Public holidays in Costa Rica 2027
Costa Rica has 9 public holidays in 2027. 4 fall on a weekday and 5 on the weekend, which leaves 257 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
9public holidays
4weekday days off
257working days in 2027
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | Maundy Thursday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sunday weekend | Juan Santamaría Day | |
| Saturday weekend | International Labor Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica | |
| Sunday weekend | Mother's Day | |
| Wednesday | Independence Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Christmas Day |
Working days per month in 2027
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 2027 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| February 2027 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2027 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| April 2027 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May 2027 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| June 2027 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2027 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| August 2027 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2027 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2027 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| November 2027 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2027 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2027 | 365 | 104 | 4 | 257 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2027
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 January 2027New Year's Day
- 4 daysThu 25 to Sun 28 March 2027Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
Questions about 2027 in Costa Rica
- How many working days are there in Costa Rica in 2027?
- 257 working days. 2027 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 4 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Costa Rica have in 2027?
- 9 public holidays. 5 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2027 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Juan Santamaría Day (11 April 2027), International Labor Day (1 May 2027), Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica (25 July 2027), Mother's Day (15 August 2027), Christmas Day (25 December 2027).
- 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 2028?
- See public holidays in Costa Rica 2028 or go back to 2026.
Cite or reuse this data
Costa Rica has 9 public holidays and 257 working days in 2027.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/costa-rica/2027/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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