Public holidays in Costa Rica 2027

There are 9 public holidays in 2027. 4 of them fall on a working day.

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All 9 public holidays in Costa Rica 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day	Año Nuevo
25 Mar 2027	Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Jueves Santo
26 Mar 2027	Friday	Good Friday	Viernes Santo
11 Apr 2027	Sunday	Juan Santamaría Day	Día de Juan Santamaría
1 May 2027	Saturday	International Labor Day	Día Internacional del Trabajo
25 Jul 2027	Sunday	Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica	Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica
15 Aug 2027	Sunday	Mother's Day	Día de la Madre
15 Sep 2027	Wednesday	Independence Day	Día de la Independencia
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	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 2027

3 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
Mon 22 Mar, Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar	20 Mar – 28 Mar 2027	3	9	3	Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
Mon 13 Sep, Tue 14 Sep	11 Sep – 15 Sep 2027	2	5	2.5	Independence Day
Thu 16 Sep, Fri 17 Sep	15 Sep – 19 Sep 2027	2	5	2.5	Independence 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 2027?

9 public holidays. 5 of them fall on a weekend in 2027.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2027?

Maundy Thursday, Good Friday: take 3 days of leave (22 Mar, 23 Mar, 24 Mar) and you get 9 days off in a row, 20 Mar – 28 Mar 2027.

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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