Public holidays in Costa Rica 2028

There are 9 public holidays in 2028. 8 of them fall on a working day.

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All 9 public holidays in Costa Rica 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 Jan 2028	Saturday	New Year's Day	Año Nuevo
11 Apr 2028	Tuesday	Juan Santamaría Day	Día de Juan Santamaría
13 Apr 2028	Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Jueves Santo
14 Apr 2028	Friday	Good Friday	Viernes Santo
1 May 2028	Monday	International Labor Day	Día Internacional del Trabajo
25 Jul 2028	Tuesday	Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica	Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica
15 Aug 2028	Tuesday	Mother's Day	Día de la Madre
15 Sep 2028	Friday	Independence Day	Día de la Independencia
25 Dec 2028	Monday	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 2028

9 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 10 Apr	8 Apr – 11 Apr 2028	1	4	4	Juan Santamaría Day
Wed 12 Apr	11 Apr – 16 Apr 2028	1	6	6	Juan Santamaría Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May, Fri 5 May	29 Apr – 7 May 2028	4	9	2.3	International Labor Day
Mon 24 Jul	22 Jul – 25 Jul 2028	1	4	4	Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica
Wed 26 Jul, Thu 27 Jul, Fri 28 Jul	25 Jul – 30 Jul 2028	3	6	2	Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica
Mon 14 Aug	12 Aug – 15 Aug 2028	1	4	4	Mother's Day
Wed 16 Aug, Thu 17 Aug, Fri 18 Aug	15 Aug – 20 Aug 2028	3	6	2	Mother's Day
Mon 11 Sep, Tue 12 Sep, Wed 13 Sep, Thu 14 Sep	9 Sep – 17 Sep 2028	4	9	2.3	Independence Day
Tue 26 Dec, Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec	23 Dec – 1 Jan 2029	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 2028?

9 public holidays. One of them falls on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

Juan Santamaría Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday: take 1 day of leave (12 Apr) and you get 6 days off in a row, 11 Apr – 16 Apr 2028.

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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