Costa Rica has a total of 24 holidays in 2016. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday Date
New Year's Day
Friday, January 1, 2016
Saint Joseph's Day
Saturday, March 19, 2016
March Equinox
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Good Friday
Friday, March 25, 2016
Battle of Rivas
Monday, April 11, 2016
Labor Day / May Day
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Father's Day
Sunday, June 19, 2016
June Solstice
Monday, June 20, 2016
Annexation of Guanacaste
Monday, July 25, 2016
Our Lady of Los Ángeles
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Mother's Day
Monday, August 15, 2016
National Parks Day
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Children's Day
Friday, September 9, 2016
Independence Day
Thursday, September 15, 2016
September Equinox
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Day of the Cultures
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
All Souls' Day
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Teacher's Day
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Tropical Storm Otto
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Thursday, December 8, 2016
December Solstice
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Christmas Day
Sunday, December 25, 2016
New Year's Eve
Saturday, December 31, 2016