Latvian School Breaks 2025/2026 and 2026/2027

Three months of break — 92 days of rest, travel and adventure. Jūrmala, Kolka, Liepāja and Ventspils — pearls of the Baltic coast. Country homes across Latgale, Kurzeme and Vidzeme offer an authentic taste of Latvian rural life. Children's summer camps — sports, arts, language and themed camps — run all over the country. Summer festivals: Positivus, Liepāja Jūras svētki (Sea Festival), Rīga Adventure Festival, Cēsis Art Festival. Ideal time for Gauja river canoeing, fishing and discovering our ancestors' way of life.

Autumn break in the 2026/2027 school year starts a day earlier than the previous year. Weather conditions are still suitable for mushrooming and cranberry picking if forests have not yet frozen. Train trips to Sigulda and Cēsis to see autumn colours are popular — the Turaida Museum and Castle is a highlight. A note: until 2027, Lāčplēsis Day (11 November) still falls during school time.

A twelve-day winter break — from 21 December to 1 January. Christmas Eve on 24 December is the most important family evening. Many traditional Christmas and New Year activities — ice-skating, gingerbread baking, burning the tree after the holidays on 6 January (Three Kings' Day). To let first-graders rest longer, note that 4 January 2027 is a Monday — check the school schedule carefully!

The five-day spring break in 2027 begins on 8 March — International Women's Day. For first-graders, schools may grant an extra week (up to 19 March) in the second semester to ease the academic load. A good time for trips along the Kurzeme coast — to Pāvilosta, Liepāja, Ventspils. Pool centres and spas are popular during spring break (Baltic Beach, Jaunķemeri). Cross-country tourism — Rēzekne, Daugavpils, Krāslava.

In 2027, summer break for 1st-8th and 10th-11th graders runs from 1 June to 31 August (92 days). 9th-graders finish after 11 June (after completing state exams), and 12th-graders finish after 18 June graduation. An ideal moment for graduation activities, trips to neighbouring countries and major adventures. The Baltic coast from Nida (Lithuania) to Narva (Estonia) is reachable in a single day's drive.