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Public Holidays in Latvia, 2026

Latvia observes 16 nationwide public holidays in 2026, 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 2026
250

Latvia holiday calendar 2026

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 2026ThursdayNew Year's DayNationwide
20 January 2026TuesdayCommemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991observance
26 January 2026MondayDay of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latviaobservance
27 February 2026FridayWorld Non-Governmental Organization Dayobservance
2 March 2026MondayNational Partisan Armed Resistance Remembrance Dayobservance
8 March 2026Sunday(weekend)International Women's Dayobservance
17 March 2026TuesdayNational Resistance Movement Remembrance Dayobservance
25 March 2026WednesdayCommemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terrorobservance
3 April 2026FridayGood FridayNationwide
5 April 2026Sunday(weekend)Easter SundayNationwide
6 April 2026MondayEaster MondayNationwide
27 April 2026MondayLatgale Congress Dayobservance
1 May 2026FridayDay of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of LatviaNationwide
1 May 2026FridayLabour DayNationwide
4 May 2026MondayDay of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of LatviaNationwide
8 May 2026FridayDay of the Defeat of Nazism and Commemoration Day of Victims of World War IIobservance
9 May 2026Saturday(weekend)Europe Dayobservance
10 May 2026Sunday(weekend)Mother's DayNationwide
15 May 2026FridayInternational Day of the Familyobservance
17 May 2026Sunday(weekend)Firefighter and Rescuer Dayobservance
24 May 2026Sunday(weekend)PentecostNationwide
1 June 2026MondayInternational Day for Protection of Childrenobservance
14 June 2026Sunday(weekend)Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terrorobservance
17 June 2026WednesdayDay of the Occupation of the Republic of Latviaobservance
21 June 2026Sunday(weekend)Medical Worker Dayobservance
22 June 2026MondayHeroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis)observance
23 June 2026TuesdayLīgo DayNationwide
24 June 2026WednesdayJāņi DayNationwide
4 July 2026Saturday(weekend)Commemoration Day of Genocide Against the Jewsobservance
11 July 2026Saturday(weekend)Day of the Sea Festivalobservance
11 August 2026TuesdayLatvian Freedom Fighters' Remembrance Dayobservance
21 August 2026FridayDay of the Passing of the Constitutional Law on the Status of the Republic of Latvia as a Stateobservance
23 August 2026Sunday(weekend)Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazismobservance
1 September 2026TuesdayKnowledge Dayobservance
13 September 2026Sunday(weekend)Father's Dayobservance
22 September 2026TuesdayBaltic Unity Dayobservance
1 October 2026ThursdayInternational Day of Older Personsobservance
5 October 2026MondayTeachers' Dayobservance
15 October 2026ThursdayOfficial Language Dayobservance
7 November 2026Saturday(weekend)Border Guards Dayobservance
11 November 2026WednesdayLāčplēsis Dayobservance
18 November 2026WednesdayDay of the Proclamation of the Republic of LatviaNationwide
21 November 2026Saturday(weekend)Remembrance Day of the Tragedy of 21 November 2013observance
5 December 2026Saturday(weekend)Police Dayobservance
6 December 2026Sunday(weekend)Commemoration Day of Victims of Genocide Against the Latvian People By the Totalitarian Communist Regimeobservance
24 December 2026ThursdayChristmas EveNationwide
25 December 2026FridayChristmas DayNationwide
26 December 2026Saturday(weekend)Second day of ChristmasNationwide
31 December 2026ThursdayNew Year's EveNationwide

Which holidays actually give a day off in 2026?

12 of Latvia's 16 nationwide public holidays land on a working day in 2026, so those are the ones that shorten the working year. The remaining 4 fall on Saturday and Sunday: Easter Sunday (5 April 2026), Mother's Day (10 May 2026), Pentecost (24 May 2026), Second day of Christmas (26 December 2026).

After removing weekends and holidays, 2026 leaves 250 business days in Latvia.

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