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Public Holidays in Latvia, 2025

Latvia observes 16 nationwide public holidays in 2025, 4 of which fall on the weekend. The table below lists every date the holiday calendar records.

Public holidays
16

Nationwide

On a weekend
4
Regional only
0
Business days 2025
250

Latvia holiday calendar 2025

Dates marked nationwide are days off across Latvia. Entries showing a region count, or an observance type, are not deducted from business day calculations.

Public holidays with their dates, weekdays and where they are observed
DateDayHolidayObserved
1 January 2025WednesdayNew Year's DayNationwide
20 January 2025MondayCommemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991observance
26 January 2025Sunday(weekend)Day of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latviaobservance
2 March 2025Sunday(weekend)National Partisan Armed Resistance Remembrance Dayobservance
8 March 2025Saturday(weekend)International Women's Dayobservance
17 March 2025MondayNational Resistance Movement Remembrance Dayobservance
25 March 2025TuesdayCommemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terrorobservance
18 April 2025FridayGood FridayNationwide
20 April 2025Sunday(weekend)Easter SundayNationwide
21 April 2025MondayEaster MondayNationwide
27 April 2025Sunday(weekend)Latgale Congress Dayobservance
1 May 2025ThursdayDay of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of LatviaNationwide
1 May 2025ThursdayLabour DayNationwide
4 May 2025Sunday(weekend)Day of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of LatviaNationwide
8 May 2025ThursdayDay of the Defeat of Nazism and Commemoration Day of Victims of World War IIobservance
9 May 2025FridayEurope Dayobservance
11 May 2025Sunday(weekend)Mother's DayNationwide
15 May 2025ThursdayInternational Day of the Familyobservance
17 May 2025Saturday(weekend)Firefighter and Rescuer Dayobservance
1 June 2025Sunday(weekend)International Day for Protection of Childrenobservance
8 June 2025Sunday(weekend)PentecostNationwide
14 June 2025Saturday(weekend)Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terrorobservance
15 June 2025Sunday(weekend)Medical Worker Dayobservance
17 June 2025TuesdayDay of the Occupation of the Republic of Latviaobservance
22 June 2025Sunday(weekend)Heroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis)observance
23 June 2025MondayLīgo DayNationwide
24 June 2025TuesdayJāņi DayNationwide
4 July 2025FridayCommemoration Day of Genocide Against the Jewsobservance
12 July 2025Saturday(weekend)Day of the Sea Festivalobservance
11 August 2025MondayLatvian Freedom Fighters' Remembrance Dayobservance
21 August 2025ThursdayDay of the Passing of the Constitutional Law on the Status of the Republic of Latvia as a Stateobservance
23 August 2025Saturday(weekend)Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazismobservance
1 September 2025MondayKnowledge Dayobservance
14 September 2025Sunday(weekend)Father's Dayobservance
22 September 2025MondayBaltic Unity Dayobservance
1 October 2025WednesdayInternational Day of Older Personsobservance
5 October 2025Sunday(weekend)Teachers' Dayobservance
15 October 2025WednesdayOfficial Language Dayobservance
7 November 2025FridayBorder Guards Dayobservance
11 November 2025TuesdayLāčplēsis Dayobservance
18 November 2025TuesdayDay of the Proclamation of the Republic of LatviaNationwide
21 November 2025FridayRemembrance Day of the Tragedy of 21 November 2013observance
5 December 2025FridayPolice Dayobservance
7 December 2025Sunday(weekend)Commemoration Day of Victims of Genocide Against the Latvian People By the Totalitarian Communist Regimeobservance
24 December 2025WednesdayChristmas EveNationwide
25 December 2025ThursdayChristmas DayNationwide
26 December 2025FridaySecond day of ChristmasNationwide
31 December 2025WednesdayNew Year's EveNationwide

Which holidays actually give a day off in 2025?

12 of Latvia's 16 nationwide public holidays land on a working day in 2025, so those are the ones that shorten the working year. The remaining 4 fall on Saturday and Sunday: Easter Sunday (20 April 2025), Day of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia (4 May 2025), Mother's Day (11 May 2025), Pentecost (8 June 2025).

After removing weekends and holidays, 2025 leaves 250 business days in Latvia.

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