

Sep 20 – Sep 223 days

Independence Day

Dec 24 – Dec 285 days

Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas

Bridge days — take leave, gain a break

Ranked by efficiency (days off per leave day). Violet = leave, accent = holiday, grey = weekend.

Take 2 days off → 9 days off in a row

Dec 20 – Dec 28 · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas

×4.5

Leave: Mon, Dec 22 · Tue, Dec 23

Take 1 day off → 4 days off in a row

May 1 – May 4 · International Workers' Day

×4.0

Leave: Fri, May 2

Take 1 day off → 4 days off in a row

May 3 – May 6 · St. George's Day / Bulgarian Army Day

×4.0

Leave: Mon, May 5

Take 2 days off → 5 days off in a row

Jan 1 – Jan 5 · New Year's Day

×2.5

Leave: Thu, Jan 2 · Fri, Jan 3

Take 3 days off → 6 days off in a row

Apr 26 – May 1 · International Workers' Day

×2.0

Leave: Mon, Apr 28 · Tue, Apr 29 · Wed, Apr 30

Take 3 days off → 6 days off in a row

May 6 – May 11 · St. George's Day / Bulgarian Army Day

×2.0

Leave: Wed, May 7 · Thu, May 8 · Fri, May 9

Public holidays 2025

DateDayHoliday
Jan 1WednesdayNew Year's Day
Mar 3MondayLiberation Day
Apr 18FridayGood Friday
Apr 19SaturdayHoly Saturday
Apr 20SundayOrthodox Easter
Apr 21MondayEaster Monday
May 1ThursdayInternational Workers' Day
May 6TuesdaySt. George's Day / Bulgarian Army Day
May 24SaturdayDay of Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature
May 26MondayDay of Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature(substitute)
Sep 6SaturdayUnification Day
Sep 8MondayUnification Day(substitute)
Sep 22MondayIndependence Day
Dec 24WednesdayChristmas Eve
Dec 25ThursdayChristmas Day
Dec 26FridaySecond Day of Christmas

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a "bridge day"?
A bridge day is a workday that sits between a public holiday and a weekend. Taking it as paid leave connects the holiday to the weekend into one long break — often 4 or more consecutive days off for just 1 day of leave.
How is leave "efficiency" calculated?
Efficiency is the number of days off you get divided by the number of leave days you spend. For example, 1 leave day that yields a 4-day break has an efficiency of 4.0. Suggestions are ranked by efficiency.
Are substitute days included?
Yes. When a public holiday (other than the Easter days) falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the next workday is non-working (Labour Code Art. 154) — those substitute days are included in the 2025 plan.
Where does the holiday data come from?
We use Bulgaria's official non-working public holidays, including the movable Easter days. The data is maintained in our database and also powers the holidays calendar.
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