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Long Weekends in Bulgaria 2028
Bulgaria has 5 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2028, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 14 – 17). Placed well, 2 days of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 5
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +2 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2028
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysFri, Mar 3 – Sun, Mar 5
345
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Feb 28 – Mar 2) for 9 days off (Feb 26 – Mar 5).
4 daysFri, Apr 14 – Mon, Apr 17
Good Friday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday
14151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 10–13) for 10 days off (Apr 8 – 17).
3 daysSat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1
29301
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 2–5) for 9 days off (Apr 29 – May 7).
2 daysSat, May 6 – Sun, May 7
67
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 2–5) for 9 days off (Apr 29 – May 7).
1 dayWed, May 24
Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
24
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (May 22–23) for 5 days off (May 20 – 24).
1 dayWed, Sep 6
Unification Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
6
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Sep 4–5) for 5 days off (Sep 2 – 6).
3 daysFri, Sep 22 – Sun, Sep 24
222324
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Sep 18–21) for 9 days off (Sep 16 – 24).
3 daysSat, Dec 23 – Mon, Dec 25
232425
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 26–29) for 9 days off (Dec 23 – 31).
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 · Feb 28 – Mar 2 | Feb 26 – Mar 5 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 10–13 | Apr 8 – 17 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 18–21 | Apr 14 – 23 |
| 9 | 4d · May 2–5 | Apr 29 – May 7 |
| 5Best value | 2d · May 22–23 | May 20 – 24 |
| 9 | 4d · May 22–23 + May 25–26 | May 20 – 28 |
| 5 | 2d · May 25–26 | May 24 – 28 |
| 5 | 2d · Sep 4–5 | Sep 2 – 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 4–5 + Sep 7–8 | Sep 2 – 10 |
| 5 | 2d · Sep 7–8 | Sep 6 – 10 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 18–21 | Sep 16 – 24 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 26–29 | Dec 23 – 31 |
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.