Costa Rica Public Holidays
Statutory public holidays in Costa Rica. See at a glance whether today is a day off and how long until the next one.
Costa Rica has 11 public holidays in 2026, 4 of which fall on a weekend. There are 6 long weekends of three days or more; the longest runs 4 days around New Year's Day (1–4 January).
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2025 · 11 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.01Wed | New Year's DayAño Nuevo | |
| 2025.04.11Fri | Juan Santamaría DayDía de Juan Santamaría | |
| 2025.04.17Thu | Maundy ThursdayJueves Santo | |
| 2025.04.18Fri | Good FridayViernes Santo | |
| 2025.05.01Thu | Labour DayDía Internacional del Trabajo | |
| 2025.07.25Fri | Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa RicaAnexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica | |
| 2025.08.02Sat | Feast of Our Lady of the AngelsFiesta de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles | |
| 2025.08.15Fri | Mother's DayDía de la Madre | |
| 2025.09.15Mon | Independence DayDía de la Independencia | |
| 2025.12.01Mon | Army Abolition DayDía de la Abolición del Ejército | |
| 2025.12.25Thu | Christmas DayNavidad |
Costa Rica public holidays in 2026
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu | New Year's DayAño Nuevo | |
| 2026.04.02Thu | Maundy ThursdayJueves Santo | |
| 2026.04.03Fri | Good FridayViernes Santo | |
| 2026.04.11Sat | Juan Santamaría DayDía de Juan Santamaría | |
| 2026.05.01Fri | Labour DayDía Internacional del Trabajo | |
| 2026.07.25Sat | Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa RicaAnexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica | |
| 2026.08.02Sun | Feast of Our Lady of the AngelsFiesta de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles | |
| 2026.08.15Sat | Mother's DayDía de la Madre | |
| 2026.09.15Tue | Independence DayDía de la Independencia | |
| 2026.12.01Tue | Army Abolition DayDía de la Abolición del Ejército | |
| 2026.12.25Fri | Christmas DayNavidad |
2027 · 11 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri | New Year's DayAño Nuevo | |
| 2027.03.25Thu | Maundy ThursdayJueves Santo | |
| 2027.03.26Fri | Good FridayViernes Santo | |
| 2027.04.11Sun | Juan Santamaría DayDía de Juan Santamaría | |
| 2027.05.01Sat | Labour DayDía Internacional del Trabajo | |
| 2027.07.25Sun | Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa RicaAnexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica | |
| 2027.08.02Mon | Feast of Our Lady of the AngelsFiesta de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles | |
| 2027.08.15Sun | Mother's DayDía de la Madre | |
| 2027.09.15Wed | Independence DayDía de la Independencia | |
| 2027.12.01Wed | Army Abolition DayDía de la Abolición del Ejército | |
| 2027.12.25Sat | Christmas DayNavidad |
2025 · 8 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.04.11Fri ~ 04.13Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.04.17Thu ~ 04.20Sun | 4-day break | |
| 2025.05.01Thu ~ 05.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.07.25Fri ~ 07.27Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.08.15Fri ~ 08.17Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.09.13Sat ~ 09.15Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.11.29Sat ~ 12.01Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.12.25Thu ~ 12.28Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day |
Costa Rica Long Weekends 2026
Stretches of three days or more where weekends and public holidays run together. Days you would have to take off to join them up are marked as bridge days.
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu ~ 01.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.04.02Thu ~ 04.05Sun | 4-day break | |
| 2026.05.01Fri ~ 05.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2026.09.12Sat ~ 09.15Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.11.28Sat ~ 12.01Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.12.25Fri ~ 12.27Sun | 3-day break |
2027 · 3 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri ~ 01.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.03.25Thu ~ 03.28Sun | 4-day break | |
| 2027.07.31Sat ~ 08.02Mon | 3-day break |
Holiday data from Nager.Date · only entries whose types includes Public. Updated 2026-09-01.
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