What are the Public holidays in Latvia?



Modified on: Fri, 17 Oct, 2025 at 1:37 PM

  • Thursday, 1 January – New Year’s Day
  • Friday, 3 April – Good Friday
  • Sunday, 5 April – Easter Sunday (statutory paid holiday)
  • Monday, 6 April – Easter Monday
  • Friday, 1 May – Labour Day
  • Monday, 4 May – Restoration of Independence Day
  • Tuesday, 23 June – Midsummer’s Eve (Līgo Day)
  • Wednesday, 24 June – St. John’s Day (Jāņi Day)
  • Wednesday, 18 November – Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia
  • Thursday, 24 December – Christmas Eve
  • Friday, 25 December – Christmas Day
  • Saturday, 26 December – Second Day of Christmas
  • Thursday, 31 December – New Year’s Eve


Notes:

  • Latvia grants 14 statutory paid public holidays per year.
  • If a public holiday falls on a weekend, no compensatory day off is provided, except for May 4, which may be moved to the following Monday.
  • Mother’s Day (10 May 2026) and Pentecost (24 May 2026) are widely observed but are not statutory public holidays.
  • New Year’s Eve (31 December) is commonly observed, but not guaranteed as a paid day off unless specified by employer agreements.

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