Working-day calendar 2026 — public holidays and days off in Latvia
In 2026 Latvia has 250 working days and 1995 working hours (five-day, 40-hour week); 11 public holidays fall on weekdays. Moved working days (Cabinet order): 2 January is a day off, worked back on Saturday 17 January; 22 June is a day off, worked back on Saturday 27 June. 18 November is a public holiday and a day off; 11 November (Lāčplēsis Day) is a remembrance day and a normal working day.
Public holidays in 2026
Date
Day
Holiday
Day off?
1 January
Thursday
New Year's Day
yes
3 April
Friday
Good Friday
yes
5 April
Sunday
Easter Sunday
falls at the weekend
6 April
Monday
Easter Monday
yes
1 May
Friday
Labour Day and Convocation of the Constituent Assembly of the Republic of Latvia
yes
4 May
Monday
Restoration of Independence Day
yes
10 May
Sunday
Mother's Day
falls at the weekend
24 May
Sunday
Pentecost (Whit Sunday)
falls at the weekend
23 June
Tuesday
Līgo Day (Midsummer Eve)
yes
24 June
Wednesday
Jāņi (Midsummer Day)
yes
18 November
Wednesday
Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia
yes
24 December
Thursday
Christmas Eve
yes
25 December
Friday
Christmas Day
yes
26 December
Saturday
Boxing Day
falls at the weekend
31 December
Thursday
New Year's Eve
yes
Moved working days
2 January (Friday) — day off; the working day moves to Saturday 17 January.
22 June (Monday) — day off; the working day moves to Saturday 27 June.
The move is binding on state-funded institutions with a Monday–Friday week; the Cabinet recommends it to municipalities, businesses and other organisations. On the working day before a public holiday, working time is one hour shorter (Labour Law, section 135).
Working days and hours by month, 2026
Month
Working days
Working hours
Weekends and holidays
January
21
168
10
February
20
160
8
March
22
176
9
April
20
158
10
May
19
152
12
June
20
160
10
July
23
184
8
August
21
168
10
September
22
176
8
October
22
176
9
November
20
159
10
December
20
158
11
Total
250
1995
115
Hours assume an 8-hour working day (40-hour week), one hour shorter before public holidays.
2026 calendar by month
8Public holiday (day off)
8Moved day off
8Working Saturday (moved)
8Shortened working day (1 hour shorter)
8Weekend
January 202621 working days · 168 h
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
February 202620 working days · 160 h
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
March 202622 working days · 176 h
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
April 202620 working days · 158 h
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
May 202619 working days · 152 h
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
June 202620 working days · 160 h
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
July 202623 working days · 184 h
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
August 202621 working days · 168 h
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
September 202622 working days · 176 h
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
October 202622 working days · 176 h
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
November 202620 working days · 159 h
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
December 202620 working days · 158 h
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Remembrance and celebration days 2026 (working days)
By law these are not days off — for example 11 November, Lāčplēsis Day.
20 January(Tuesday) — Remembrance Day for the Defenders of the 1991 Barricades
26 January(Monday) — Day of International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia
27 February(Friday) — International NGO Day
2 March(Monday) — Remembrance Day for the Armed Resistance of the National Partisans
8 March(Sunday) — International Women's Day
17 March(Tuesday) — Remembrance Day for the National Resistance Movement
25 March(Wednesday) — Remembrance Day for Victims of Communist Genocide
27 April(Monday) — Latgale Congress Day
8 May(Friday) — Day of the Defeat of Nazism and Remembrance of the Victims of the Second World War
9 May(Saturday) — Europe Day
15 May(Friday) — International Day of Families
17 May(Sunday) — Firefighters' and Rescuers' Day
1 June(Monday) — International Children's Day
14 June(Sunday) — Remembrance Day for Victims of Communist Genocide
17 June(Wednesday) — Day of the Occupation of the Republic of Latvia
21 June(Sunday) — Medical Workers' Day
22 June(Monday) — Heroes' Remembrance Day (anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis)
4 July(Saturday) — Remembrance Day for Victims of the Genocide of the Jewish People
11 July(Saturday) — Sea Festival Day
11 August(Tuesday) — Remembrance Day for Latvia's Freedom Fighters
21 August(Friday) — Anniversary of the Constitutional Law on the Statehood of the Republic of Latvia
23 August(Sunday) — Remembrance Day for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism
1 September(Tuesday) — Knowledge Day (start of the school year)
13 September(Sunday) — Father's Day
22 September(Tuesday) — Baltic Unity Day
1 October(Thursday) — International Day of Older Persons
5 October(Monday) — Teachers' Day
15 October(Thursday) — State Language Day
7 November(Saturday) — Border Guards' Day
11 November(Wednesday) — Lāčplēsis Day
21 November(Saturday) — Remembrance Day for the Tragedy of 21 November 2013 (Zolitūde)
5 December(Saturday) — Police Officers' Day
6 December(Sunday) — Remembrance Day for Victims of the Communist Regime's Genocide
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