1961 in Bulgaria

Incumbents

• General Secretaries of the Bulgarian Communist Party: Todor Zhivkov
• Chairmen of the Council of Ministers: Anton Yugov

  Events

• The March Music Days, a festival held annually for two weeks in the second half of March in Rousse, Bulgaria, was established.

  Sports

• The 1961 Summer Universiade, an international sporting event for university students, took place in Sofia.