The school year at a glance
Bulgaria, September to September
September 2026
October
November
December
January 2027
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September 2027
Every break, with its source
Holiday dates 2026/27
First and last day without school. Each line links to the official calendar it comes from.
Autumn breakЕсенна ваканция
3 days in all
Source: МОН – Ваканции и неучебни дни за учебната 2026–2027 година (Заповед № РД09-3345/31.08.2026)
Christmas breakКоледна ваканция
11 days in all
Source: МОН – Ваканции и неучебни дни за учебната 2026–2027 година (Заповед № РД09-3345/31.08.2026)
Mid-term breakМеждусрочна ваканция
4 days in all
Source: МОН – Ваканции и неучебни дни за учебната 2026–2027 година (Заповед № РД09-3345/31.08.2026)
Spring break (grades I-XI)Пролетна ваканция за I – XI клас
9 days in all
Source: МОН – Ваканции и неучебни дни за учебната 2026–2027 година (Заповед № РД09-3345/31.08.2026)
Spring break (grade XII)Пролетна ваканция за XII клас
4 days in all
Source: МОН – Ваканции и неучебни дни за учебната 2026–2027 година (Заповед № РД09-3345/31.08.2026)
Non-school days (grades I-XI)Неучебни дни за I – XI клас
3 days in all
Source: МОН – Ваканции и неучебни дни за учебната 2026–2027 година (Заповед № РД09-3345/31.08.2026)
Summer break (grade XII)Лятна ваканция – XII клас
Source: МОН – Ваканции и неучебни дни за учебната 2026–2027 година (Заповед № РД09-3345/31.08.2026)
Non-school day (matriculation exam)Неучебен ден – ДЗИ по БЕЛ
1 day in all
Source: МОН – Ваканции и неучебни дни за учебната 2026–2027 година (Заповед № РД09-3345/31.08.2026)
Non-school day (matriculation exam)Неучебен ден – втори ДЗИ / ДИ за професионална квалификация
1 day in all
Source: МОН – Ваканции и неучебни дни за учебната 2026–2027 година (Заповед № РД09-3345/31.08.2026)
Non-school dayНеучебен ден
1 day in all
Source: МОН – Ваканции и неучебни дни за учебната 2026–2027 година (Заповед № РД09-3345/31.08.2026)
Summer break (grades I-III)Лятна ваканция – I – III клас
104 days in all
Source: МОН – Ваканции и неучебни дни за учебната 2026–2027 година (Заповед № РД09-3345/31.08.2026)
Summer break (grades IV-VI)Лятна ваканция – IV – VI клас
90 days in all
Source: МОН – Ваканции и неучебни дни за учебната 2026–2027 година (Заповед № РД09-3345/31.08.2026)
Non-school day (national external assessment)Неучебен ден – НВО по БЕЛ (VII и X клас)
1 day in all
Source: МОН – Ваканции и неучебни дни за учебната 2026–2027 година (Заповед № РД09-3345/31.08.2026)
Non-school day (national external assessment)Неучебен ден – НВО по математика (VII и X клас)
1 day in all
Source: МОН – Ваканции и неучебни дни за учебната 2026–2027 година (Заповед № РД09-3345/31.08.2026)
Summer break (grades VII-XI)Лятна ваканция – VII – XI клас
74 days in all
Source: МОН – Ваканции и неучебни дни за учебната 2026–2027 година (Заповед № РД09-3345/31.08.2026)
Planning a trip?
Also off during Autumn break
Other regions with schools out between 31 Oct – 2 Nov 2026. Weeks when many overlap are busy for family travel.
Almería (Andalusia)· SpainAll Saints long weekend · 30 Oct – 2 Nov 20263 of 3 days overlapAsturias· SpainAll Saints break · 30 Oct – 4 Nov 20263 of 3 days overlapCantabria· SpainAutumn break · 31 Oct – 8 Nov 20263 of 3 days overlapCeuta· SpainAll Saints long weekend · 31 Oct – 3 Nov 20263 of 3 days overlapCastile and León· SpainTeachers' Day long weekend · 30 Oct – 2 Nov 20263 of 3 days overlapJaén· SpainAll Saints long weekend · 31 Oct – 2 Nov 20263 of 3 days overlapMelilla· SpainAll Saints long weekend · 31 Oct – 2 Nov 20263 of 3 days overlap
Aosta Valley· ItalyAll Saints bridge · 31 Oct – 2 Nov 20263 of 3 days overlapEmilia-Romagna· ItalyAll Saints bridge · 31 Oct – 2 Nov 20263 of 3 days overlapUmbria· ItalyAll Saints bridge · 31 Oct – 2 Nov 20263 of 3 days overlapCampania· ItalyAll Saints bridge · 31 Oct – 2 Nov 20263 of 3 days overlapCalabria· ItalyAll Saints bridge · 31 Oct – 2 Nov 20263 of 3 days overlapPublic holidays
Bulgaria, 2026/27
- 6 Sept 2026Unification DayДен на Съединението
- 7 Sept 2026Unification Day (observed)Ден на Съединението (почивен ден)
- 22 Sept 2026Independence DayДен на Независимостта на България
- 24 Dec 2026Christmas EveБъдни вечер
- 25 Dec 2026Christmas DayРождество Христово
- 26 Dec 2026Christmas DayРождество Христово
- 28 Dec 2026Christmas Day (observed)Рождество Христово (почивен ден)
- 1 Jan 2027New Year's DayНова година
- 3 Mar 2027Liberation DayДен на Освобождението на България от османско иго
- 30 Apr 2027Good FridayВелики петък
- 1 May 2027Holy SaturdayВелика събота
- 1 May 2027Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity DayДен на труда и на международната работническа солидарност
- 2 May 2027EasterВеликден
- 3 May 2027EasterВеликден
- 4 May 2027Labor Day and International Workers' Solidarity Day (observed)Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност (почивен ден)
- 6 May 2027Saint George's Day, Day of the Bulgarian ArmyГергьовден, Ден на храбростта и Българската армия
- 24 May 2027Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and CultureДен на светите братя Кирил и Методий, на българската азбука, просвета и култура и на славянската книжовност
- 6 Sept 2027Unification DayДен на Съединението
Public holidays from the open python-holidays project, the same data Hourora uses. Regional holidays are included where they apply to all of Bulgaria.
How dates are set
School calendars in Bulgaria
Bulgaria has one national school calendar. The end of the school year depends on the grade.
School holidays in Bulgaria are set by the Ministry of Education and Science.
Single schools can add a few days of their own (for example for teacher training or local feasts). Check with your school for those.
Each break in Bulgaria
Questions
Bulgaria school holidays, answered
Is today a school holiday in Bulgaria?
No. Today, Thursday, 15 October 2026, is a school day in Bulgaria. The next break is Autumn break, starting on Saturday, 31 October 2026.
When are the autumn holidays in Bulgaria in 2026?
Autumn break (Есенна ваканция) in Bulgaria runs from Saturday, 31 October 2026 to Monday, 2 November 2026: 3 days, 1 of them weekdays. Source: mon.bg.
When are the Christmas holidays in Bulgaria in 2026?
Christmas break (Коледна ваканция) in Bulgaria runs from Thursday, 24 December 2026 to Sunday, 3 January 2027: 11 days, 7 of them weekdays. Source: mon.bg.
When are the winter holidays in Bulgaria in 2027?
Mid-term break (Междусрочна ваканция) in Bulgaria runs from Saturday, 30 January 2027 to Tuesday, 2 February 2027: 4 days, 2 of them weekdays. Source: mon.bg.
When are the Easter or spring holidays in Bulgaria in 2027?
Spring break (grades I-XI) (Пролетна ваканция за I – XI клас) in Bulgaria runs from Saturday, 3 April 2027 to Sunday, 11 April 2027: 9 days, 5 of them weekdays. Source: mon.bg.
When are the summer holidays in Bulgaria in 2027?
Summer break (grade XII) in Bulgaria starts on Friday, 14 May 2027. Its last day depends on the start of the next school year, which has not been published yet.
How many school days off does Bulgaria have in 2026/27?
15 breaks and days off are listed for 2026/27, adding up to 215 weekdays without school, not counting the summer break, whose end is not published yet. Public holidays that fall during term are extra.