Public holidays in Costa Rica 2026

9 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Costa Rica

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
2 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo	Jueves Santo
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
11 April Saturday	Saturday	Juan Santamaría Day Día de Juan Santamaría	Día de Juan Santamaría
1 May Friday	Friday	International Labor Day Día Internacional del Trabajo	Día Internacional del Trabajo
25 July Saturday	Saturday	Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica	Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica
15 August Saturday	Saturday	Mother's Day Día de la Madre	Día de la Madre
15 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day Día de la Independencia	Día de la Independencia
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Navidad	Navidad

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Costa Rica (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 2 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · 4 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
Typically in San José: high 32°C (90°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 34% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
International Labor Day
Typically in San José: high 30°C (86°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 76% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in San José: high 27°C (81°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 57% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in San José: high 27°C (81°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 39% of days
Mon 14 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 12 Sep – Tue 15 Sep)
Independence Day
Typically in San José: high 27°C (81°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 99% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 28 Mar – Sun 5 Apr — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 1 Apr) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · International Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 14 Sep) get 4 days in a rowSat 12 Sep – Tue 15 Sep · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Dec) get 4 days in a rowThu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 31 Dec) get 4 days in a rowThu 31 Dec – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓