Public holidays in
Latvia 2017
44holidays233working days in 201728holidays on weekdays
28 public holidays fall on a weekday in 2017; bank, school and optional days are marked in the Type column.
Holiday calendar
| Date / weekday | Holiday | Applies in | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | All of Latvia | Public | |
| Commemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991 | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Day of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| International Women's Day | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Good Friday | All of Latvia | Public | |
| Easter Sunday | All of Latvia | Public | |
| Easter Monday | All of Latvia | Public | |
| Latgale Congress Day | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Labour Day | All of Latvia | Public | |
| Day of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of Latvia | All of Latvia | Public | |
| Day of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia | All of Latvia | Public | |
| Day of the Defeat of Nazism and Commemoration Day of Victims of World War II | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Europe Day | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Mother's Day | All of Latvia | Public | |
| International Day of the Family | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Firefighter and Rescuer Day | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| International Day for Protection of Children | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Pentecost | All of Latvia | Public | |
| Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Day of the Occupation of the Republic of Latvia | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Medical Worker Day | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Heroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis) | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Līgo Day | All of Latvia | Public | |
| Jāņi Day | All of Latvia | Public | |
| Commemoration Day of Genocide Against the Jews | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Day of the Sea Festival | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Latvian Freedom Fighters' Remembrance Day | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Day of the Passing of the Constitutional Law on the Status of the Republic of Latvia as a State | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Knowledge Day | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Father's Day | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Baltic Unity Day | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Teachers' Day | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| International Day of Older Persons | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Border Guards Day | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Lāčplēsis Day | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Day of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia | All of Latvia | Public | |
| Commemoration Day of Victims of Genocide Against the Latvian People By the Totalitarian Communist Regime | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Police Day | All of Latvia | Observance | |
| Christmas Eve | All of Latvia | Public | |
| Christmas Day | All of Latvia | Public | |
| Second day of Christmas | All of Latvia | Public | |
| New Year's Eve | All of Latvia | Public |
The weekend in Latvia is Saturday and Sunday.
About this answer
Holidays are listed on their observed date. When a country moves a weekend holiday to a weekday, the weekday is shown. Regional holidays apply only in the regions named.
Holiday calendar for Latvia derived from Nager.Date (MIT, source 2026-09-14) and date-holidays (ISC, CC BY 3.0), generated for 2000 to 2060.