Costa Rica (optional) holidays 2026 and 2027
Costa Rica (optional) (CR:optional). Public holidays fall on 8 weekdays in Costa Rica (optional) in 2026.
- Id
CR:optional- Kind
- Country or region
- Time zone
- —
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
- Years of data
- 2000–2040
- Verified years
- none yet
- Last verified
- —
2026
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan 2026 | New Year's Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 2 Apr 2026 | Maundy Thursday | Closed | ||
| Fri 3 Apr 2026 | Good Friday | Closed | ||
| Sat 11 Apr 2026 | Juan Santamaría Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 1 May 2026 | International Labor Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 25 Jul 2026 | Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica | Closed | ||
| Sun 2 Aug 2026 | Feast of Our Lady of the Angels | Closed | ||
| Sat 15 Aug 2026 | Mother's Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 31 Aug 2026 | Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture | Closed | ||
| Tue 15 Sep 2026 | Independence Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 1 Dec 2026 | Army Abolition Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | Closed |
2027
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan 2027 | New Year's Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 25 Mar 2027 | Maundy Thursday | Closed | ||
| Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Good Friday | Closed | ||
| Sun 11 Apr 2027 | Juan Santamaría Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 1 May 2027 | International Labor Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 25 Jul 2027 | Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica | Closed | ||
| Mon 2 Aug 2027 | Feast of Our Lady of the Angels | Closed | ||
| Sun 15 Aug 2027 | Mother's Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 31 Aug 2027 | Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture | Closed | ||
| Wed 15 Sep 2027 | Independence Day | Closed | ||
| Wed 1 Dec 2027 | Army Abolition Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 25 Dec 2027 | Christmas Day | Closed |
Official sources
A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.
No official source is cited for this calendar yet: its dates come from the open-source holidays library (coverage "library").
Costa Rica (optional) holidays: questions
How many weekdays is Costa Rica (optional) closed in 2026?
8: New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); Maundy Thursday (Thu 2 Apr 2026); Good Friday (Fri 3 Apr 2026); International Labor Day (Fri 1 May 2026); Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture (Mon 31 Aug 2026); Independence Day (Tue 15 Sep 2026); Army Abolition Day (Tue 1 Dec 2026); Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec 2026).
Use it from the API
With your API key, the same dates as above, as JSON:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=CR%3Aoptional&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"
Subscribe in your calendar app
An .ics feed for Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, updated with each release.
https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/calendars/CR%3Aoptional.ics?key=YOUR_KEY
Add your key to the feed address. Use a separate key for feeds; it ends up in your calendar app's settings.