Costa Rica has a total of 24 holidays in 2023. 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
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Saint Joseph's Day
Sunday, March 19, 2023
March Equinox
Monday, March 20, 2023
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Good Friday
Friday, April 7, 2023
Battle of Rivas
Monday, April 10, 2023
Labor Day / May Day
Monday, May 1, 2023
Father's Day
Sunday, June 18, 2023
June Solstice
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Annexation of Guanacaste
Monday, July 24, 2023
Our Lady of Los Ángeles
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Mother's Day
Monday, August 14, 2023
National Parks Day
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture
Sunday, September 3, 2023
Children's Day
Saturday, September 9, 2023
Independence Day
Friday, September 15, 2023
September Equinox
Saturday, September 23, 2023
All Souls' Day
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Teacher's Day
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Day of Abolition of the Army
Friday, December 1, 2023
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Friday, December 8, 2023
December Solstice
Friday, December 22, 2023
Christmas Day
Monday, December 25, 2023
New Year's Eve
Sunday, December 31, 2023