Public holidays in Costa Rica 2029

9 nationwide public holidays in 2029.

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See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2029

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
29 March Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Religious Jueves Santo	Jueves Santo
30 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
11 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Juan Santamaría Day Día de Juan Santamaría	Día de Juan Santamaría
1 May Tuesday	Tuesday	International Labor Day Día Internacional del Trabajo	Día Internacional del Trabajo
25 July Wednesday	Wednesday	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 Wednesday	Wednesday	Mother's Day Día de la Madre	Día de la Madre
15 September Saturday	Saturday	Independence Day National day Día de la Independencia	Día de la Independencia
25 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Christmas Day Religious Navidad	Navidad

Long weekends and bridge days 2029

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 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
Thu 29 Mar – Sun 1 Apr · 4 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
Typically in San José: high 32°C (90°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 27% of days

Bridge days

Mon 30 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 28 Apr – Tue 1 May)
International Labor Day
Typically in San José: high 30°C (86°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 84% of days
Mon 24 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 22 Dec – Tue 25 Dec)
Christmas Day
Typically in San José: high 27°C (81°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 60% of days

Leave planner 2029

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 24 Mar – Sun 1 Apr — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 26 Mar, Tue 27 Mar, Wed 28 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 28 Mar) get 5 days in a rowWed 28 Mar – Sun 1 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 2 days off (Mon 9 Apr, Tue 10 Apr) get 5 days in a rowSat 7 Apr – Wed 11 Apr · Juan Santamaría DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 28 Apr – Tue 1 May · International Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 2 days off (Mon 23 Jul, Tue 24 Jul) get 5 days in a rowSat 21 Jul – Wed 25 Jul · Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa RicaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 14 Sep) get 3 days in a rowFri 14 Sep – Sun 16 Sep · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 24 Dec) get 4 days in a rowSat 22 Dec – Tue 25 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓