Public Holidays in Latvia — 2026

Latvia is holiday-rich in 2026, with 49 public holidays spread across the year.

17 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 32 genuine days off work.

The dates are spread fairly evenly — 28 before July and 21 after it — with May the busiest month.

The longest dry spell runs 32 days, from Monday, January 26, 2026 to Friday, February 27, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.

16 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 9 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.

Latvia sits in Northern Europe, is run from Riga, pays in Euro, and has about 1.9M people planning around these same dates.

Public holidays
49
Days off work
32
Weekend
Saturday + Sunday
Busiest month
May (9)
Longest gap
32 days
Capital
Riga
Holiday calendar — Latvia 2026
DateDayHolidayLocal name
Thu, Jan 1ThursdayNew Year's DayJaungada diena
Tue, Jan 20TuesdayCommemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 19911991. gada barikāžu aizstāvju atceres diena
Mon, Jan 26MondayDay of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of LatviaLatvijas Republikas starptautiskās (de jure) atzīšanas diena
Fri, Feb 27FridayWorld Non-Governmental Organization DayStarptautisko nevalstisko organizāciju diena
Mon, Mar 2MondayNational Partisan Armed Resistance Remembrance DayNacionālo partizānu bruņotās pretošanās atceres diena
Sun, Mar 8SundayInternational Women's DayStarptautiskā sieviešu diena
Tue, Mar 17TuesdayNational Resistance Movement Remembrance DayNacionālās pretošanās kustības piemiņas diena
Wed, Mar 25WednesdayCommemoration Day of Victims of Communist TerrorKomunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Fri, Apr 3FridayGood FridayLielā Piektdiena
Sun, Apr 5SundayEaster SundayPirmās Lieldienas
Mon, Apr 6MondayEaster MondayOtrās Lieldienas
Mon, Apr 27MondayLatgale Congress DayLatgales kongresa diena
Fri, May 1FridayLabour DayDarba svētki
Fri, May 1FridayDay of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of LatviaLatvijas Republikas Satversmes sapulces sasaukšanas diena
Mon, May 4MondayDay of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of LatviaLatvijas Republikas Neatkarības atjaunošanas diena
Fri, May 8FridayDay of the Defeat of Nazism and Commemoration Day of Victims of World War IINacisma sagrāves diena un Otrā pasaules kara upuru piemiņas diena
Sat, May 9SaturdayEurope DayEiropas diena
Sun, May 10SundayMother's DayMātes diena
Fri, May 15FridayInternational Day of the FamilyStarptautiskā ģimenes diena
Sun, May 17SundayFirefighter and Rescuer DayUgunsdzēsēju un glābēju diena
Sun, May 24SundayPentecostVasarsvētki
Mon, Jun 1MondayInternational Day for Protection of ChildrenStarptautiskā bērnu aizsardzības diena
Sun, Jun 14SundayCommemoration Day of Victims of Communist TerrorKomunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Wed, Jun 17WednesdayDay of the Occupation of the Republic of LatviaLatvijas Republikas okupācijas diena
Sun, Jun 21SundayMedical Worker DayMedicīnas darbinieku diena
Mon, Jun 22MondayHeroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis)Varoņu piemiņas diena (Cēsu kaujas atceres diena)
Tue, Jun 23TuesdayLīgo DayLīgo diena
Wed, Jun 24WednesdayJāņi DayJāņu diena
Sat, Jul 4SaturdayCommemoration Day of Genocide Against the JewsEbreju tautas genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Sat, Jul 11SaturdayDay of the Sea FestivalJūras svētku diena
Tue, Aug 11TuesdayLatvian Freedom Fighters' Remembrance DayLatvijas brīvības cīnītāju piemiņas diena
Fri, Aug 21FridayDay of the Passing of the Constitutional Law on the Status of the Republic of Latvia as a StateKonstitucionālā likuma “Par Latvijas Republikas valstisko statusu” pieņemšanas diena
Sun, Aug 23SundayDay of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and NazismStaļinisma un nacisma upuru atceres diena
Tue, Sep 1TuesdayKnowledge DayZinību diena
Sun, Sep 13SundayFather's DayTēva diena
Tue, Sep 22TuesdayBaltic Unity DayBaltu vienības diena
Thu, Oct 1ThursdayInternational Day of Older PersonsStarptautiskā senioru diena
Mon, Oct 5MondayTeachers' DaySkolotāju diena
Thu, Oct 15ThursdayOfficial Language DayValsts valodas diena
Sat, Nov 7SaturdayBorder Guards DayRobežsargu diena
Wed, Nov 11WednesdayLāčplēsis DayLāčplēša diena
Wed, Nov 18WednesdayDay of the Proclamation of the Republic of LatviaLatvijas Republikas Proklamēšanas diena
Sat, Nov 21SaturdayRemembrance Day of the Tragedy of 21 November 20132013. gada 21. novembra traģēdijas atceres diena
Sat, Dec 5SaturdayPolice DayPolicijas darbinieku diena
Sun, Dec 6SundayCommemoration Day of Victims of Genocide Against the Latvian People By the Totalitarian Communist RegimePret latviešu tautu vērstā totalitārā komunistiskā režīma genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Thu, Dec 24ThursdayChristmas EveZiemassvētku vakars
Fri, Dec 25FridayChristmas DayPirmie Ziemassvētki
Sat, Dec 26SaturdaySecond day of ChristmasOtrie Ziemassvētki
Thu, Dec 31ThursdayNew Year's EveVecgada diena

How many public holidays does Latvia have in 2026?

49 — of which 32 fall on a working day and 17 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.

What is the first public holiday in Latvia in 2026?

Jaungada diena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The last one of the year is Vecgada diena on Thursday, December 31, 2026.

Which days are the weekend in Latvia?

Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.

When is the longest period without a public holiday in Latvia in 2026?

Between Monday, January 26, 2026 and Friday, February 27, 2026 — 32 days with nothing official in between.

Are these 2026 dates confirmed?

Yes, all 49 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.