Costa Rica has a total of 24 holidays in 2021. 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, 2021
Saint Joseph's Day
Friday, March 19, 2021
March Equinox
Saturday, March 20, 2021
Public Sector Holiday
Monday, March 29, 2021
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Good Friday
Friday, April 2, 2021
Battle of Rivas
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Labor Day / May Day
Saturday, May 1, 2021
Father's Day
Sunday, June 20, 2021
June Solstice
Monday, June 21, 2021
Annexation of Guanacaste
Sunday, July 25, 2021
Our Lady of Los Ángeles
Monday, August 2, 2021
Mother's Day
Sunday, August 15, 2021
National Parks Day
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Children's Day
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Independence Day
Monday, September 13, 2021
September Equinox
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
All Souls' Day
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Teacher's Day
Monday, November 22, 2021
Day of Abolition of the Army
Monday, November 29, 2021
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
December Solstice
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Christmas Day
Saturday, December 25, 2021
New Year's Eve
Friday, December 31, 2021