Official Holidays, Observances, and Days Off in Costa Rica

5 January / February 2021 2021 Official Holidays, Observances, and Days Off in Costa Rica

Date

01 Jan

19 March

02 April 11 April* 01 May* 20 June 25 July* 2 Aug 15 Aug* 24 Aug

09 Sep 15 Sep# 02 Nov

22 Nov

01 Dec#

08 Dec

25 Dec

Day

Friday Friday Friday Sunday Saturday Sunday Sunday Monday Sunday Tuesday Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Monday Wednesday Wednesday Saturday

Name

New Year’s Day Saint Joseph’s Day Good Friday Juan Santamaría Day Labor Day Father’s Day Guanacaste Day Our Lady of Los Ángeles Mother’s Day National Parks Day Children’s Day Independence Day All Souls’ Day Teacher’s Day Abolition of the Army Day Feast of the Immaculate Conception Christmas Day

Type

National Holiday Observance National Holiday National Holiday National Holiday Observance National Holiday Non-Compulsory Payment Holiday National Holiday Observance Observance National Holiday Observance Observance Non-Compulsory Payment Holiday Observance National Holiday

Dates followed by Dates followed by * indicate that an official Day Off will be taken the following Monday. # indicate that an official Day Off will be taken the preceding Monday. DEFINITIONS OF HOLIDAY TERMS

DAY OFF: Days designated as a “Day Off” are paid days for Costa Rican workers. OBSERVANCES: If the date falls on a weekday, it is a paid day off for Costa Rican workers and will be celebrated on the actual date, not moved. NATIONAL HOLIDAYS: Non-essential businesses will be closed. These are paid holidays for Costa Rican workers. A worker who is required to work on a national holiday must, by law, be paid double wages. NON-COMPULSORY PAYMENT HOLIDAYS: These are official holidays, however the employer is not required to pay their employees double if they are required to work that day.