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. 2 weekend days are official working days and counted as such. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
17public holidays
13weekday days off
250working days in 2026
102weekend days
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.
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Day off (substituted from 01/17/2026) | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Friday | Constitutional Assembly Convocation Day | |
| Friday | Labor Day | |
| Monday | Restoration of Independence Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Mother's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Pentecost | |
| Monday | Day off (substituted from 06/27/2026) | |
| Tuesday | Midsummer Eve | |
| Wednesday | Midsummer Day | |
| Wednesday | Republic of Latvia Proclamation Day | |
| Thursday | Christmas Eve | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Second Day of Christmas | |
| 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 in the table below and in the calculator.
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. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| 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 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 5 daysWed 31 December 2025 to Sun 4 January 2026New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Day off (substituted from 01/17/2026)
- 4 daysFri 3 to Mon 6 April 2026Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
- 4 daysFri 1 to Mon 4 May 2026Constitutional Assembly Convocation Day, Labor Day, Restoration of Independence Day
- 5 daysSat 20 to Wed 24 June 2026Day off (substituted from 06/27/2026), Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Day
- 4 daysThu 24 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
- 4 daysThu 31 December 2026 to Sun 3 January 2027New Year's Eve, New Year's Day
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.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Easter Sunday (5 April 2026), Mother's Day (10 May 2026), Pentecost (24 May 2026), Second Day of Christmas (26 December 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Latvia?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Latvia 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Latvia has 17 public holidays and 250 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/latvia/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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