Long weekends in Latvia, 2027
In 2027, holidays give Latvia10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan | Sun 3 Jan | 3 days | New Year's Day |
| Sat 6 Mar | Mon 8 Mar | 3 days | International Women's Day |
| Thu 25 Mar | Mon 29 Mar | 5 days | Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday |
| Sat 15 May | Mon 17 May | 3 days | International Day of the Family, Pentecost, Firefighter and Rescuer Day |
| Sat 12 Jun | Mon 14 Jun | 3 days | Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror |
| Tue 22 Jun | Thu 24 Jun | 3 days | Heroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis), Līgo Day, Jāņi Day |
| Sat 21 Aug | Mon 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 |
| Fri 1 Oct | Sun 3 Oct | 3 days | International Day of Older Persons |
| Fri 15 Oct | Sun 17 Oct | 3 days | Official Language Day |
| Fri 24 Dec | Sun 26 Dec | 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2027 | Monday | Day of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia |
| 1 Mar 2027 | Monday | National Partisan Armed Resistance Remembrance Day |
| 26 Apr 2027 | Monday | Latgale Congress Day |
| 3 May 2027 | Monday | Day of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia |
| 31 May 2027 | Monday | International Day for Protection of Children |
| 18 Jun 2027 | Friday | Day of the Occupation of the Republic of Latvia |
| 21 Jun 2027 | Monday | Medical Worker Day |
| 25 Jun 2027 | Friday | Jāņi Day |
| 4 Oct 2027 | Monday | Teachers' Day |
| 12 Nov 2027 | Friday | Lāčplēsis Day |
| 19 Nov 2027 | Friday | Day of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia |
The cheapest leave of the year: spending 11days of annual leave on the bridges above gives you 11 breaks of at least four days. Expect colleagues to have the same idea, so request these early.
How we find them
Each day of 2027 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 Latvia2027 holiday calendar or check working days between two dates.