2026 in Bulgaria
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Events in the year 2026 in Bulgaria.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Rumen Radev (until 23 January); Iliana Iotova (since 23 January)
- Prime Minister: Rosen Zhelyazkov
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January – Adoption of the euro.[1]
- 19 January – President Rumen Radev announces his resignation effective 23 January.[2]
- 23 January – Iliana Iotova becomes the first female president of Bulgaria following Rumen Radev's resignation.[3]
February
[edit]- 1 February – The end of circulation of the Bulgarian lev.[1]
Predicted and scheduled events
[edit]- TBA – 2026 Bulgarian presidential election
- TBA – 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship in Bulgaria, Finland, Italy and Romania.[4][5]
Art and entertainment
[edit]Holidays
[edit]- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 3 March – Liberation Day
- 10 April – Orthodox Good Friday
- 11–13 April – Orthodox Easter
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 6 May – Armed Forces Day and Saint George's Day
- 24 May – Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavic Script Day
- 6 September – Unification Day
- 22 September – Independence Day
- 1 November – Day of the Bulgarian Enlighteners
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25–26 December – Christmas Days
Deaths
[edit]- 3 January – Dimitar Penev, 80, football player (CSKA Sofia, national team) and manager (national team)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Thorpe, Nick (1 January 2026). "Bulgaria joins the euro after rocky path to new currency". BBC News. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ Thorpe, Nick (20 January 2026). "Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev says he will resign ahead of snap election". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Nenov, Stoyan (23 January 2026). "Bulgaria's Radev steps down as president, expected to launch own party". Reuters. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Bulgaria joins pool of CEV EuroVolley 2026 Men co-organisers". CEV. 26 February 2024.
- ^ "България ще бъде един от домакините на ЕвроВолей 2026 за мъже" [Bulgaria will be one of the hosts of EuroVolleyball 2026 for men]. BVF (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Volleyball Federation. 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Bulgaria Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "Bulgarian Official Holidays". National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "The great coach and football player Dimitar Penev has passed away". Bgnes. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
