Let’s take a look at which days will be official public holidays and days off in Bulgaria in 2025, based on information from bourgas.ru.
In 2025, Easter falls at the end of April, combining several consecutive days off.
The longest holiday period will be Christmas – a total of 5 days off.
New Year’s Day, January 1, falls on a Wednesday. This means that after the New Year celebrations, Bulgarians will have to work for two days before the weekend.
List of public holidays and days off:
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January 1, 2025 — New Year’s Day (Wednesday).
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March 3, 2025 — Liberation Day of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule, National Holiday (Monday).
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April 18–21, 2025 — Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, and Easter Monday — 4 days off (Friday–Monday).
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May 1, 2025 — Labour Day and International Workers’ Solidarity (Thursday).
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May 6, 2025 — St. George’s Day, Day of Bravery and the Bulgarian Army (Tuesday).
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May 24, 2025 — Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Bulgarian Education, Culture and Slavic Literacy Day — 3 days off (Saturday–Monday).
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September 6, 2025 — Unification Day of Bulgaria — 3 days off (Saturday–Monday).
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September 22, 2025 — Independence Day of Bulgaria — 3 days off (Saturday–Monday).
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December 24, 2025 — Christmas Eve.
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December 25–26, 2025 — Christmas — a total of 5 days off.
Note: If public holidays (except Easter) fall on Saturday or Sunday, the first or the first two working days after them are non-working days.
School holidays in 2025:
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January 2 — Last day of Christmas holidays.
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February 5 — Mid-term break.
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March 29 – April 6 — Spring holidays for grades I–XI.
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April 4–6 — Spring holidays for grade XII.
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May 21 and 23 — Days off due to exams.
Plan your holidays with confidence