Long Weekends & Bridge Days in Bulgaria 2029
Plan your leave: see which public holidays make a long weekend in 2029, and which bridge days give you the most time off for the fewest leave days.
Long weekends (no leave needed)
Liberation Day
Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Orthodox Easter, Easter Monday
St. George's Day / Bulgarian Army Day
Independence 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 2 days off → 9 days off in a row
Dec 22 – Dec 30 · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Leave: Thu, Dec 27 · Fri, Dec 28
Take 1 day off → 4 days off in a row
Apr 28 – May 1 · International Workers' Day
Leave: Mon, Apr 30
Take 1 day off → 4 days off in a row
May 24 – May 27 · Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature
Leave: Fri, May 25
Take 1 day off → 4 days off in a row
Sep 6 – Sep 9 · Unification Day
Leave: Fri, Sep 7
Take 4 days off → 10 days off in a row
Apr 28 – May 7 · International Workers' Day, St. George's Day / Bulgarian Army Day
Leave: Mon, Apr 30 · Wed, May 2 · Thu, May 3 · Fri, May 4
Take 3 days off → 7 days off in a row
May 1 – May 7 · International Workers' Day, St. George's Day / Bulgarian Army Day
Leave: Wed, May 2 · Thu, May 3 · Fri, May 4
Take 4 days off → 9 days off in a row
May 19 – May 27 · Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature
Leave: Mon, May 21 · Tue, May 22 · Wed, May 23 · Fri, May 25
Take 4 days off → 9 days off in a row
Sep 1 – Sep 9 · Unification Day
Leave: Mon, Sep 3 · Tue, Sep 4 · Wed, Sep 5 · Fri, Sep 7
Take 3 days off → 6 days off in a row
May 19 – May 24 · Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature
Leave: Mon, May 21 · Tue, May 22 · Wed, May 23
Take 3 days off → 6 days off in a row
Sep 1 – Sep 6 · Unification Day
Leave: Mon, Sep 3 · Tue, Sep 4 · Wed, Sep 5
Public holidays 2029
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Monday | New Year's Day |
| Mar 3 | Saturday | Liberation Day |
| Mar 5 | Monday | Liberation Day(substitute) |
| Apr 6 | Friday | Good Friday |
| Apr 7 | Saturday | Holy Saturday |
| Apr 8 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter |
| Apr 9 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| May 1 | Tuesday | International Workers' Day |
| May 6 | Sunday | St. George's Day / Bulgarian Army Day |
| May 7 | Monday | St. George's Day / Bulgarian Army Day(substitute) |
| May 24 | Thursday | Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature |
| Sep 6 | Thursday | Unification Day |
| Sep 22 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| Sep 24 | Monday | Independence Day(substitute) |
| Dec 24 | Monday | Christmas Eve |
| Dec 25 | Tuesday | Christmas Day |
| Dec 26 | Wednesday | Second Day of Christmas |