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Public Holidays in Latvia, 2027

Latvia observes 16 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 7 of which fall on the weekend. The table below lists every date the holiday calendar records.

Public holidays
16

Nationwide

On a weekend
7
Regional only
0
Business days 2027
252

Latvia holiday calendar 2027

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 2027FridayNew Year's DayNationwide
20 January 2027WednesdayCommemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991observance
26 January 2027TuesdayDay of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latviaobservance
27 February 2027Saturday(weekend)World Non-Governmental Organization Dayobservance
2 March 2027TuesdayNational Partisan Armed Resistance Remembrance Dayobservance
8 March 2027MondayInternational Women's Dayobservance
17 March 2027WednesdayNational Resistance Movement Remembrance Dayobservance
25 March 2027ThursdayCommemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terrorobservance
26 March 2027FridayGood FridayNationwide
28 March 2027Sunday(weekend)Easter SundayNationwide
29 March 2027MondayEaster MondayNationwide
27 April 2027TuesdayLatgale Congress Dayobservance
1 May 2027Saturday(weekend)Day of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of LatviaNationwide
1 May 2027Saturday(weekend)Labour DayNationwide
4 May 2027TuesdayDay of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of LatviaNationwide
8 May 2027Saturday(weekend)Day of the Defeat of Nazism and Commemoration Day of Victims of World War IIobservance
9 May 2027Sunday(weekend)Europe Dayobservance
9 May 2027Sunday(weekend)Mother's DayNationwide
15 May 2027Saturday(weekend)International Day of the Familyobservance
16 May 2027Sunday(weekend)PentecostNationwide
17 May 2027MondayFirefighter and Rescuer Dayobservance
1 June 2027TuesdayInternational Day for Protection of Childrenobservance
14 June 2027MondayCommemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terrorobservance
17 June 2027ThursdayDay of the Occupation of the Republic of Latviaobservance
20 June 2027Sunday(weekend)Medical Worker Dayobservance
22 June 2027TuesdayHeroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis)observance
23 June 2027WednesdayLīgo DayNationwide
24 June 2027ThursdayJāņi DayNationwide
4 July 2027Sunday(weekend)Commemoration Day of Genocide Against the Jewsobservance
10 July 2027Saturday(weekend)Day of the Sea Festivalobservance
11 August 2027WednesdayLatvian Freedom Fighters' Remembrance Dayobservance
21 August 2027Saturday(weekend)Day of the Passing of the Constitutional Law on the Status of the Republic of Latvia as a Stateobservance
23 August 2027MondayDay of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazismobservance
1 September 2027WednesdayKnowledge Dayobservance
12 September 2027Sunday(weekend)Father's Dayobservance
22 September 2027WednesdayBaltic Unity Dayobservance
1 October 2027FridayInternational Day of Older Personsobservance
5 October 2027TuesdayTeachers' Dayobservance
15 October 2027FridayOfficial Language Dayobservance
7 November 2027Sunday(weekend)Border Guards Dayobservance
11 November 2027ThursdayLāčplēsis Dayobservance
18 November 2027ThursdayDay of the Proclamation of the Republic of LatviaNationwide
21 November 2027Sunday(weekend)Remembrance Day of the Tragedy of 21 November 2013observance
5 December 2027Sunday(weekend)Commemoration Day of Victims of Genocide Against the Latvian People By the Totalitarian Communist Regimeobservance
5 December 2027Sunday(weekend)Police Dayobservance
24 December 2027FridayChristmas EveNationwide
25 December 2027Saturday(weekend)Christmas DayNationwide
26 December 2027Sunday(weekend)Second day of ChristmasNationwide
31 December 2027FridayNew Year's EveNationwide

Which holidays actually give a day off in 2027?

9 of Latvia's 16 nationwide public holidays land on a working day in 2027, so those are the ones that shorten the working year. The remaining 7 fall on Saturday and Sunday: Easter Sunday (28 March 2027), Day of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of Latvia (1 May 2027), Labour Day (1 May 2027), Mother's Day (9 May 2027), Pentecost (16 May 2027), Christmas Day (25 December 2027), Second day of Christmas (26 December 2027).

After removing weekends and holidays, 2027 leaves 252 business days in Latvia.

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