Public holidays in Costa Rica 2028

9 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

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See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2028

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

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

Long weekends

Thu 13 Apr – Sun 16 Apr · 4 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
Typically in San José: high 31°C (88°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 59% 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
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 2029 · 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

Mon 10 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 8 Apr – Tue 11 Apr)
Juan Santamaría Day
Typically in San José: high 31°C (88°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 54% of days
Wed 12 Apr: take 1 day off, get 6 days in a row (Tue 11 Apr – Sun 16 Apr)
Juan Santamaría Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
Typically in San José: high 31°C (88°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 57% of days
Mon 24 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 22 Jul – Tue 25 Jul)
Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica
Typically in San José: high 27°C (81°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 94% of days
Mon 14 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug)
Mother's Day
Typically in San José: high 27°C (81°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 99% of days

Leave planner 2028

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: Fri 7 Apr – Sun 16 Apr — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 7 Apr, Mon 10 Apr, Wed 12 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 12 Apr) get 6 days in a rowTue 11 Apr – Sun 16 Apr · Juan Santamaría Day, Maundy Thursday, Good FridayShow 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 (Mon 24 Jul) get 4 days in a rowSat 22 Jul – Tue 25 Jul · Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa RicaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 14 Aug) get 4 days in a rowSat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug · Mother's DayShow 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 ↓