Public Holidays in Latvia 2026
Official public holidays, local names and observed dates.
This page lists public holidays in Latvia for 2026. Holiday dates are useful for travel planning, payroll calendars, school schedules and market closures. Data is loaded server-side and cached so the holiday list is available in the HTML for search engines.
Holiday Calendar
| Date | Holiday | Local name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 | New Year's Day | Jaungada diena | Public |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Commemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991 | 1991. gada barikāžu aizstāvju atceres diena | Observance |
| Jan 26, 2026 | Day of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia | Latvijas Republikas starptautiskās (de jure) atzīšanas diena | Observance |
| Feb 27, 2026 | World Non-Governmental Organization Day | Starptautisko nevalstisko organizāciju diena | Observance |
| Mar 2, 2026 | National Partisan Armed Resistance Remembrance Day | Nacionālo partizānu bruņotās pretošanās atceres diena | Observance |
| Mar 8, 2026 | International Women's Day | Starptautiskā sieviešu diena | Observance |
| Mar 17, 2026 | National Resistance Movement Remembrance Day | Nacionālās pretošanās kustības piemiņas diena | Observance |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror | Komunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena | Observance |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Good Friday | Lielā Piektdiena | Public |
| Apr 5, 2026 | Easter Sunday | Pirmās Lieldienas | Public |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Easter Monday | Otrās Lieldienas | Public |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Latgale Congress Day | Latgales kongresa diena | Observance |
| May 1, 2026 | Labour Day | Darba svētki | Public |
| May 1, 2026 | Day of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of Latvia | Latvijas Republikas Satversmes sapulces sasaukšanas diena | Public |
| May 4, 2026 | Day of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia | Latvijas Republikas Neatkarības atjaunošanas diena | Public |
| May 8, 2026 | Day of the Defeat of Nazism and Commemoration Day of Victims of World War II | Nacisma sagrāves diena un Otrā pasaules kara upuru piemiņas diena | Observance |
| May 9, 2026 | Europe Day | Eiropas diena | Observance |
| May 10, 2026 | Mother's Day | Mātes diena | Public |
| May 15, 2026 | International Day of the Family | Starptautiskā ģimenes diena | Observance |
| May 17, 2026 | Firefighter and Rescuer Day | Ugunsdzēsēju un glābēju diena | Observance |
| May 24, 2026 | Pentecost | Vasarsvētki | Public |
| Jun 1, 2026 | International Day for Protection of Children | Starptautiskā bērnu aizsardzības diena | Observance |
| Jun 14, 2026 | Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror | Komunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena | Observance |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Day of the Occupation of the Republic of Latvia | Latvijas Republikas okupācijas diena | Observance |
| Jun 21, 2026 | Medical Worker Day | Medicīnas darbinieku diena | Observance |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Heroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis) | Varoņu piemiņas diena (Cēsu kaujas atceres diena) | Observance |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Līgo Day | Līgo diena | Public |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Jāņi Day | Jāņu diena | Public |
| Jul 4, 2026 | Commemoration Day of Genocide Against the Jews | Ebreju tautas genocīda upuru piemiņas diena | Observance |
| Jul 11, 2026 | Day of the Sea Festival | Jūras svētku diena | Observance |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Latvian Freedom Fighters' Remembrance Day | Latvijas brīvības cīnītāju piemiņas diena | Observance |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Day of the Passing of the Constitutional Law on the Status of the Republic of Latvia as a State | Konstitucionālā likuma “Par Latvijas Republikas valstisko statusu” pieņemšanas diena | Observance |
| Aug 23, 2026 | Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism | Staļinisma un nacisma upuru atceres diena | Observance |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Knowledge Day | Zinību diena | Observance |
| Sep 13, 2026 | Father's Day | Tēva diena | Observance |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Baltic Unity Day | Baltu vienības diena | Observance |
| Oct 1, 2026 | International Day of Older Persons | Starptautiskā senioru diena | Observance |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Teachers' Day | Skolotāju diena | Observance |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Official Language Day | Valsts valodas diena | Observance |
| Nov 7, 2026 | Border Guards Day | Robežsargu diena | Observance |
| Nov 11, 2026 | Lāčplēsis Day | Lāčplēša diena | Observance |
| Nov 18, 2026 | Day of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia | Latvijas Republikas Proklamēšanas diena | Public |
| Nov 21, 2026 | Remembrance Day of the Tragedy of 21 November 2013 | 2013. gada 21. novembra traģēdijas atceres diena | Observance |
| Dec 5, 2026 | Police Day | Policijas darbinieku diena | Observance |
| Dec 6, 2026 | Commemoration Day of Victims of Genocide Against the Latvian People By the Totalitarian Communist Regime | Pret latviešu tautu vērstā totalitārā komunistiskā režīma genocīda upuru piemiņas diena | Observance |
| Dec 24, 2026 | Christmas Eve | Ziemassvētku vakars | Public |
| Dec 25, 2026 | Christmas Day | Pirmie Ziemassvētki | Public |
| Dec 26, 2026 | Second day of Christmas | Otrie Ziemassvētki | Public |
| Dec 31, 2026 | New Year's Eve | Vecgada diena | Public |