Bulgaria Cultural Events Calendar
Bulgaria Cultural Events Calendar – Here is a selection of cultural events in Bulgaria. Certainly, the focus is on local festivals of folklore, opera, classical music, jazz and ballet.
Covid-19 pandemic changed cultural life. Numerous events had been postponed or cancelled. Some festivals disappeared due to lack of funding. Good news – new, authentic local festivals are coming up.We saw light at the end of this long coronavirus tunnel back in 2024. Let’s hope that our Cultural Events Calendar List becomes longer with time! Let’s enjoy the post-Covid cultural renaissance.
Here is an updated list of events in the period January – November 2025.
Cultural Events List
Surva Mummers’ Festival | 24 – 26 January 2025 | Pernik |
Menar Film Festival | 17 – 30 January 2025 | Sofia |
Trifon Zarezan Bulgarian Wine Holiday | 14 February 2025 | Throughout Bulgaria |
Allegra Classical Music Festival | 09 – 12 February 2025 | Sofia |
Trifon Zarezan in Melnik | 15 February 2025 | Villa Melnik |
Starchovden Mummers’ Festival | 01 March 2025 | Karlovo |
Kukerlandia Mummers’ Festival | 27 February – 02 March 2025 | Yambol |
29th Sofia International Film Festival | 13- 31 March 2025 | Sofia |
Mummers‘ Games Festival | 15 March 2025 | Stara Zagora |
Veliko Tarnovo City Celebrations | 22 March 2025 | Veliko Tarnovo |
European Music Festival | 30 March – 17 April 2025 | Varna |
International Day of Humor and Jokes | 01 April 2025 | Throughout Bulgaria |
2nd Antiquity Festival “Via Gastronomica Romana“ | 02 – 04 April 2025 | Hissarya |
Orthodox Easter Day | 20 April 2025 | Throughout Bulgaria |
6FEST -Street & Urban Arts Festival | 24 – 27 April 2025 | Plovdiv |
LUNAR LIGHTS Festival | 08 – 11 May 2025 | Sofia |
One Dance Festival | 16 May-8 June 2025 | Plovdiv |
Bulgarian Folklore Festival Plovdiv | 16-18 May 2025 | Plovdiv |
XVI Music Festival @ Balabanov’s House/Old Town | 20 May – 30 June 2025 | Plovdiv |
Gabrovo Carnival | 17 May 2025 | Gabrovo |
XIV National Folklore Festival | 17 – 18 May 2025 | Arbanassi/V.Tarnovo |
The Sixth International Competition for Young Opera Singers Genа Dimitrova 2025 | 19 – 22 May 2025 | Pleven |
Spring Crafts Fair | 29 May – 01 June 2025 | Old Plovdiv |
Rose Festival in Karlovo | 31 May 2025 | Karlovo |
The Black Box International Theatre and Dance Festival | 30 May – 11 June 2025 | Plovdiv |
Regional Rose Festival | 31 May – 01 June 2025 | Strelcha |
CULTURAL EVENTS CALENDAR JUNE 2025
Hisarya City Celebrations | 01 – 03 June 2025 | Hisarya |
David Garrett “Millennium Symphony World Tour 2025” | 03 June 2025 | Plovdiv Ancient Theatre |
Rose Wine Festival | 07 – 08 June 2025 | Kazanlak |
Rose Festival in Kazanlak | 07 – 08 June 2025 | Kazanlak |
Culturama Festival | 13 – 28 June 2025 | Sofia |
National Folklore Festival | 14 June 2025 | Burgas |
4th International Lavender Festival | 20 – 22 June 2025 | Chirpan |
Folklore Dance Festival | 21 – 22 June 2025 | Sandanski |
Ennyoff’s Day Celebrations / Midsummer Celebrations | 21 June 2025 | Ennyoff’s Day Celebrations Etara |
Ennyoff’s Day: Midsummer Wild herbs Celebrations – Lavender Festival | 21 June 2025 | Karlovo |
Wagner Festival | 26 June-05 July 2025 | Opera Sofia |
X Summer Opera Festival “Stage of the Ages” | 27 June-5 September 2025 | Veliko Tarnovo |
Sofia Live Festival — Sofia Live Festival | 27 – 29 June 2025 | Sofia |
Varna Summer Music Festival | June-October 2025 | Varna |
Sofia Live Fest | 27 – 29 June 2025 | Sofia |
International Dance Festival | 27 – 29 June 2025 | Burgas |
Opera Open | 28 June-30 August 2025 | Plovdiv Ancient Theatre |
BULGARIA CULTURAL EVENTS CALENDAR JULY – AUGUST 2025
Burgas Sand Festival | 07 – 09 July 2025 | Burgas |
Burgas Musical Festivities “Emil Chakarov” | 10 July 2025 | Burgas |
International Folklore Festival | 19 – 26 July 2025 | Veliko Tarnovo |
IX Opera Festival Stage of the Ages | July – September 2025 | Veliko Tarnovo |
A to Jazz Festival | 03 – 06 July 2025 | Sofia South Park |
Opera Open | 28 June-30 August 2025 | Ancient Theatre Plovdiv |
Sun Tribe Open-Air Festival Burgas | 25 – 27 July 2025 | Burgas |
Hills of Rock | 25- 27 July 2025 | Plovdiv Rowing canal |
International Folklore Theater | 28 July-01 August 2025 | Plovdiv AncientTheater |
XVII International Singer Songwriter Fest | 01 – 02 August 2025 | Burgas |
Authentic Bulgarian Folklore Fest | 01-03 August 2025 | Dorkovo |
“Radar” Music Festival | 07-10 August 2025 | Varna |
Spice Music Fest | 08 – 09 August 2025 | Burgas |
XIII National Folklore Festival | 08-10 August 2025 | Koprivshtica |
International Puppets Festival Burgas | 10 – 15 August 2025 | Burgas |
Jazz Burgas | 12 August 2025 | Burgas |
XVI Mindya Rock Fest | 22 – 23 August 2025 | Mindya |
Varna Summer Jazz Festival | 30 July-01 August 2025 | Varna |
BULGARIA CULTURAL EVENTS CALENDAR AUGUST
Bansko Jazz Fest | 31 July – 10 August 2025 | Bansko |
“Love is Folly” 33-nd International Film Fest | 14 August – 01 September 2025 | Varna |
Sonya Yoncheva’s “Gala in Sophia” | 27 – 29 August 2025 | Sofia |
Rivers of Sofia | 29 – 31August 2025 | Sofia |
BULGARIA CULTURAL EVENTS CALENDAR AUTUMN
Autumn Art Shows Plovdiv | 01 – 30 September 2025 | Plovdiv | |
Beer Fest Stara Zagora | 03 – 07 September 2025 | Stara Zagora | |
THEATAIR /Street Arts Fair | 05 – 08 September 2025 | Plovdiv | |
XIX International Traditional Crafts’ Festival | 06 – 08 September 2025 | Etara open-air museum cl. Gabrovo | |
49th Chamber Music Days | 08 – 15 September 2025 | Gabrovo | |
Gourmet Festival Гурме под тепето | 12 -14 September 2025 | Plovdiv | |
Old Town Festivities | 15 – 30 September 2025 | Plovdiv | |
Autumn Crafts Fair | 18 – 21 September 2025 | Plovdiv | |
Art&Crafts Festival at Samovodska Street | 18 – 23 September 2025 | Veliko Tarnovo | |
Wine & Cultural Heritage Festival | 26-28 September 2025 | Stara Zagora | |
Cartoon Salon @Museum of Humour | 01 – 30 October 2025 | Gabrovo | |
Sofia Art Fair | October 2025 | Sofia | |
International Festival of Sacred Music | 11 – 12 October 2025 | Gabrovo | |
OPERALIA The World Opera Competition | 20 – 26 october 2025 | Sofia | |
Urban Wine Fest Plovdiv | 24 – 25 October 2025 | Plovdiv | |
Plovdiv Jazz Fest | 07-09 November 2025 | Plovdiv | |
Young Wine Festival | 21-23 November 2025 | Plovdiv Old Town | |
BULGARIA OPERA & MUSICAL THEATERS
Sofia Opera House Repertoire |
Sofia Music Theater Programme |
State Opera Plovdiv Programme |
Stara Zagora State Opera Programme |

