If you want to catch a particular holiday when you come to Bulgaria, be sure to check out our calendar:
January 1 — New Year
January 8 — Babin Day, when men take over women’s household duties
February 14 — Vine Growers’ Day, Trifon Zarezan
March 1 — Baba Marta Day, celebrating the arrival of spring
March 3 — Liberation Day of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule
April — Good Friday
April — Easter Monday
April — May — Easter (the exact date varies according to the church calendar)
May 1 — Labour Day
May 6 — St. George’s Day, the official holiday of the Bulgarian Armed Forces
May 24 — Day of Slavic Script and Culture, or Cyrillic Day, in honour of Cyril and Methodius
June 24 — Enyovden, Midsummer’s Day
August 15 — Assumption of the Virgin Mary
September 6 — Unification Day of Bulgaria
September 22 — Independence Day
November 1 — All Saints’ Day
December 6 — Constitution Day
December 8 — Immaculate Conception
December 25–26 — Christmas
Some Festivals in Bulgaria:
May — International Children’s Festival in Krushari
June — Spring songs and dances in Debrene and Dobrudzha, festivals in Karlovo and Kazanlak
July — Summer Festival in Dabovik
August — Folklore Festival in Koprivshtitsa
September — Folklore Festival in Tervel
