Public Holidays in Latvia — 2027

Latvia is holiday-rich in 2027, with 49 public holidays spread across the year.

20 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 29 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 Tuesday, January 26, 2027 to Saturday, February 27, 2027; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.

11 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 11 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
29
Weekend
Saturday + Sunday
Busiest month
May (9)
Longest gap
32 days
Capital
Riga
Holiday calendar — Latvia 2027
DateDayHolidayLocal name
Fri, Jan 1FridayNew Year's DayJaungada diena
Wed, Jan 20WednesdayCommemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 19911991. gada barikāžu aizstāvju atceres diena
Tue, Jan 26TuesdayDay of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of LatviaLatvijas Republikas starptautiskās (de jure) atzīšanas diena
Sat, Feb 27SaturdayWorld Non-Governmental Organization DayStarptautisko nevalstisko organizāciju diena
Tue, Mar 2TuesdayNational Partisan Armed Resistance Remembrance DayNacionālo partizānu bruņotās pretošanās atceres diena
Mon, Mar 8MondayInternational Women's DayStarptautiskā sieviešu diena
Wed, Mar 17WednesdayNational Resistance Movement Remembrance DayNacionālās pretošanās kustības piemiņas diena
Thu, Mar 25ThursdayCommemoration Day of Victims of Communist TerrorKomunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Fri, Mar 26FridayGood FridayLielā Piektdiena
Sun, Mar 28SundayEaster SundayPirmās Lieldienas
Mon, Mar 29MondayEaster MondayOtrās Lieldienas
Tue, Apr 27TuesdayLatgale Congress DayLatgales kongresa diena
Sat, May 1SaturdayLabour DayDarba svētki
Sat, May 1SaturdayDay of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of LatviaLatvijas Republikas Satversmes sapulces sasaukšanas diena
Tue, May 4TuesdayDay of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of LatviaLatvijas Republikas Neatkarības atjaunošanas diena
Sat, May 8SaturdayDay of the Defeat of Nazism and Commemoration Day of Victims of World War IINacisma sagrāves diena un Otrā pasaules kara upuru piemiņas diena
Sun, May 9SundayMother's DayMātes diena
Sun, May 9SundayEurope DayEiropas diena
Sat, May 15SaturdayInternational Day of the FamilyStarptautiskā ģimenes diena
Sun, May 16SundayPentecostVasarsvētki
Mon, May 17MondayFirefighter and Rescuer DayUgunsdzēsēju un glābēju diena
Tue, Jun 1TuesdayInternational Day for Protection of ChildrenStarptautiskā bērnu aizsardzības diena
Mon, Jun 14MondayCommemoration Day of Victims of Communist TerrorKomunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Thu, Jun 17ThursdayDay of the Occupation of the Republic of LatviaLatvijas Republikas okupācijas diena
Sun, Jun 20SundayMedical Worker DayMedicīnas darbinieku diena
Tue, Jun 22TuesdayHeroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis)Varoņu piemiņas diena (Cēsu kaujas atceres diena)
Wed, Jun 23WednesdayLīgo DayLīgo diena
Thu, Jun 24ThursdayJāņi DayJāņu diena
Sun, Jul 4SundayCommemoration Day of Genocide Against the JewsEbreju tautas genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Sat, Jul 10SaturdayDay of the Sea FestivalJūras svētku diena
Wed, Aug 11WednesdayLatvian Freedom Fighters' Remembrance DayLatvijas brīvības cīnītāju piemiņas diena
Sat, Aug 21SaturdayDay 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
Mon, Aug 23MondayDay of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and NazismStaļinisma un nacisma upuru atceres diena
Wed, Sep 1WednesdayKnowledge DayZinību diena
Sun, Sep 12SundayFather's DayTēva diena
Wed, Sep 22WednesdayBaltic Unity DayBaltu vienības diena
Fri, Oct 1FridayInternational Day of Older PersonsStarptautiskā senioru diena
Tue, Oct 5TuesdayTeachers' DaySkolotāju diena
Fri, Oct 15FridayOfficial Language DayValsts valodas diena
Sun, Nov 7SundayBorder Guards DayRobežsargu diena
Thu, Nov 11ThursdayLāčplēsis DayLāčplēša diena
Thu, Nov 18ThursdayDay of the Proclamation of the Republic of LatviaLatvijas Republikas Proklamēšanas diena
Sun, Nov 21SundayRemembrance Day of the Tragedy of 21 November 20132013. gada 21. novembra traģēdijas atceres diena
Sun, Dec 5SundayPolice DayPolicijas darbinieku diena
Sun, Dec 5SundayCommemoration Day of Victims of Genocide Against the Latvian People By the Totalitarian Communist RegimePret latviešu tautu vērstā totalitārā komunistiskā režīma genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Fri, Dec 24FridayChristmas EveZiemassvētku vakars
Sat, Dec 25SaturdayChristmas DayPirmie Ziemassvētki
Sun, Dec 26SundaySecond day of ChristmasOtrie Ziemassvētki
Fri, Dec 31FridayNew Year's EveVecgada diena

How many public holidays does Latvia have in 2027?

49 — of which 29 fall on a working day and 20 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.

What is the first public holiday in Latvia in 2027?

Jaungada diena on Friday, January 1, 2027. The last one of the year is Vecgada diena on Friday, December 31, 2027.

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 2027?

Between Tuesday, January 26, 2027 and Saturday, February 27, 2027 — 32 days with nothing official in between.

Are these 2027 dates confirmed?

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