School holiday dates for 2026–27 in Latvia, for general education, copied from the official source, with the national public holidays inside them and how busy those months were for visitors in 2025. Dates can differ by region or school; check the table and its notes.
When are the school holidays in Latvia in 2026–27?
The dates below are copied from the official source, for general education; break names are given in the original language with a translation.1
| Break | Where | Dates | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudens brīvdienas (autumn holidays) | whole country (general basic and secondary education) | 19 October 2026 to 23 October 2026 | |
| Ziemas brīvdienas (winter holidays) | whole country (general basic and secondary education) | 21 December 2026 to 1 January 2027 | |
| Pavasara brīvdienas (spring holidays) | whole country (general basic and secondary education) | 8 March 2027 to 12 March 2027 | |
| Vasaras brīvdienas (summer holidays) | grades 1-8 and 10-11 | 1 June 2027 to 31 August 2027 | Grade 9 ends 2027. gada 11. jūnijā and grade 12 on 2027. gada 18. jūnijā; point 8: schools add one extra week of holidays for grade 1 in the second semester (date set by each school). |
- Schools add one extra week of holidays for grade 1 in the second semester, on dates each school sets.
Which public holidays fall in the school holidays?
National public holidays from Latvia's official list that fall on days without school in the table (and where):
- 24 December 2026: Christmas Eve (whole country (general basic and secondary education))
- 25 December 2026: Christmas Day (whole country (general basic and secondary education))
- 26 December 2026: Second day of Christmas (whole country (general basic and secondary education))
- 31 December 2026: New Year's Eve (whole country (general basic and secondary education))
- 1 January 2027: New Year's Day (whole country (general basic and secondary education))
- 23 June 2027: Midsummer Eve (grades 1-8 and 10-11)
- 24 June 2027: Midsummer Day (grades 1-8 and 10-11)
How busy are those months?
Each month's share of Latvia's 2025 tourist nights, for the months the dated breaks touch (an even spread would be 8.3% a month).
| Month | Share of 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 5.2% |
| March | 5.8% |
| June | 10.4% |
| July | 14.9% |
| August | 14.2% |
| October | 7.4% |
| December | 7.0% |
Check your own dates with are my dates busy?, or see Latvia month by month.
Key takeaways
- Dates are copied from the official source, as it gives them.
- Some breaks differ by region or school; check the table and its notes.
- What we would skip: assuming one date for the whole country where the table shows regions.
Sources
School dates from the official source; holiday and tourism figures from the pages linked. See how we research.
- Ministru kabinets; Latvijas Vēstnesis 244, 18.12.2025, Noteikumi par 2026./2027. mācību gada un mācību semestru sākuma un beigu laiku un brīvdienu laiku (MK noteikumi Nr. 768). Read it. Accessed 13 October 2026. An official text: not protected by copyright under Autortiesību likums, 6. pants. Terms or law.
- Public holidays: Likums “Par svētku, atceres un atzīmējamām dienām”, art. 1. Read it. Accessed 23 September 2026.
Modified data: we translated the break names, reformatted the dates and matched public holidays to the breaks.