Long weekends in Latvia, 2027
Latvia has 10 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more in 2027, each one created by a public holiday rather than by the weekend alone. The longest runs 5 days.
Every break, longest first
| From | To | Days | Holiday behind it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 25 Mar | Mon, 29 Mar | 5 | Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday |
| Fri, 1 Jan | Sun, 3 Jan | 3 | New Year's Day |
| Sat, 6 Mar | Mon, 8 Mar | 3 | International Women's Day |
| Sat, 15 May | Mon, 17 May | 3 | International Day of the Family, Pentecost, Firefighter and Rescuer Day |
| Sat, 12 Jun | Mon, 14 Jun | 3 | Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror |
| Tue, 22 Jun | Thu, 24 Jun | 3 | Heroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis), Līgo Day, Jāņi Day |
| Sat, 21 Aug | Mon, 23 Aug | 3 | Day of the Passing of the Constitutional Law on the Status of the Republic of Latvia as a State, Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism |
| Fri, 1 Oct | Sun, 3 Oct | 3 | International Day of Older Persons |
| Fri, 15 Oct | Sun, 17 Oct | 3 | Official Language Day |
| Fri, 24 Dec | Sun, 26 Dec | 3 | Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second day of Christmas |
Bridge days
Each of these is a single working day with a holiday on one side and a non-working day on the other. One day of leave turns it into a break of four days or more, which is why these dates empty out even though nobody is formally off.
| Date | Day | Adjacent holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, 25 Jan 2027 | Monday | Day of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia |
| Mon, 1 Mar 2027 | Monday | National Partisan Armed Resistance Remembrance Day |
| Mon, 26 Apr 2027 | Monday | Latgale Congress Day |
| Mon, 3 May 2027 | Monday | Day of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia |
| Mon, 31 May 2027 | Monday | International Day for Protection of Children |
| Fri, 18 Jun 2027 | Friday | Day of the Occupation of the Republic of Latvia |
| Mon, 21 Jun 2027 | Monday | Medical Worker Day |
| Fri, 25 Jun 2027 | Friday | Jāņi Day |
| Mon, 4 Oct 2027 | Monday | Teachers' Day |
| Fri, 12 Nov 2027 | Friday | Lāčplēsis Day |
| Fri, 19 Nov 2027 | Friday | Day of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia |
Taking all 11 bridge days costs 11 days of leave and produces 11 breaks of at least four consecutive days. That is the cheapest time off available in the 2027 calendar, and it is also why these are the first dates to be booked out.
How these are worked out
Every day of 2027 is classified as working or non-working using Latvia's own weekend pattern and its nationwide public holidays. Consecutive non-working days are then grouped into runs, and any run of three days or more that contains at least one public holiday is listed above. Runs made of a weekend alone are excluded, since a two day weekend is not a long weekend.
Regional holidays are not included. In countries where regions set their own dates, the real picture locally can be better than the one shown here, sometimes considerably.