3 daysFri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 11 days off (Dec 24 – Jan 3).
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Long Weekends in Bulgaria 2027
Bulgaria has 5 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2027, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 30 – May 3). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 5
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2027
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayWed, Mar 3
Liberation Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
3
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Mar 1–2) for 5 days off (Feb 27 – Mar 3).
4 daysFri, Apr 30 – Mon, May 3
Good Friday · Labour Day · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday
30123
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (May 4–5) for 7 days off (Apr 30 – May 6).
1 dayThu, May 6
St. George's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
6
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 7) for 4 days off (May 6 – 9).
3 daysSat, May 22 – Mon, May 24
Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day
222324
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 25–28) for 9 days off (May 22 – 30).
3 daysSat, Sep 4 – Mon, Sep 6
456
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Sep 7–10) for 9 days off (Sep 4 – 12).
1 dayWed, Sep 22
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
22
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Sep 20–21) for 5 days off (Sep 18 – 22).
3 daysFri, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 26
242526
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 20–23) for 9 days off (Dec 18 – 26).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 24 – Jan 3 |
| 5 | 2d · Mar 1–2 | Feb 27 – Mar 3 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 1–2 + Mar 4–5 | Feb 27 – Mar 7 |
| 5 | 2d · Mar 4–5 | Mar 3 – 7 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 26–29 | Apr 24 – May 3 |
| 7 | 2d · May 4–5 | Apr 30 – May 6 |
| 10 | 3d · May 4–5 + May 7 | Apr 30 – May 9 |
| 4Best value | 1d · May 7 | May 6 – 9 |
| 9 | 4d · May 25–28 | May 22 – 30 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 7–10 | Sep 4 – 12 |
| 5 | 2d · Sep 20–21 | Sep 18 – 22 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 20–21 + Sep 23–24 | Sep 18 – 26 |
| 5 | 2d · Sep 23–24 | Sep 22 – 26 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 20–23 | Dec 18 – 26 |
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.