# Public holidays in Latvia 2026

Latvia has 17 public holidays in 2026. 13 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 250 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

Note: Latvia moves some working days to bridge a holiday with the weekend. The Saturdays that become working days are listed on the page and counted as working days.

- Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/latvia/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0)
- JSON: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/lv/2026.json
- iCalendar: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/lv/2026.ics
- CSV: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/lv/2026.csv
- All years: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/lv.json

## Summary 2026

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Public holidays | 17 |
| Substitute days off (observed) | 0 |
| Holidays on weekdays | 13 |
| Holidays on the weekend | 4 |
| Weekend days | 102 |
| Working days | 250 |
| Calendar days | 365 |

## Holiday dates 2026

| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2026-01-02 | Friday | Day off (substituted from 01/17/2026) |
| 2026-04-03 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 2026-04-05 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 2026-04-06 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 2026-05-01 | Friday | Constitutional Assembly Convocation Day |
| 2026-05-01 | Friday | Labor Day |
| 2026-05-04 | Monday | Restoration of Independence Day |
| 2026-05-10 | Sunday | Mother's Day |
| 2026-05-24 | Sunday | Pentecost |
| 2026-06-22 | Monday | Day off (substituted from 06/27/2026) |
| 2026-06-23 | Tuesday | Midsummer Eve |
| 2026-06-24 | Wednesday | Midsummer Day |
| 2026-11-18 | Wednesday | Republic of Latvia Proclamation Day |
| 2026-12-24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 2026-12-25 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 2026-12-26 | Saturday | Second Day of Christmas |
| 2026-12-31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve |

Weekend days that are official working days in 2026: Sat 17 January 2026, Sat 27 June 2026. They are counted as working days.

## Working days per month in 2026

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday.

| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| January 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 102 | 13 | 250 |

## Long weekends in 2026

Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave.

- 5 days, Wed 31 December 2025 to Sun 4 January 2026: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Day off (substituted from 01/17/2026)
- 4 days, Fri 3 to Mon 6 April 2026: Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
- 4 days, Fri 1 to Mon 4 May 2026: Constitutional Assembly Convocation Day, Labor Day, Restoration of Independence Day
- 5 days, Sat 20 to Wed 24 June 2026: Day off (substituted from 06/27/2026), Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Day
- 4 days, Thu 24 to Sun 27 December 2026: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
- 4 days, Thu 31 December 2026 to Sun 3 January 2027: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day

## Bridge days in 2026

No single day of leave creates a break of four days or more in 2026.

## Questions about 2026 in Latvia

**How many working days are there in Latvia in 2026?** 250 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 102 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.

**How many public holidays does Latvia have in 2026?** 17 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.

**What counts as the weekend in Latvia?** Saturday and Sunday.

## Other years

- [Latvia 2024](https://openworkdays.com/latvia/2024.md)
- [Latvia 2025](https://openworkdays.com/latvia/2025.md)
- [Latvia 2026](https://openworkdays.com/latvia/2026.md)
- [Latvia 2027](https://openworkdays.com/latvia/2027.md)
- [Latvia 2028](https://openworkdays.com/latvia/2028.md)
- [Latvia 2029](https://openworkdays.com/latvia/2029.md)
- [Latvia 2030](https://openworkdays.com/latvia/2030.md)

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