Public Holidays in Latvia — 2028

Latvia is holiday-rich in 2028, with 50 public holidays spread across the year.

17 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 33 genuine days off work.

The dates are spread fairly evenly — 28 before July and 22 after it — with May the busiest month.

The longest dry spell runs 32 days, from Wednesday, January 26, 2028 to Sunday, February 27, 2028; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.

15 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
50
Days off work
33
Weekend
Saturday + Sunday
Busiest month
May (8)
Longest gap
32 days
Capital
Riga
Holiday calendar — Latvia 2028
DateDayHolidayLocal name
Sat, Jan 1SaturdayNew Year's DayJaungada diena
Thu, Jan 20ThursdayCommemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 19911991. gada barikāžu aizstāvju atceres diena
Wed, Jan 26WednesdayDay of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of LatviaLatvijas Republikas starptautiskās (de jure) atzīšanas diena
Sun, Feb 27SundayWorld Non-Governmental Organization DayStarptautisko nevalstisko organizāciju diena
Thu, Mar 2ThursdayNational Partisan Armed Resistance Remembrance DayNacionālo partizānu bruņotās pretošanās atceres diena
Wed, Mar 8WednesdayInternational Women's DayStarptautiskā sieviešu diena
Fri, Mar 17FridayNational Resistance Movement Remembrance DayNacionālās pretošanās kustības piemiņas diena
Sat, Mar 25SaturdayCommemoration Day of Victims of Communist TerrorKomunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Fri, Apr 14FridayGood FridayLielā Piektdiena
Sun, Apr 16SundayEaster SundayPirmās Lieldienas
Mon, Apr 17MondayEaster MondayOtrās Lieldienas
Thu, Apr 27ThursdayLatgale Congress DayLatgales kongresa diena
Mon, May 1MondayLabour DayDarba svētki
Mon, May 1MondayDay of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of LatviaLatvijas Republikas Satversmes sapulces sasaukšanas diena
Thu, May 4ThursdayDay of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of LatviaLatvijas Republikas Neatkarības atjaunošanas diena
Mon, May 8MondayDay of the Defeat of Nazism and Commemoration Day of Victims of World War IINacisma sagrāves diena un Otrā pasaules kara upuru piemiņas diena
Tue, May 9TuesdayEurope DayEiropas diena
Sun, May 14SundayMother's DayMātes diena
Mon, May 15MondayInternational Day of the FamilyStarptautiskā ģimenes diena
Wed, May 17WednesdayFirefighter and Rescuer DayUgunsdzēsēju un glābēju diena
Thu, Jun 1ThursdayInternational Day for Protection of ChildrenStarptautiskā bērnu aizsardzības diena
Sun, Jun 4SundayPentecostVasarsvētki
Wed, Jun 14WednesdayCommemoration Day of Victims of Communist TerrorKomunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Sat, Jun 17SaturdayDay of the Occupation of the Republic of LatviaLatvijas Republikas okupācijas diena
Sun, Jun 18SundayMedical Worker DayMedicīnas darbinieku diena
Thu, Jun 22ThursdayHeroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis)Varoņu piemiņas diena (Cēsu kaujas atceres diena)
Fri, Jun 23FridayLīgo DayLīgo diena
Sat, Jun 24SaturdayJāņi DayJāņu diena
Tue, Jul 4TuesdayCommemoration Day of Genocide Against the JewsEbreju tautas genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Sat, Jul 8SaturdayDay of the Sea FestivalJūras svētku diena
Mon, Jul 10MondayFinal Day of the Nationwide Latvian Song and Dance CelebrationVispārējo latviešu Dziesmu un deju svētku noslēguma diena
Fri, Aug 11FridayLatvian Freedom Fighters' Remembrance DayLatvijas brīvības cīnītāju piemiņas diena
Mon, Aug 21MondayDay 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
Wed, Aug 23WednesdayDay of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and NazismStaļinisma un nacisma upuru atceres diena
Fri, Sep 1FridayKnowledge DayZinību diena
Sun, Sep 10SundayFather's DayTēva diena
Fri, Sep 22FridayBaltic Unity DayBaltu vienības diena
Sun, Oct 1SundayInternational Day of Older PersonsStarptautiskā senioru diena
Thu, Oct 5ThursdayTeachers' DaySkolotāju diena
Sun, Oct 15SundayOfficial Language DayValsts valodas diena
Tue, Nov 7TuesdayBorder Guards DayRobežsargu diena
Sat, Nov 11SaturdayLāčplēsis DayLāčplēša diena
Mon, Nov 20MondayDay of the Proclamation of the Republic of LatviaLatvijas Republikas Proklamēšanas diena
Tue, Nov 21TuesdayRemembrance Day of the Tragedy of 21 November 20132013. gada 21. novembra traģēdijas atceres diena
Sun, Dec 3SundayCommemoration Day of Victims of Genocide Against the Latvian People By the Totalitarian Communist RegimePret latviešu tautu vērstā totalitārā komunistiskā režīma genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Tue, Dec 5TuesdayPolice DayPolicijas darbinieku diena
Sun, Dec 24SundayChristmas EveZiemassvētku vakars
Mon, Dec 25MondayChristmas DayPirmie Ziemassvētki
Tue, Dec 26TuesdaySecond day of ChristmasOtrie Ziemassvētki
Sun, Dec 31SundayNew Year's EveVecgada diena

How many public holidays does Latvia have in 2028?

50 — of which 33 fall on a working day and 17 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.

What is the first public holiday in Latvia in 2028?

Jaungada diena on Saturday, January 1, 2028. The last one of the year is Vecgada diena on Sunday, December 31, 2028.

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 2028?

Between Wednesday, January 26, 2028 and Sunday, February 27, 2028 — 32 days with nothing official in between.

Are these 2028 dates confirmed?

Yes, all 50 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.