Holiday calendar 2020

Latvia has 44 public holidays in 2020. Of these, 44 are national holidays celebrated nationwide and 0 are regional observances.

Looking for Latvian public holidays or Latvian bank holidays? Latvia public holidays — also called national holidays or non-working days — are observed nationwide and in some regions. Bridge days let you turn a single holiday into a long weekend.

Latvia celebrates 44 public holidays in 2020. These include 16 public holidays and 28 observance holidays.

Notable national holidays include: Jaungada diena (New Year's Day) (on January 1), 1991. gada barikāžu aizstāvju atceres diena (Commemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991) (on January 20), Latvijas Republikas starptautiskās (de jure) atzīšanas diena (Day of the International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia) (on January 26), Starptautiskā sieviešu diena (International Women's Day) (on March 8) and Komunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas diena (Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror) (on March 25).

Holidays

Long weekends & bridge days

A Latvia holiday weekend happens when a public holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, creating a three-day weekend. The list above shows every long weekend and bridge-day opportunity in 2020.

• Long weekendJan 18 – Jan 203 days
• Long weekendApr 10 – Apr 134 days
• Long weekendApr 25 – Apr 273 days
• Long weekendMay 1 – May 44 days
• Long weekendMay 8 – May 103 days
• Long weekendMay 15 – May 173 days
• Long weekendMay 30 – Jun 13 days
• Long weekendJun 20 – Jun 245 days
• Bridge-day opportunityAug 8 – Aug 114 days · Take 2020-08-10 off
• Long weekendAug 21 – Aug 233 days
• Bridge-day opportunityAug 29 – Sep 14 days · Take 2020-08-31 off
• Bridge-day opportunitySep 19 – Sep 224 days · Take 2020-09-21 off
• Bridge-day opportunityOct 1 – Oct 44 days · Take 2020-10-02 off
• Long weekendDec 24 – Dec 274 days
• Bridge-day opportunityDec 31 – Jan 34 days · Take 2021-01-01 off

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