September 25 – Dobrich public holiday

Since 1990 Dobrich celebrates the holiday of the city on September 25. Archeological studies in the region have proved these territories have been populated since ancient times. In 16th century the Turkish wayfaring tradesman Hadjioglu Pazardjik founded here a town named after its founder till 1882. The town was liberated from the Ottoman yoke on January 27, 1878. It was renamed to Dobrich on February 19, 1882 by a prince’s edict, after the name of the owner of Dobrudja - Dobrotitza. For a couple of decades the town carried the name of marshal Tolbuhin. On September 19, 1990, by a President’s edict, the town’s former name Dobrich was recovered. Nowadays Dobrich is one of the major cultural, economic, and administrative center in the Northeastern Bulgarian economic region. In 1851 the famous Dobrich fair was organized here for the first time. It gathered tradesmen from Varna, Rousse, Shoumen and other big Bulgarian towns.. Each year various cultural festivals are held here. For this year's celebration Dobrich municipality organizes a series of cultural and entertaining programmes.