Public holidays in Costa Rica 2024

9 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Costa Rica

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
28 March Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Religious Jueves Santo	Jueves Santo
29 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
15 April Monday	Monday	Juan Santamaría Day (observed) Día de Juan Santamaría (observado) Observed day off for Juan Santamaría Day (Thu 11 Apr)	Día de Juan Santamaría (observado)
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	International Labor Day Día Internacional del Trabajo	Día Internacional del Trabajo
29 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 (Thu 25 Jul)	Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica (observado)
19 August Monday	Monday	Mother's Day (observed) Día de la Madre (observado) Observed day off for Mother's Day (Thu 15 Aug)	Día de la Madre (observado)
15 September Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day National day Día de la Independencia	Día de la Independencia
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day Religious Navidad	Navidad

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

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

Long weekends

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
Thu 28 Mar – Sun 31 Mar · 4 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
Typically in San José: high 32°C (90°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 29% of days
Sat 13 Apr – Mon 15 Apr · 3 days off
Juan Santamaría Day (observed)
Typically in San José: high 31°C (88°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 59% of days
Sat 27 Jul – Mon 29 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 87% of days
Sat 17 Aug – Mon 19 Aug · 3 days off
Mother's Day (observed)
Typically in San José: high 27°C (81°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 96% of days

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2024.

Leave planner 2024

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 23 Mar – Sun 31 Mar — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 25 Mar, Tue 26 Mar, Wed 27 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 27 Mar) get 5 days in a rowWed 27 Mar – Sun 31 Mar · Maundy Thursday, Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 12 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 12 Apr – Mon 15 Apr · Juan Santamaría Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 2 days off (Mon 29 Apr, Tue 30 Apr) get 5 days in a rowSat 27 Apr – Wed 1 May · International Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 Jul) get 4 days in a rowFri 26 Jul – Mon 29 Jul · Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 16 Aug) get 4 days in a rowFri 16 Aug – Mon 19 Aug · Mother's Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 13 Sep) get 3 days in a rowFri 13 Sep – Sun 15 Sep · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓