Long weekends in Latvia, 2026
In 2026, holidays give Latvia12 runs of at least three consecutive days off, the longest lasting 5 days. Below they are listed in calendar order, followed by the bridge days that stretch a short break into a long one.
Every long weekend, in date order
| Starts | Ends | Days off | Because of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 Jan | Mon 26 Jan | 3 days | Day of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia |
| Fri 27 Feb | Mon 2 Mar | 4 days | World Non-Governmental Organization Day, National Partisan Armed Resistance Remembrance Day |
| Fri 3 Apr | Mon 6 Apr | 4 days | Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday |
| Sat 25 Apr | Mon 27 Apr | 3 days | Latgale Congress Day |
| Fri 1 May | Mon 4 May | 4 days | Day of the Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of Latvia, Day of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia |
| Fri 8 May | Sun 10 May | 3 days | Day of the Defeat of Nazism and Commemoration Day of Victims of World War II, Europe Day, Mother's Day |
| Fri 15 May | Sun 17 May | 3 days | International Day of the Family, Firefighter and Rescuer Day |
| Sat 30 May | Mon 1 Jun | 3 days | International Day for Protection of Children |
| Sat 20 Jun | Wed 24 Jun | 5 days | Medical Worker Day, Heroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis), Līgo Day, Jāņi Day |
| Fri 21 Aug | Sun 23 Aug | 3 days | 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 |
| Sat 3 Oct | Mon 5 Oct | 3 days | Teachers' Day |
| Thu 24 Dec | Sun 27 Dec | 4 days | Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second day of Christmas |
Bridge days
A bridge day is a lone working day sitting between a holiday and the weekend. Book that one day as leave and the time off joins up into four days or more. Offices tend to be quiet on these dates even though nobody is officially off.
| Date | Weekday | Next to |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2026 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Monday | Commemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Monday | National Resistance Movement Remembrance Day |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Monday | Latvian Freedom Fighters' Remembrance Day |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Monday | Knowledge Day |
| 21 Sep 2026 | Monday | Baltic Unity Day |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday | International Day of Older Persons |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Friday | Official Language Day |
The cheapest leave of the year: spending 8days of annual leave on the bridges above gives you 8 breaks of at least four days. Expect colleagues to have the same idea, so request these early.
How we find them
Each day of 2026 is marked as a working day or a day off, using Latvia's weekend pattern and its nationwide holidays. Consecutive days off are joined into runs; a run of three days or more that includes at least one holiday counts as a long weekend. A plain two-day weekend never qualifies.
Regional holidays are not part of this calculation. If your region has its own dates, you may get extra long weekends that do not appear in the national list.
Back to the Latvia2026 holiday calendar or check working days between two dates.