Public holidays in Costa Rica 2028
Costa Rica has 9 public holidays in 2028. 8 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, which leaves 252 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
9public holidays
8weekday days off
252working days in 2028
106weekend days
Holiday dates 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | New Year's Day | |
| Tuesday | Juan Santamaría Day | |
| Thursday | Maundy Thursday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | International Labor Day | |
| Tuesday | Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica | |
| Tuesday | Mother's Day | |
| Friday | Independence Day | |
| Monday | Christmas Day |
Working days per month in 2028
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 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 8 | 252 |
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Jun22 wd
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysThu 13 to Sun 16 April 2028Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
- 3 daysSat 29 April to Mon 1 May 2028International Labor Day
- 3 daysFri 15 to Sun 17 September 2028Independence Day
- 3 daysSat 23 to Mon 25 December 2028Christmas Day
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029New Year's Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 10 April 2028 for Sat 8 to Tue 11 April 2028Juan Santamaría Day
- 6 daysTake off Wednesday 12 April 2028 for Tue 11 to Sun 16 April 2028Juan Santamaría Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
- 4 daysTake off Monday 24 July 2028 for Sat 22 to Tue 25 July 2028Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica
- 4 daysTake off Monday 14 August 2028 for Sat 12 to Tue 15 August 2028Mother's Day
Questions about 2028 in Costa Rica
- How many working days are there in Costa Rica in 2028?
- 252 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 8 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Costa Rica have in 2028?
- 9 public holidays. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- New Year's Day (1 January 2028).
- 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 2029?
- See public holidays in Costa Rica 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
Costa Rica has 9 public holidays and 252 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/costa-rica/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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