Long Weekends & Bridge Days in Bulgaria 2027
Plan your leave: see which public holidays make a long weekend in 2027, and which bridge days give you the most time off for the fewest leave days.
Long weekends (no leave needed)
New Year's Day
Good Friday, International Workers' Day, Orthodox Easter, Easter Monday
Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature
Unification Day
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 1 day off → 7 days off in a row
Apr 30 – May 6 · Good Friday, International Workers' Day, Orthodox Easter, Easter Monday, St. George's Day / Bulgarian Army Day
Leave: Wed, May 5
Take 2 days off → 10 days off in a row
Apr 30 – May 9 · Good Friday, International Workers' Day, Orthodox Easter, Easter Monday, St. George's Day / Bulgarian Army Day
Leave: Wed, May 5 · Fri, May 7
Take 1 day off → 4 days off in a row
May 6 – May 9 · St. George's Day / Bulgarian Army Day
Leave: Fri, May 7
Take 2 days off → 5 days off in a row
Feb 27 – Mar 3 · Liberation Day
Leave: Mon, Mar 1 · Tue, Mar 2
Take 2 days off → 5 days off in a row
Mar 3 – Mar 7 · Liberation Day
Leave: Thu, Mar 4 · Fri, Mar 5
Take 2 days off → 5 days off in a row
Sep 18 – Sep 22 · Independence Day
Leave: Mon, Sep 20 · Tue, Sep 21
Take 2 days off → 5 days off in a row
Sep 22 – Sep 26 · Independence Day
Leave: Thu, Sep 23 · Fri, Sep 24
Take 4 days off → 9 days off in a row
Feb 27 – Mar 7 · Liberation Day
Leave: Mon, Mar 1 · Tue, Mar 2 · Thu, Mar 4 · Fri, Mar 5
Take 4 days off → 9 days off in a row
Sep 18 – Sep 26 · Independence Day
Leave: Mon, Sep 20 · Tue, Sep 21 · Thu, Sep 23 · Fri, Sep 24
Public holidays 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| Mar 3 | Wednesday | Liberation Day |
| Apr 30 | Friday | Good Friday |
| May 1 | Saturday | International Workers' Day |
| May 2 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter |
| May 3 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| May 4 | Tuesday | International Workers' Day(substitute) |
| May 6 | Thursday | St. George's Day / Bulgarian Army Day |
| May 24 | Monday | Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature |
| Sep 6 | Monday | Unification Day |
| Sep 22 | Wednesday | Independence Day |
| Dec 24 | Friday | Christmas Eve |
| Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Second Day of Christmas |
| Dec 27 | Monday | Christmas Day(substitute) |
| Dec 28 | Tuesday | Second Day of Christmas(substitute) |