Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Latvia 2027
Latvia has 16 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 9 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Latvia 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 16
- Of those, on a working day
- 9
- Of those, on a weekend
- 7
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (26 March to 29 March)
- Bridge days
- 3
- Most nationwide holidays in
- May (5)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Latvia, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Jaungada diena | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Lielā Piektdiena | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Easter Sunday | Pirmās Lieldienas | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Otrās Lieldienas | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Day of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of Latvia | Latvijas Republikas Satversmes sapulces sasaukšanas diena | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Darba svētki | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Day of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia | Latvijas Republikas Neatkarības atjaunošanas diena | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Mother's Day | Mātes diena | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Pentecost | Vasarsvētki | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Līgo Day | Līgo diena | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Jāņi Day | Jāņu diena | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Day of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia | Latvijas Republikas Proklamēšanas diena | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Christmas Eve | Ziemassvētku vakars | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Pirmie Ziemassvētki | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Second day of Christmas | Otrie Ziemassvētki | Nationwide | |
| Friday | New Year's Eve | Vecgada diena | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Latvia
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (4)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Friday 26 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 4 days off, with Good Friday, Easter Monday.
- Friday 24 December to Sunday 26 December 2027: 3 days off, with Christmas Eve.
- Friday 31 December 2027 to Sunday 2 January 2028: 3 days off, with New Year's Eve.
Bridge days (3)
- Monday 3 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 1 May to Tuesday 4 May 2027 (next to Day of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia).
- Friday 25 June: one leave day gives 5 days off in a row, Wednesday 23 June to Sunday 27 June 2027 (next to Jāņi Day).
- Friday 19 November: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 18 November to Sunday 21 November 2027 (next to Day of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Latvia applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Other days listed for Latvia
Nager.Date also lists these 33 days with a type other than public holiday. They are not counted above and are not in the calendar feed.
| Date | Day | Name | Type | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Commemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991 | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Day of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Saturday | World Non-Governmental Organization Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | National Partisan Armed Resistance Remembrance Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Monday | International Women's Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | National Resistance Movement Remembrance Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Latgale Congress Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Saturday | Day of the Defeat of Nazism and Commemoration Day of Victims of World War II | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Europe Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Saturday | International Day of the Family | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Firefighter and Rescuer Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | International Day for Protection of Children | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Day of the Occupation of the Republic of Latvia | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Medical Worker Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Heroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis) | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Commemoration Day of Genocide Against the Jews | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Saturday | Day of the Sea Festival | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Latvian Freedom Fighters' Remembrance Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Saturday | Day of the Passing of the Constitutional Law on the Status of the Republic of Latvia as a State | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Knowledge Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Father's Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Baltic Unity Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Friday | International Day of Older Persons | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Teachers' Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Official Language Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Border Guards Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Lāčplēsis Day | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Remembrance Day of the Tragedy of 21 November 2013 | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Commemoration Day of Victims of Genocide Against the Latvian People By the Totalitarian Communist Regime | Observance | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Police Day | Observance | Nationwide |
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