11 official public holidays in 2035, with 11 still ahead and around 252 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Jan 1 | Monday | New Year's Day Año Nuevo | Public |
| Thu, Mar 22 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo | Public |
| Fri, Mar 23 | Friday | Good Friday Viernes Santo | Public |
| Wed, Apr 11 | Wednesday | Juan Santamaría Day Día de Juan Santamaría | Public |
| Tue, May 1 | Tuesday | Labour Day Día Internacional del Trabajo | Public |
| Wed, Jul 25 | Wednesday | Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica | Public |
| Thu, Aug 2 | Thursday | Feast of Our Lady of the Angels Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles | Public |
| Wed, Aug 15 | Wednesday | Mother's Day Día de la Madre | Public |
| Sat, Sep 15 | Saturday | Independence Day Día de la Independencia | Public |
| Sat, Dec 1 | Saturday | Army Abolition Day Día de la Abolición del Ejército | Public |
| Tue, Dec 25 | Tuesday | Christmas Day Navidad | Public |
Mon, Jan 1 · Monday
New Year's Day
Año Nuevo
Public
Thu, Mar 22 · Thursday
Maundy Thursday
Jueves Santo
Public
Fri, Mar 23 · Friday
Good Friday
Viernes Santo
Public
Wed, Apr 11 · Wednesday
Juan Santamaría Day
Día de Juan Santamaría
Public
Tue, May 1 · Tuesday
Labour Day
Día Internacional del Trabajo
Public
Wed, Jul 25 · Wednesday
Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica
Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica
Public
Thu, Aug 2 · Thursday
Feast of Our Lady of the Angels
Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles
Public
Wed, Aug 15 · Wednesday
Mother's Day
Día de la Madre
Public
Sat, Sep 15 · Saturday
Independence Day
Día de la Independencia
Public
Sat, Dec 1 · Saturday
Army Abolition Day
Día de la Abolición del Ejército
Public
Tue, Dec 25 · Tuesday
Christmas Day
Navidad
Public
Total holidays
11
in 2035
Working days remaining
252
across all of 2035
Upcoming holidays
11
during 2035
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Costa Rica marks 11 official public holidays across 2035. These are the days on which banks, government offices, and most schools close, and when many private employers either close entirely or operate at reduced capacity. The list above is sourced from Nager.Date, which compiles each country's official gazette entries. If you are a remote worker or freelancer billing clients in Costa Rica, this list tells you which dates payroll runs, post arrives, and meetings stand a real chance of happening.
Some holidays in Costa Rica are fixed dates that fall on whatever day of the week they land on, while others are observed on the closest Monday or Friday to create a long weekend. The Day column above tells you exactly when each holiday lands in 2035. A holiday that lands on a Saturday or Sunday is sometimes given a substitute day off on the following Monday; the source data marks those substitutions where they apply.
If you are visiting Costa Rica, the holiday list tells you when to expect heavier domestic travel, busier restaurants, and quieter office districts. The big retail holidays move shopping crowds; the religious holidays move family travel. Either way, the dates above are the ones to mark in your own calendar before you book trains or internal flights for the year.