1 dayThu, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 4 days off (Jan 1 – 4).
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Long Weekends in Bulgaria 2026
Bulgaria has 3 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 10 – 13). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 3
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayTue, Mar 3
Liberation Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
3
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Mar 2) for 4 days off (Feb 28 – Mar 3).
4 daysFri, Apr 10 – Mon, Apr 13
Good Friday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday
10111213
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 6–9) for 10 days off (Apr 4 – 13).
3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3
123
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (May 4–5) for 6 days off (May 1 – 6).
1 dayWed, May 6
St. George's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
6
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (May 4–5) for 6 days off (May 1 – 6).
2 daysSat, May 23 – Sun, May 24
Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day
2324
2 daysSat, Sep 5 – Sun, Sep 6
56
1 dayTue, Sep 22
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
22
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Sep 21) for 4 days off (Sep 19 – 22).
4 daysThu, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 27
24252627
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 21–23) for 9 days off (Dec 19 – 27).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 24 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 4 | 1d · Mar 2 | Feb 28 – Mar 3 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 2 + Mar 4–6 | Feb 28 – Mar 8 |
| 6 | 3d · Mar 4–6 | Mar 3 – 8 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 6–9 | Apr 4 – 13 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 14–17 | Apr 10 – 19 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 6 | 2d · May 4–5 | May 1 – 6 |
| 10 | 4d · May 4–5 + May 7–8 | May 1 – 10 |
| 5 | 2d · May 7–8 | May 6 – 10 |
| 4 | 1d · Sep 21 | Sep 19 – 22 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 21 + Sep 23–25 | Sep 19 – 27 |
| 6 | 3d · Sep 23–25 | Sep 22 – 27 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 21–23 | Dec 19 – 27 |
| 11 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 24 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Bulgaria's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.