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Unification Day
Monday, 7 Sep 2026 · Bulgaria · Nationwide · Public holiday
Bridge day check
Falls on a Monday, so it makes a three-day weekend with no leave needed.
What the day is for
6 September marks the 1885 union of Eastern Rumelia with the Principality of Bulgaria, centred on Plovdiv.
Do shops and banks close?
Public holiday; moved to the Monday when it falls at a weekend.
Getting around
Holiday timetables; late-summer weekend traffic to the coast.
When it falls each year
Floating holidays shift; fixed ones move only in which weekday they land on.
2025Monday · 8 Sep 20253-day break
2026Monday · 7 Sep 20263-day break
2027Monday · 6 Sep 20273-day break
2028Wednesday · 6 Sep 20281-day break
2029Thursday · 6 Sep 2029Bridge to 4 days
See the full Bulgaria holiday calendar or count the working days.