Public holidays in Latvia, 2017
44 official public holidays in 2017, with 0 still ahead and around 233 working days remaining.
All public holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 1 | Sunday | New Year's Day Jaungada diena | Public |
| Fri, Jan 20 | Friday | Commemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991 1991. gada barikāžu aizstāvju atceres diena | Observance |
| Thu, Jan 26 | Thursday | Day of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas starptautiskās (de jure) atzīšanas diena | Observance |
| Wed, Mar 8 | Wednesday | International Women's Day Starptautiskā sieviešu diena | Observance |
| Sat, Mar 25 | Saturday | Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror Komunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena | Observance |
| Fri, Apr 14 | Friday | Good Friday Lielā Piektdiena | Public |
| Sun, Apr 16 | Sunday | Easter Sunday Pirmās Lieldienas | Public |
| Mon, Apr 17 | Monday | Easter Monday Otrās Lieldienas | Public |
| Thu, Apr 27 | Thursday | Latgale Congress Day Latgales kongresa diena | Observance |
| Mon, May 1 | Monday | Labour Day Darba svētki | Public |
| Mon, May 1 | Monday | Day of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas Satversmes sapulces sasaukšanas diena | Public |
| Thu, May 4 | Thursday | Day of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas Neatkarības atjaunošanas diena | Public |
| Mon, May 8 | Monday | 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 |
| Tue, May 9 | Tuesday | Europe Day Eiropas diena | Observance |
| Sun, May 14 | Sunday | Mother's Day Mātes diena | Public |
| Mon, May 15 | Monday | International Day of the Family Starptautiskā ģimenes diena | Observance |
| Wed, May 17 | Wednesday | Firefighter and Rescuer Day Ugunsdzēsēju un glābēju diena | Observance |
| Thu, Jun 1 | Thursday | International Day for Protection of Children Starptautiskā bērnu aizsardzības diena | Observance |
| Sun, Jun 4 | Sunday | Pentecost Vasarsvētki | Public |
| Wed, Jun 14 | Wednesday | Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror Komunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena | Observance |
| Sat, Jun 17 | Saturday | Day of the Occupation of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas okupācijas diena | Observance |
| Sun, Jun 18 | Sunday | Medical Worker Day Medicīnas darbinieku diena | Observance |
| Thu, Jun 22 | Thursday | Heroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis) Varoņu piemiņas diena (Cēsu kaujas atceres diena) | Observance |
| Fri, Jun 23 | Friday | Līgo Day Līgo diena | Public |
| Sat, Jun 24 | Saturday | Jāņi Day Jāņu diena | Public |
| Tue, Jul 4 | Tuesday | Commemoration Day of Genocide Against the Jews Ebreju tautas genocīda upuru piemiņas diena | Observance |
| Sat, Jul 8 | Saturday | Day of the Sea Festival Jūras svētku diena | Observance |
| Fri, Aug 11 | Friday | Latvian Freedom Fighters' Remembrance Day Latvijas brīvības cīnītāju piemiņas diena | Observance |
| Mon, Aug 21 | Monday | 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 |
| Wed, Aug 23 | Wednesday | Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism Staļinisma un nacisma upuru atceres diena | Observance |
| Fri, Sep 1 | Friday | Knowledge Day Zinību diena | Observance |
| Sun, Sep 10 | Sunday | Father's Day Tēva diena | Observance |
| Fri, Sep 22 | Friday | Baltic Unity Day Baltu vienības diena | Observance |
| Sun, Oct 1 | Sunday | International Day of Older Persons Starptautiskā senioru diena | Observance |
| Sun, Oct 1 | Sunday | Teachers' Day Skolotāju diena | Observance |
| Tue, Nov 7 | Tuesday | Border Guards Day Robežsargu diena | Observance |
| Sat, Nov 11 | Saturday | Lāčplēsis Day Lāčplēša diena | Observance |
| Mon, Nov 20 | Monday | Day of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas Proklamēšanas diena | Public |
| Sun, Dec 3 | Sunday | 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 |
| Tue, Dec 5 | Tuesday | Police Day Policijas darbinieku diena | Observance |
| Sun, Dec 24 | Sunday | Christmas Eve Ziemassvētku vakars | Public |
| Mon, Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day Pirmie Ziemassvētki | Public |
| Tue, Dec 26 | Tuesday | Second day of Christmas Otrie Ziemassvētki | Public |
| Sun, Dec 31 | Sunday | New Year's Eve Vecgada diena | Public |
Sun, Jan 1 · Sunday
New Year's Day
Jaungada diena
Public
Fri, Jan 20 · Friday
Commemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991
1991. gada barikāžu aizstāvju atceres diena
Observance
Thu, Jan 26 · Thursday
Day of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia
Latvijas Republikas starptautiskās (de jure) atzīšanas diena
Observance
Wed, Mar 8 · Wednesday
International Women's Day
Starptautiskā sieviešu diena
Observance
Sat, Mar 25 · Saturday
Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror
Komunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Observance
Fri, Apr 14 · Friday
Good Friday
Lielā Piektdiena
Public
Sun, Apr 16 · Sunday
Easter Sunday
Pirmās Lieldienas
Public
Mon, Apr 17 · Monday
Easter Monday
Otrās Lieldienas
Public
Thu, Apr 27 · Thursday
Latgale Congress Day
Latgales kongresa diena
Observance
Mon, May 1 · Monday
Labour Day
Darba svētki
Public
Mon, May 1 · Monday
Day of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of Latvia
Latvijas Republikas Satversmes sapulces sasaukšanas diena
Public
Thu, May 4 · Thursday
Day of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia
Latvijas Republikas Neatkarības atjaunošanas diena
Public
Mon, May 8 · Monday
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
Tue, May 9 · Tuesday
Europe Day
Eiropas diena
Observance
Sun, May 14 · Sunday
Mother's Day
Mātes diena
Public
Mon, May 15 · Monday
International Day of the Family
Starptautiskā ģimenes diena
Observance
Wed, May 17 · Wednesday
Firefighter and Rescuer Day
Ugunsdzēsēju un glābēju diena
Observance
Thu, Jun 1 · Thursday
International Day for Protection of Children
Starptautiskā bērnu aizsardzības diena
Observance
Sun, Jun 4 · Sunday
Pentecost
Vasarsvētki
Public
Wed, Jun 14 · Wednesday
Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror
Komunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Observance
Sat, Jun 17 · Saturday
Day of the Occupation of the Republic of Latvia
Latvijas Republikas okupācijas diena
Observance
Sun, Jun 18 · Sunday
Medical Worker Day
Medicīnas darbinieku diena
Observance
Thu, Jun 22 · Thursday
Heroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis)
Varoņu piemiņas diena (Cēsu kaujas atceres diena)
Observance
Fri, Jun 23 · Friday
Līgo Day
Līgo diena
Public
Sat, Jun 24 · Saturday
Jāņi Day
Jāņu diena
Public
Tue, Jul 4 · Tuesday
Commemoration Day of Genocide Against the Jews
Ebreju tautas genocīda upuru piemiņas diena
Observance
Sat, Jul 8 · Saturday
Day of the Sea Festival
Jūras svētku diena
Observance
Fri, Aug 11 · Friday
Latvian Freedom Fighters' Remembrance Day
Latvijas brīvības cīnītāju piemiņas diena
Observance
Mon, Aug 21 · Monday
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
Wed, Aug 23 · Wednesday
Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism
Staļinisma un nacisma upuru atceres diena
Observance
Fri, Sep 1 · Friday
Knowledge Day
Zinību diena
Observance
Sun, Sep 10 · Sunday
Father's Day
Tēva diena
Observance
Fri, Sep 22 · Friday
Baltic Unity Day
Baltu vienības diena
Observance
Sun, Oct 1 · Sunday
International Day of Older Persons
Starptautiskā senioru diena
Observance
Sun, Oct 1 · Sunday
Teachers' Day
Skolotāju diena
Observance
Tue, Nov 7 · Tuesday
Border Guards Day
Robežsargu diena
Observance
Sat, Nov 11 · Saturday
Lāčplēsis Day
Lāčplēša diena
Observance
Mon, Nov 20 · Monday
Day of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia
Latvijas Republikas Proklamēšanas diena
Public
Sun, Dec 3 · Sunday
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
Tue, Dec 5 · Tuesday
Police Day
Policijas darbinieku diena
Observance
Sun, Dec 24 · Sunday
Christmas Eve
Ziemassvētku vakars
Public
Mon, Dec 25 · Monday
Christmas Day
Pirmie Ziemassvētki
Public
Tue, Dec 26 · Tuesday
Second day of Christmas
Otrie Ziemassvētki
Public
Sun, Dec 31 · Sunday
New Year's Eve
Vecgada diena
Public
Total holidays
44
in 2017
Working days remaining
233
across all of 2017
Upcoming holidays
0
during 2017
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How Latvia public holidays work in 2017
Latvia marks 44 official public holidays across 2017. These are the days on which banks, government offices, and most schools close, and when many private employers either close entirely or operate at reduced capacity. The list above is sourced from Nager.Date, which compiles each country's official gazette entries. If you are a remote worker or freelancer billing clients in Latvia, this list tells you which dates payroll runs, post arrives, and meetings stand a real chance of happening.
Some holidays in Latvia are fixed dates that fall on whatever day of the week they land on, while others are observed on the closest Monday or Friday to create a long weekend. The Day column above tells you exactly when each holiday lands in 2017. A holiday that lands on a Saturday or Sunday is sometimes given a substitute day off on the following Monday; the source data marks those substitutions where they apply.
If you are visiting Latvia, the holiday list tells you when to expect heavier domestic travel, busier restaurants, and quieter office districts. The big retail holidays move shopping crowds; the religious holidays move family travel. Either way, the dates above are the ones to mark in your own calendar before you book trains or internal flights for the year.