Home › Costa Rica › 2026 CR Costa Rica public holidays 2026: 11 holidays, 2 long weekends In 2026, Costa Rica has 11 public holidays: 7 fall on working days, and the calendar offers 2 long weekends. Maundy Thursday falls on April 2, 2026, and April is the busiest month.
Year at a glance 11 Public holidays 7 On weekdays 254 Working days in year 9 Longest break (days) April Busiest month Public holidays in 2026 Date Weekday Holiday Substitute day January 1, 2026 Thursday New Year's Day — April 2, 2026 Thursday Maundy Thursday — April 3, 2026 Friday Good Friday — April 11, 2026 Saturday Juan Santamaría Day — May 1, 2026 Friday Labour Day — July 25, 2026 Saturday Guanacaste Day — August 2, 2026 Sunday Our Lady of Los Ángeles — August 15, 2026 Saturday Mother's Day — September 15, 2026 Tuesday Independence Day — October 9, 2026 Friday Columbus Day — December 25, 2026 Friday Christmas Day —
2026 calendar January 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
March 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Holidays on weekend days Holiday Date Weekday / Substitute day Juan Santamaría Day April 11, 2026 Saturday Guanacaste Day July 25, 2026 Saturday Our Lady of Los Ángeles August 2, 2026 Sunday Mother's Day August 15, 2026 Saturday
Long weekends and bridge days Date Days off vacation days Holiday January 1, 2026 – January 4, 2026 4 1 New Year's Day April 2, 2026 – April 5, 2026 4 No leave needed Maundy Thursday, Good Friday March 28, 2026 – April 5, 2026 9 3 Maundy Thursday, Good Friday May 1, 2026 – May 3, 2026 3 No leave needed Labour Day April 25, 2026 – May 3, 2026 9 4 Labour Day September 12, 2026 – September 15, 2026 4 1 Independence Day
Moving holidays Holiday Date Moving holidays Maundy Thursday April 2, 2026 15 earlier Good Friday April 3, 2026 15 earlier
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