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2026 Holidays for Costa Rica

  • New Year's Day (Año Nuevo)
  • Maundy Thursday (Jueves Santo)
  • Good Friday (Viernes Santo)
  • Juan Santamaría Day (Día de Juan Santamaría)
  • International Labor Day (Día Internacional del Trabajo)
  • Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica (Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica)
  • Feast of Our Lady of the Angels (Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles)
  • Mother's Day (Día de la Madre)
  • Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture (Día de la Persona Negra y la Cultura Afrocostarricense)
  • Independence Day (Día de la Independencia)
  • Army Abolition Day (Día de la Abolición del Ejército)
  • Christmas Day (Navidad)

Public holidays in Costa Rica in 2026

Costa Rica has 9 public holidays in 2026. 3 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The month with the most public holidays is April (3).

All public holidays in Costa Rica in 2026

  • New Year's Day (Año Nuevo) – Thursday, January 1, 2026
  • Maundy Thursday (Jueves Santo) – Thursday, April 2, 2026
  • Good Friday (Viernes Santo) – Friday, April 3, 2026
  • Juan Santamaría Day (Día de Juan Santamaría) – Saturday, April 11, 2026
  • International Labor Day (Día Internacional del Trabajo) – Friday, May 1, 2026
  • Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica (Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica) – Saturday, July 25, 2026
  • Mother's Day (Día de la Madre) – Saturday, August 15, 2026
  • Independence Day (Día de la Independencia) – Tuesday, September 15, 2026
  • Christmas Day (Navidad) – Friday, December 25, 2026

Long weekends and bridge days in Costa Rica in 2026

The weekend in Costa Rica: Saturday and Sunday. Costa Rica has 3 long weekends in 2026: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.

  • Thu, Apr 2 – Sun, Apr 5 – 4 days off (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday)
  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 – 3 days off (International Labor Day)
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 – 3 days off (Christmas Day)

Bridge days: a few days off, a long break

  • Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 (New Year's Day)
  • Take Mon, Sep 14 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Sep 12 – Tue, Sep 15 (Independence Day)

2026 at a glance

  • 2026 has 365 days.
  • 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.
  • 2026 has the same calendar as 2015 and 2037.
  • Public holidays in Costa Rica: 9

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