Public holidays in Latvia, 2028
Latvia observes 50 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 228 days.
Every public holiday in 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 1 Jan | Saturday Weekend | New Year's Day Jaungada diena |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 20 Jan | Thursday | Commemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991 1991. gada barikāžu aizstāvju atceres diena |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 26 Jan | Wednesday | Day of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas starptautiskās (de jure) atzīšanas diena |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 27 Feb | Sunday Weekend | World Non-Governmental Organization Day Starptautisko nevalstisko organizāciju diena |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 2 Mar | Thursday | National Partisan Armed Resistance Remembrance Day Nacionālo partizānu bruņotās pretošanās atceres diena |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 8 Mar | Wednesday | International Women's Day Starptautiskā sieviešu diena |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 17 Mar | Friday | National Resistance Movement Remembrance Day Nacionālās pretošanās kustības piemiņas diena |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 25 Mar | Saturday Weekend | Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror Komunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 14 Apr | Friday | Good Friday Lielā Piektdiena |
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| Sun, 16 Apr | Sunday Weekend | Easter Sunday Pirmās Lieldienas |
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| Mon, 17 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday Otrās Lieldienas |
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| Thu, 27 Apr | Thursday | Latgale Congress Day Latgales kongresa diena |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 1 May | Monday | Day of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas Satversmes sapulces sasaukšanas diena |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 1 May | Monday | Labour Day Darba svētki |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 4 May | Thursday | Day of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas Neatkarības atjaunošanas diena |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 8 May | 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 |
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| Tue, 9 May | Tuesday | Europe Day Eiropas diena |
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| Sun, 14 May | Sunday Weekend | Mother's Day Mātes diena |
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| Mon, 15 May | Monday | International Day of the Family Starptautiskā ģimenes diena |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 17 May | Wednesday | Firefighter and Rescuer Day Ugunsdzēsēju un glābēju diena |
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| Thu, 1 Jun | Thursday | International Day for Protection of Children Starptautiskā bērnu aizsardzības diena |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 4 Jun | Sunday Weekend | Pentecost Vasarsvētki |
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| Wed, 14 Jun | Wednesday | Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror Komunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 17 Jun | Saturday Weekend | Day of the Occupation of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas okupācijas diena |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 18 Jun | Sunday Weekend | Medical Worker Day Medicīnas darbinieku diena |
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| Thu, 22 Jun | Thursday | Heroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis) Varoņu piemiņas diena (Cēsu kaujas atceres diena) |
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| Fri, 23 Jun | Friday | Līgo Day Līgo diena |
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| Sat, 24 Jun | Saturday Weekend | Jāņi Day Jāņu diena |
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| Tue, 4 Jul | Tuesday | Commemoration Day of Genocide Against the Jews Ebreju tautas genocīda upuru piemiņas diena |
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| Sat, 8 Jul | Saturday Weekend | Day of the Sea Festival Jūras svētku diena |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 10 Jul | Monday | Final Day of the Nationwide Latvian Song and Dance Celebration Vispārējo latviešu Dziesmu un deju svētku noslēguma diena |
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| Fri, 11 Aug | Friday | Latvian Freedom Fighters' Remembrance Day Latvijas brīvības cīnītāju piemiņas diena |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 21 Aug | 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 |
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| Wed, 23 Aug | Wednesday | Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism Staļinisma un nacisma upuru atceres diena |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 1 Sep | Friday | Knowledge Day Zinību diena |
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| Sun, 10 Sep | Sunday Weekend | Father's Day Tēva diena |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 22 Sep | Friday | Baltic Unity Day Baltu vienības diena |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 1 Oct | Sunday Weekend | International Day of Older Persons Starptautiskā senioru diena |
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| Thu, 5 Oct | Thursday | Teachers' Day Skolotāju diena |
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| Sun, 15 Oct | Sunday Weekend | Official Language Day Valsts valodas diena |
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| Tue, 7 Nov | Tuesday | Border Guards Day Robežsargu diena |
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| Sat, 11 Nov | Saturday Weekend | Lāčplēsis Day Lāčplēša diena |
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| Mon, 20 Nov | Monday | Day of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas Proklamēšanas diena |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 21 Nov | Tuesday | Remembrance Day of the Tragedy of 21 November 2013 2013. gada 21. novembra traģēdijas atceres diena |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 3 Dec | Sunday Weekend | 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 |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 5 Dec | Tuesday | Police Day Policijas darbinieku diena |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 24 Dec | Sunday Weekend | Christmas Eve Ziemassvētku vakars |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 25 Dec | Monday | Christmas Day Pirmie Ziemassvētki |
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| Tue, 26 Dec | Tuesday | Second day of Christmas Otrie Ziemassvētki |
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| Sun, 31 Dec | Sunday Weekend | New Year's Eve Vecgada diena |
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Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| February | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 160 |
| April | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 136 |
| May | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 136 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 144 |
| July | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| August | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 160 |
| September | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 152 |
| December | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 144 |
| Year | 366 | 106 | 32 | 228 | 1,824 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Latvia. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
17 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: New Year's Day (1 Jan), World Non-Governmental Organization Day (27 Feb), Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror (25 Mar), Easter Sunday (16 Apr), Mother's Day (14 May), Pentecost (4 Jun), Day of the Occupation of the Republic of Latvia (17 Jun), Medical Worker Day (18 Jun), Jāņi Day (24 Jun), Day of the Sea Festival (8 Jul), Father's Day (10 Sep), International Day of Older Persons (1 Oct), Official Language Day (15 Oct), Lāčplēsis Day (11 Nov), Commemoration Day of Victims of Genocide Against the Latvian People By the Totalitarian Communist Regime (3 Dec), Christmas Eve (24 Dec), New Year's Eve (31 Dec). Whether these are compensated with a substitute day depends on national rules rather than on the calendar, so confirm before planning around them.
The longest working month is February at 21 days; the shortest is May at 17. That spread of 4 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q2, carrying 52 working days across April, May, June.
Compared with 2027, which held 232 working days, 2028 is 4 working days shorter. Where a target is carried over from one year to the next unchanged, that difference is absorbed silently unless someone accounts for it.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2028, Latvia's 50 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 100th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 50.
The holidays produce 13 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 14 April 2028 to 17 April 2028, built around Good Friday and Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. A further 11 working days are stranded between a holiday and a weekend, where one day of leave buys a break of four days or more. The full breakdown is here.
11 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2027: Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Mother's Day, Pentecost and others. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.