Public Holiday Nationwide

Currency change day

Friday, January 2, 2026

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🏪 What's open

Banks Closed
Government offices Closed
Schools Closed
Shops Mostly closed
Restaurants Reduced
Public transit Reduced
Stock market Closed
Post office Closed

🛋️ Long weekend potential

3-Day Block

FRI 02 Holiday

SAT 03 Weekend

SUN 04 Weekend

3-day weekend (January 2 – January 4)

📣 Traveler notes

Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is located in the Balkan region of Europe, west of the Black Sea and south of the Danube River.

National holidays include Christmas, New Year's Day, and Easter, plus seven other state-recognized holidays.
Key major holidays include March 3 (Liberation Day), May 1 (International Workers' Day), and May 6 (St. George's Day/Day of the Bulgarian Armed Forces).
May 24 is observed as Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture, highlighting the Cyrillic alphabet.
Bulgarians are generally friendly, but maintain decorum in public interactions. When discussing sensitive topics (historical, national, or ethnic), exercise caution. Note the reversed local custom: nodding typically means 'no,' and shaking the head means 'yes.'

About this holiday

The Bulgarian lev was used from 1880 to 2025. The euro replaced the lev as the sole legal tender in Bulgaria starting February 1, 2026. On January 1, 2026, both currencies circulated for payments.