Costa Rica has a total of 23 holidays in 2019. 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
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Saint Joseph's Day
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
March Equinox
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Battle of Rivas
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Good Friday
Friday, April 19, 2019
Labor Day / May Day
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Father's Day
Sunday, June 16, 2019
June Solstice
Friday, June 21, 2019
Annexation of Guanacaste
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Our Lady of Los Ángeles
Friday, August 2, 2019
Mother's Day
Thursday, August 15, 2019
National Parks Day
Saturday, August 24, 2019
Children's Day
Monday, September 9, 2019
Independence Day
Sunday, September 15, 2019
September Equinox
Monday, September 23, 2019
Day of the Cultures
Saturday, October 12, 2019
All Souls' Day
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Teacher's Day
Friday, November 22, 2019
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Sunday, December 8, 2019
December Solstice
Sunday, December 22, 2019
Christmas Day
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
New Year's Eve
Tuesday, December 31, 2019