3days
30 December 2023 – 1 January 2024Sat – Mon
New Year’s Day
Public holidays in 2024
17January1
- 1MonNew Year’s DayDay off
March2
- 3SunLiberation DayFalls on Sun → day off Mon, 4 MarchDay off
- 4MonObserved holiday — Liberation DayIn lieu of 3 March (Sun)Day off
May7
- 1WedLabour DayDay off
- 3FriGood FridayDay off
- 4SatHoly SaturdayFalls on a weekendDay off
- 5SunOrthodox Easter in BulgariaFalls on a weekendDay off
- 6MonEaster MondayDay off
- 6MonSt George’s Day and Army DayDay off
- 24FriCulture and Literacy DayFalls on Fri → day off Mon, 26 MayDay off
September3
- 6FriUnification DayFalls on Fri → day off Mon, 8 SeptemberDay off
- 22SunIndependence DayFalls on Sun → day off Mon, 23 SeptemberDay off
- 23MonObserved holiday — Independence DayIn lieu of 22 September (Sun)Day off
November1
- 1FriDay of the Bulgarian EnlightenersSchool holiday
December3
- 24TueChristmas EveDay off
- 25WedChristmas DayDay off
- 26ThuSecond Day of ChristmasDay off
Long breaks in 2024
73days
2–4 MarchSat – Mon
Liberation Day
4days
3–6 MayFri – Mon
Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Orthodox Easter in Bulgaria, Easter Monday, St George’s Day and Army Day
3days
24–26 MayFri – Sun
Culture and Literacy Day
3days
6–8 SeptemberFri – Sun
Unification Day
3days
21–23 SeptemberSat – Mon
Independence Day
3days
24–26 DecemberTue – Thu
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Bridge days: 1 day of leave, a longer break
3A single working day between two days off. Take it as leave and the two breaks join up.
2May
Leave on Thu → 6 days off1–6 May
23Dec
Leave on Mon → 6 days off21–26 December
27Dec
Leave on Fri → 6 days off24–29 December