2026 in Latvia
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Events in the year 2026 in Latvia.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 2 January – Latvia assumes a two-year non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council.[1]
February
[edit]- 3 February – Ogre's mayor Egils Helmanis steps down citing health issues.[2]
Predicted and scheduled events
[edit]- 18 January–8 February – UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 in Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia.[3][4]
Holidays
[edit]- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 6 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 4 May – Restoration of Independence Day
- 23 June – Midsummer
- 24 June – St. John's Day
- 18 November – Independence Day
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
- 31 December – New Year's Eve
Art and entertainment
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 1 January – Imants Freibergs, 91, computer scientist, first gentleman (1999–2007).[7]
- 4 January – Nora Ikstena, 56, Latvian writer and cultural manager.[8]
- 8 January – Uljana Semjonova, 73, Latvian basketball player, Olympic champion (1976, 1980).[9]
- 23 January – Anda Zaice, 84, Latvian actress (Trial on the Road).[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "DRC, Liberia among five new non-permanent UN Security Council members". Africanews. 3 January 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Ogre's mayor steps down citing health issues". LSM.lv. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Latvia and Lithuania selected to host Futsal EURO 2026". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Slovenia joins Latvia and Lithuania as Futsal EURO 2026 host". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Latvia Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ "Holidays and Observances in Latvia in 2026". Time and Date. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ "Mūžībā aizsaukts Imants Freibergs". Delfi (in Latvian). 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Latvian writer Nora Ikstena dies aged 56". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "Sēru vēsts: mūžībā devusies Latvijas un pasaules basketbola leģenda Uļjana Semjonova". Latvian Basketball Association (in Latvian). 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ Умерла актриса Анда Зайце (in Russian)
