Latvia Guide
Public holidays
All banks and offices, as well as most shops, are closed on the following public holidays. Big supermarkets and food stores in Rīga may well stay open, apart from on January 1, when there is a genuine national shutdown.
Jan 1 New Year's Day
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
May 1 Labour Day
May 4 Declaration of Independence (1990)
Second Sunday in May Mothers' Day
June 23–24 Midsummer celebrations
Nov 18 Declaration of Independence (1918)
Dec 24–26 Christmas
Dec 31 New Year's Eve