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Public holidays in Costa Rica in 2026
Costa Rica has 11 public holidays in 2026, 7 of them on working days, leaving 254 working days. 4 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Saturday | Gesta Heroica de Juan Santamaría |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 25 Jul 2026 | Saturday | Guanacaste Day |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Sunday | Our Lady of Los Ángeles |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday | Mother's Day |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Tuesday | Independence Day |
| 9 Oct 2026 | Friday | Columbus Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in Costa Rica, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 1 Apr 2026 – 5 Apr 2026: book Wednesday 1 Apr 2026 (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday)
- 10 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2026: book Friday 10 Apr 2026 (Gesta Heroica de Juan Santamaría)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
- 24 Jul 2026 – 26 Jul 2026: book Friday 24 Jul 2026 (Guanacaste Day)
- 31 Jul 2026 – 2 Aug 2026: book Friday 31 Jul 2026 (Our Lady of Los Ángeles)
- 14 Aug 2026 – 16 Aug 2026: book Friday 14 Aug 2026 (Mother's Day)
- 12 Sept 2026 – 15 Sept 2026: book Monday 14 Sept 2026 (Independence Day)
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