Costa Rica Holidays in 2026

List of public holidays in Costa Rica 2026 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuaryThursdayNew Year's DayNational Holiday
19th MarchThursdaySaint Joseph's DayObservance
20th MarchFridayMarch EquinoxSeason
2nd AprilThursdayMaundy ThursdayNational Holiday, Christian
3rd AprilFridayGood FridayNational Holiday, Christian
11th AprilSaturdayBattle of RivasNational Holiday
1st MayFridayLabor Day / May DayNational Holiday
21st JuneSundayFather's DayObservance
21st JuneSundayJune SolsticeSeason
25th JulySaturdayAnnexation of GuanacasteNational Holiday
2nd AugustSundayOur Lady of Los ÁngelesNon Compulsory Payment Holiday
15th AugustSaturdayMother's DayNational Holiday
24th AugustMondayNational Parks DayObservance
9th SeptemberWednesdayChildren's DayObservance
15th SeptemberTuesdayIndependence DayNational Holiday
22nd SeptemberTuesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
2nd NovemberMondayAll Souls' DayObservance
22nd NovemberSundayTeacher's DayObservance
1st DecemberTuesdayDay of Abolition of the ArmyNon Compulsory Payment Holiday
8th DecemberTuesdayFeast of the Immaculate ConceptionObservance
21st DecemberMondayDecember SolsticeSeason
25th DecemberFridayChristmas DayNational Holiday, Christian
31st DecemberThursdayNew Year's EveObservance
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Costa Rica. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. Other Holidays

Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Costa Rica this year in 2026?

There are 9 holidays in Costa Rica in 2026

How to retrieve the Costa Rica holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=CR&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Costa Rica holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'CR', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);
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