The calendar
Latvia marks Independence Day on 18 November, the Restoration of Independence on 4 May and the Midsummer pair of 23 and 24 June, alongside the Christian calendar.
Country view
Latvia · 2026
49 recorded days · 16 public · 0 bank · 0 school · 0 regional
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Baltu vienības diena
Tuesday · 22 Sep 2026 · Observance
DateHolidayTypeShops shut?
01JanJaungada diena
New Year's Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
1991. gada barikāžu aizstāvju atceres diena
Commemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991 · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Latvijas Republikas starptautiskās (de jure) atzīšanas diena
Day of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Starptautisko nevalstisko organizāciju diena
World Non-Governmental Organization Day · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Nacionālo partizānu bruņotās pretošanās atceres diena
National Partisan Armed Resistance Remembrance Day · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Starptautiskā sieviešu diena
International Women's Day · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Nacionālās pretošanās kustības piemiņas diena
National Resistance Movement Remembrance Day · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Komunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Lielā Piektdiena
Good Friday · Nationwide
PublicShut
Pirmās Lieldienas
Easter Sunday · Nationwide
PublicShut
Otrās Lieldienas
Easter Monday · Nationwide
PublicShut
Latgales kongresa diena
Latgale Congress Day · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Darba svētki
Labour Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Latvijas Republikas Satversmes sapulces sasaukšanas diena
Day of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of Latvia · Nationwide
PublicShut
Latvijas Republikas Neatkarības atjaunošanas diena
Day of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia · Nationwide
PublicShut
Nacisma sagrāves diena un Otrā pasaules kara upuru piemiņas diena
Day of the Defeat of Nazism and Commemoration Day of Victims of World War II · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Eiropas diena
Europe Day · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Mātes diena
Mother's Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Starptautiskā ģimenes diena
International Day of the Family · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Ugunsdzēsēju un glābēju diena
Firefighter and Rescuer Day · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Vasarsvētki
Pentecost · Nationwide
PublicShut
Starptautiskā bērnu aizsardzības diena
International Day for Protection of Children · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Komunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Latvijas Republikas okupācijas diena
Day of the Occupation of the Republic of Latvia · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Medicīnas darbinieku diena
Medical Worker Day · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Varoņu piemiņas diena (Cēsu kaujas atceres diena)
Heroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis) · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Līgo diena
Līgo Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Jāņu diena
Jāņi Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Ebreju tautas genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Commemoration Day of Genocide Against the Jews · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Jūras svētku diena
Day of the Sea Festival · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Latvijas brīvības cīnītāju piemiņas diena
Latvian Freedom Fighters' Remembrance Day · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Konstitucionālā likuma “Par Latvijas Republikas valstisko statusu” pieņemšanas diena
Day of the Passing of the Constitutional Law on the Status of the Republic of Latvia as a State · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Staļinisma un nacisma upuru atceres diena
Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Zinību diena
Knowledge Day · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Tēva diena
Father's Day · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Baltu vienības diena
Baltic Unity Day · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Starptautiskā senioru diena
International Day of Older Persons · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Skolotāju diena
Teachers' Day · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Valsts valodas diena
Official Language Day · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Robežsargu diena
Border Guards Day · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Lāčplēša diena
Lāčplēsis Day · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Latvijas Republikas Proklamēšanas diena
Day of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia · Nationwide
PublicShut
2013. gada 21. novembra traģēdijas atceres diena
Remembrance Day of the Tragedy of 21 November 2013 · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Policijas darbinieku diena
Police Day · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Pret latviešu tautu vērstā totalitārā komunistiskā režīma genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Commemoration Day of Victims of Genocide Against the Latvian People By the Totalitarian Communist Regime · Nationwide
ObservanceOpen
Ziemassvētku vakars
Christmas Eve · Nationwide
PublicShut
Pirmie Ziemassvētki
Christmas Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Otrie Ziemassvētki
Second day of Christmas · Nationwide
PublicShut
Vecgada diena
New Year's Eve · Nationwide
PublicShut
● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
Bridge days worth booking
One day of leave, four days off. These are the 2026 dates where the maths works.
Baltu vienības diena
Tuesday · 22 Sep 2026
Falls on a Tuesday. Book the Monday off and you get a four-day weekend — expect a lot of colleagues to do exactly that.
Book off: 21 Sep 2026
Starptautiskā senioru diena
Thursday · 1 Oct 2026
Falls on a Thursday. Book the Friday off and you get a four-day weekend — the classic bridge day.
Book off: 2 Oct 2026
Valsts valodas diena
Thursday · 15 Oct 2026
Falls on a Thursday. Book the Friday off and you get a four-day weekend — the classic bridge day.
Book off: 16 Oct 2026
How the holiday year works in Latvia
How people take the days
When a holiday other than the Midsummer days falls at a weekend, the next working day is given instead. Midsummer is the year's real break, and almost nobody works the days around it.
If you're visiting
18 November ends with a large fireworks display over the Daugava in Riga. Midsummer means bonfires, cheese and beer in the countryside rather than anything urban.
If you live here
Pre-holiday working days are legally shortened by an hour, which quietly changes appointment availability.
What these days actually mean
Observance, business closures and transport impact for the next few dates.
Baltic Unity Day
22 Sep 2026
- Observance
- A recognised observance rather than a day off work.
- Business
- Business as usual, though there may be local events or ceremonies.
- Transport
- Normal services.
General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.
International Day of Older Persons
1 Oct 2026
- Observance
- A recognised observance rather than a day off work.
- Business
- Business as usual, though there may be local events or ceremonies.
- Transport
- Normal services.
General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.
Teachers' Day
5 Oct 2026
- Observance
- A recognised observance rather than a day off work.
- Business
- Business as usual, though there may be local events or ceremonies.
- Transport
- Normal services.
General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.
Official Language Day
15 Oct 2026
- Observance
- A recognised observance rather than a day off work.
- Business
- Business as usual, though there may be local events or ceremonies.
- Transport
- Normal services.
General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.