How many public holidays does Costa Rica have in 2026?

Costa Rica has 11 public holidays in 2026.

How many public holidays does Costa Rica have in 2027?

Costa Rica has 11 public holidays in 2027.

What is the next public holiday in Costa Rica?

The next public holiday in Costa Rica is Army Abolition Day on Tue, Dec 1, 2026.

Are weekends counted as holidays in Costa Rica?

Saturday and Sunday are not listed as public holidays unless a national observance falls on that date. In the upcoming 12 months, 4 public holidays fall on a weekend in Costa Rica; whether a substitute weekday is granted depends on local statutory rules and is not encoded in this table.

Does Costa Rica observe daylight saving time?

Costa Rica does not observe a seasonal DST shift in its mapped timezone (America/Costa_Rica); local clock anchors stay stable around holidays.

Which kind of holiday is most common in Costa Rica?

Across the upcoming 12 months, Costa Rica weights toward other observances (5 of 11 classified public holidays). The classifier is keyword-based and the remainder break down as religious 3, civic 2, cultural 1, other 5.

Holiday calendar

Public holidays in Costa Rica.

11 in 202611 in 2027Next: Army Abolition Day · Tue, Dec 1, 2026

Holiday tables, the next-holiday snapshot, and curated explainer links refresh on the daily calendar update window.

Next holiday

Army Abolition Day

Tue, Dec 1, 2026

Primary timezone

America/Costa_Rica

Useful when holiday planning crosses countries or teams.

Curated explainers

Focused detail pages kept live for the strongest holiday queries.

Airport / timezone context

1 zones

Cross-links below connect this calendar to travel and time-reference pages.

Year-of-public-holidays pattern

Costa Rica across the next 12 months

11 public holidays fall between Thu, Nov 5, 2026 and Fri, Nov 5, 2027 in Costa Rica. The classifier below is a transparent keyword heuristic, not a legal taxonomy.

Classification mix

Religious3
Civic2
Cultural1
Other / unclassified5

Headline reading: a other-leaning calendar.

Weekday distribution

Sunday3
Monday1
Tuesday1
Wednesday1
Thursday1
Friday3
Saturday1

Tuesday and Thursday entries create the strongest long-weekend pull.

Longest holiday-free stretch

83 days

Sun, May 2, 2027 → Sat, Jul 24, 2027

Longest consecutive-holiday cluster

4 days

Thu, Mar 25, 2027 → Sun, Mar 28, 2027

Adjacent weekends are counted with public-holiday dates when computing the cluster.

Operational closure profile

What makes the Costa Rica calendar operationally different

The country page now reads the holiday list as a planning surface: density, month clusters, type mix, and bridge-day pressure. These signals are derived from the same retained holiday rows rather than generic country copy.

Calendar density

active public-holiday calendar

Costa Rica has 11 public holidays in the rolling 12-month window and 11 total retained holiday rows across all types.

Bridge-day pressure

4 public holidays fall on Monday or Friday, so long weekends are already built into the calendar rather than needing bridge days.

Month clustering

Public holidays cluster most strongly in March (2), August (2), December (2), January (1).

Dataset type mix

Dataset type mix is led by 11 public entries. This is separate from legal closure strength; always confirm local substitution and sector rules.

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Cross-country comparison

Costa Rica versus regional peers

Peer countries are picked from the same continent (America) by holiday-name overlap with Costa Rica, then ranked by the strongest shared calendar fraction.

Country	Public holidays (next 12 mo)	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Costa Rica	11	1	1	1	1	3	1	3
Honduras	11	0	1	2	2	3	2	1
Mexico	7	3	0	0	1	3	0	0
Panama	14	1	3	1	2	4	3	0

Compared with Honduras (11), Mexico (7), Panama (14) across the same upcoming-12-month window, Costa Rica's 11-holiday count sits in the middle of the regional cluster.

Holiday planning depth

How to read the Costa Rica holiday calendar

The tables give the dates. These notes explain the coverage window, holiday mix, timezone context, and when a holiday earns a deeper explainer page.

Calendar density

Costa Rica has 11 tracked public holidays in the upcoming 12 months (2026-11 → 2027-11), and 11 entries in the following calendar year. Next public holiday signal: Army Abolition Day on Tue, Dec 1, 2026 (Tuesday).

Religious vs civic vs cultural mix

Classification mix across the next 12 months: 3 religious, 2 civic, 1 cultural, 5 other (11 classified entries). The headline reading: a other-leaning calendar (Costa Rica weights toward other observances in the upcoming window).

Weekday rhythm

Weekday distribution skews to Sunday 3, Friday 3, and Monday 1, which controls long-weekend math for the year. Holidays falling on Tuesday or Thursday create the strongest long-weekend pull; Saturday/Sunday entries depend on whether Costa Rica grants a weekday substitution. 4 public holidays fall on Monday or Friday, so long weekends are already built into the calendar rather than needing bridge days.

Quiet stretches

Longest holiday-free stretch is 83 days (Sun, May 2, 2027 → Sat, Jul 24, 2027) — useful for spotting the calmest planning window.

Holiday clusters

Longest consecutive-holiday cluster is 4 days (Thu, Mar 25, 2027 → Sun, Mar 28, 2027), counting weekends adjacent to public dates.

Peer-country comparison

Compared with Honduras (11), Mexico (7), Panama (14) across the same upcoming-12-month window, Costa Rica's 11-holiday count sits in the middle of the regional cluster.

Timezone planning

Costa Rica plans closures around America/Costa_Rica. Costa Rica does not show a seasonal DST shift, so local clock anchors stay stable around holidays.

Curation depth

No curated explainer pages are attached yet for Costa Rica; the table is the canonical reference here.

Travel handoff

No airport-country handoff is attached, so the strongest adjacent links are city clocks and date calculators.

Substitution and source boundary

4 public holidays land on a weekend in the upcoming window. This table does not invent substitute weekdays; it follows the source holiday rows exposed for Costa Rica.

Calendar pattern notes

Dataset type mix is led by 11 public entries. This is separate from legal closure strength; always confirm local substitution and sector rules. Public holidays cluster most strongly in March (2), August (2), December (2), January (1).

Public-holiday practice can vary by region, sector, and employer. Use official government or workplace calendars for legal closure decisions.

Holiday calendar method

How we calculate this: We load the current and next-year holiday rows for CR, intersect them with the next 365 days, classify each public-holiday row with a transparent keyword heuristic (religious / civic / cultural / other), and derive the weekday distribution, longest holiday-free stretch, and longest consecutive-holiday cluster (counting weekends adjacent to public-holiday dates).
Data sources: Holiday rows from the curated holiday catalog (src/data/holidays.json); country roster, ISO CR, and timezones from src/data/countries.json; DST observance from the IANA tzdata mirror in src/data/zones.json. Peer-country selection uses same-continent overlap on the holiday-slug set.
Update cadence: Page revalidates daily (revalidate = 86400) so the year-pattern card, next-holiday signal, and peer-comparison counts stay current.

Frequently asked questions

Costa Rica holiday questions

How many public holidays does Costa Rica have in 2026?: Costa Rica has 11 public holidays in 2026.
How many public holidays does Costa Rica have in 2027?: Costa Rica has 11 public holidays in 2027.
What is the next public holiday in Costa Rica?: The next public holiday in Costa Rica is Army Abolition Day on Tue, Dec 1, 2026.
Are weekends counted as holidays in Costa Rica?: Saturday and Sunday are not listed as public holidays unless a national observance falls on that date. In the upcoming 12 months, 4 public holidays fall on a weekend in Costa Rica; whether a substitute weekday is granted depends on local statutory rules and is not encoded in this table.
Does Costa Rica observe daylight saving time?: Costa Rica does not observe a seasonal DST shift in its mapped timezone (America/Costa_Rica); local clock anchors stay stable around holidays.
Which kind of holiday is most common in Costa Rica?: Across the upcoming 12 months, Costa Rica weights toward other observances (5 of 11 classified public holidays). The classifier is keyword-based and the remainder break down as religious 3, civic 2, cultural 1, other 5.

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2026 Holidays (11)

Date	Name	Status	Type
Thu, Jan 1, 2026	New Year's DayAño NuevoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Thu, Apr 2, 2026	Maundy ThursdayJueves SantoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Fri, Apr 3, 2026	Good FridayViernes SantoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sat, Apr 11, 2026	Juan Santamaría DayDía de Juan SantamaríaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Fri, May 1, 2026	Labour DayDía Internacional del TrabajoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sat, Jul 25, 2026	Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa RicaAnexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa RicaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sun, Aug 2, 2026	Feast of Our Lady of the AngelsFiesta de Nuestra Señora de los ÁngelesCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sat, Aug 15, 2026	Mother's DayDía de la MadreCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Tue, Sep 15, 2026	Independence DayDía de la IndependenciaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Tue, Dec 1, 2026	Army Abolition DayDía de la Abolición del EjércitoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Dec 25, 2026	Christmas DayNavidadCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public

2027 Holidays (11)

Date	Name	Status	Type
Fri, Jan 1, 2027	New Year's DayAño NuevoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Thu, Mar 25, 2027	Maundy ThursdayJueves SantoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Mar 26, 2027	Good FridayViernes SantoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, Apr 11, 2027	Juan Santamaría DayDía de Juan SantamaríaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, May 1, 2027	Labour DayDía Internacional del TrabajoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, Jul 25, 2027	Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa RicaAnexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa RicaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Aug 2, 2027	Feast of Our Lady of the AngelsFiesta de Nuestra Señora de los ÁngelesCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, Aug 15, 2027	Mother's DayDía de la MadreCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Wed, Sep 15, 2027	Independence DayDía de la IndependenciaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Wed, Dec 1, 2027	Army Abolition DayDía de la Abolición del EjércitoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, Dec 25, 2027	Christmas DayNavidadCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public

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