January
1st |
New
Year & end of festivities in San Jose |
|
March 19th |
St. Joseph Day |
|
March or April |
Holy Thursday & Friday: Religious activities and processions in most towns and cities. |
|
April
11th
|
Our National Hero Juan Santamarķa (Rivas Battle) |
| May
1st |
Labour
Day |
June 29th |
Saint Peter and Saint Paul Day |
July
25th |
Annexation of the province of Guanacaste to Costa Rica |
|
August 2nd |
Virgin of our Lady of Los Angeles, Patroness of Costa Rica |
|
August
15th |
Mother’s
Day |
September
15th |
Independence of Costa Rica and Central America (except Panama & Belize) |
October 12th |
Christopher Columbus Day and Limon Province's Carnival |
November
2nd |
All Soul’s Day |
2nd Saturday of December |
Lights Festival in the city of San Jose (Commence of Christmas time) |
December 25th |
Christmas Day |
December 26th |
Horse parade in downtown San Jose |
December
27th |
Carnival in downtown San Jose |
