Public holidays in Costa Rica 2023

9 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Costa Rica

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
6 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Religious Jueves Santo	Jueves Santo
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
10 April Monday	Monday	Juan Santamaría Day (observed) Día de Juan Santamaría (observado) Observed day off for Juan Santamaría Day (Tue 11 Apr)	Día de Juan Santamaría (observado)
1 May Monday	Monday	International Labor Day Día Internacional del Trabajo	Día Internacional del Trabajo
24 July Monday	Monday	Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica (observed) Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica (observado) Observed day off for Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica (Tue 25 Jul)	Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica (observado)
14 August Monday	Monday	Mother's Day (observed) Día de la Madre (observado) Observed day off for Mother's Day (Tue 15 Aug)	Día de la Madre (observado)
15 September Friday	Friday	Independence Day National day Día de la Independencia	Día de la Independencia
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious Navidad	Navidad

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Costa Rica (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 6 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · 5 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Juan Santamaría Day (observed)
Typically in San José: high 31°C (88°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 50% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
International Labor Day
Typically in San José: high 30°C (86°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 84% of days
Sat 22 Jul – Mon 24 Jul · 3 days off
Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica (observed)
Typically in San José: high 27°C (81°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 94% of days
Sat 12 Aug – Mon 14 Aug · 3 days off
Mother's Day (observed)
Typically in San José: high 27°C (81°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 99% of days
Fri 15 Sep – Sun 17 Sep · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in San José: high 27°C (81°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 100% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in San José: high 27°C (81°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 61% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in San José: high 27°C (81°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 40% of days

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2023.

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 1 Apr – Mon 10 Apr — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 3 Apr, Tue 4 Apr, Wed 5 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 5 Apr) get 6 days in a rowWed 5 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Juan Santamaría Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · International Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 21 Jul) get 4 days in a rowFri 21 Jul – Mon 24 Jul · Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 11 Aug) get 4 days in a rowFri 11 Aug – Mon 14 Aug · Mother's Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 14 Sep) get 4 days in a rowThu 14 Sep – Sun 17 Sep · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓