Public holidays in Costa Rica 2026
Costa Rica has 9 public holidays in 2026. 6 fall on a weekday and 3 on the weekend, which leaves 255 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
9public holidays
6weekday days off
255working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | Maundy Thursday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Saturday weekend | Juan Santamaría Day | |
| Friday | International Labor Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica | |
| Saturday weekend | Mother's Day | |
| Tuesday | Independence Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Day |
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 6 | 255 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysThu 2 to Sun 5 April 2026Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026International Labor Day
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 January 2026 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026New Year's Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 14 September 2026 for Sat 12 to Tue 15 September 2026Independence Day
Questions about 2026 in Costa Rica
- How many working days are there in Costa Rica in 2026?
- 255 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 6 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Costa Rica have in 2026?
- 9 public holidays. 3 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Juan Santamaría Day (11 April 2026), Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica (25 July 2026), Mother's Day (15 August 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Costa Rica?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Costa Rica 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Costa Rica has 9 public holidays and 255 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/costa-rica/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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