Consular News - Netherlands, Hague, Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria

Public Holidays for the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and for the Consular Service in 2026

• 1^st January 2026 (Thursday) – New Year’s Day
• 2^nd January 2026 (Friday) - public holiday on the occasion of a decision by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria
• 3^rd March 2026 (Tuesday) – Day of Liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Oppression – public holiday
• 6^th April 2026 (Monday) – Easter Monday (catholic)
• 10^th April 2026 (Friday) - Good Friday (orthodox)
• 13^th April 2026 (Monday) - Easter Monday (second day of Easter - orthodox)
• 27^th April 2026 (Monday) – King’s Day (Koningsdag)
• 1^st May 2026 (Friday) – International Workers’ day
• 5^th May 2026 (Tuesday) – Liberation Day in the Netherlands (Bevrijdingsdag)
• 6^th May 2026 (Wednesday) – Saint George's Day; Armed Forces Day
• 14^th May 2026 (Thursday) - Ascension day (Hemelvaartsdag)
• 24^th May 2026 (Sunday) – Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian alphabet, education and culture and of the Slavonic literature
• 25^th May 2026 (Monday) – public holiday on the occasion of the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian alphabet, education and culture and of the Slavonic literature
• 6^th September 2026 (Sunday) – Unification day – national holiday in Bulgaria
• 7^th September 2026 (Monday) – public holiday on the occasion of Unification day
• 22^nd September 2026 (Tuesday) – Independence day – national holiday in Bulgaria
• 24^th December 2026 (Thursday) – Christmas Eve
• 25^th December 2026 (Friday) – Christmas Day
• 28^th December 2026 (Monday) – public holiday on the occasion of Christmas day

During the public holidays, in case of emergency, Bulgarian nationals could get in contact with the Embassy’s staff via the emergency hotline at the following number: +3168621361 (for urgent cases only).