Public holidays in Costa Rica 2026

There are 9 public holidays in 2026. 6 of them fall on a working day.

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All 9 public holidays in Costa Rica 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day	Año Nuevo
2 Apr 2026	Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Jueves Santo
3 Apr 2026	Friday	Good Friday	Viernes Santo
11 Apr 2026	Saturday	Juan Santamaría Day	Día de Juan Santamaría
1 May 2026	Friday	International Labor Day	Día Internacional del Trabajo
25 Jul 2026	Saturday	Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica	Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica
15 Aug 2026	Saturday	Mother's Day	Día de la Madre
15 Sep 2026	Tuesday	Independence Day	Día de la Independencia
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day	Navidad

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2026

7 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leave	Off	Days of leave	Days off	Ratio	Occasion
Fri 2 Jan	1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026	1	4	4	New Year's Day
Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr	28 Mar – 5 Apr 2026	3	9	3	Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr	25 Apr – 3 May 2026	4	9	2.3	International Labor Day
Mon 14 Sep	12 Sep – 15 Sep 2026	1	4	4	Independence Day
Wed 16 Sep, Thu 17 Sep, Fri 18 Sep	15 Sep – 20 Sep 2026	3	6	2	Independence Day
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec	19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026	4	9	2.3	Christmas Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec	25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027	4	10	2.5	Christmas Day, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Costa Rica have in 2026?

9 public holidays. 3 of them fall on a weekend in 2026.

What is the next public holiday in Costa Rica?

As of 9 Nov 2026, the next holiday is Christmas Day on Friday, 25 Dec 2026.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2026?

New Year's Day: take 1 day of leave (2 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code CR (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.cr) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026