Costa Rica Public Holidays 2008
- Jan 1 New Year’s Day - Año Nuevo
- Jan 6 Epiphany
- Jan 7 Palmares Fiesta (local)
- Jan 8 Santa Cruz Fiesta (Local)
- Jan 15 Día de Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Local)
- Feb 6 Ash Wednesday
- Feb 15 Fiesta de los Diablitos (Local)
- Feb 23 Carnival / Festival del Mar (Local)
- Mar 9 Día de los Boyeros
- Mar 19 St Joseph's Day - Dia de San Jose
- Mar 20 Holy Thursday
- Mar 21 Good Friday
- Mar 23 Easter
- Mar 24 Easter Monday
- Apr 5 Fiesta San Vincente de Moravia (Local)
- Apr 11 Day of Juan Santamaría
- Apr 16 Fiesta San Rafael de Santa Ana (Local)
- Apr 24 Fiesta Tarrazu (Local)
- May 1 Labor Day
- May 2 Fiesta Pattronale Desamparados (Local)
- May 15 Fiestas Pattronales San Marcos de Tarrazu (Local)
- June 13 Fiestas Pattronales (Local)
- Jun 15 Día de los Padres
- Jun 24 Fiesta San Juan de Tibas
- Jun 25 Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica
- Jun 29 St Peter & St Paul's Day
- JUl 20 Fiesta de La Virgen del Mar
- Aug 2 Virgin of Los Angeles Day (not official)
- Aug 15 Mother’s day and Assumption of the Virgin
- Aug 19 Fiesta Pattronale Aserri (Local)
- Aug 24 National Parks Day (Local)
- Sep 15 Independence of Costa Rica from Spain
- Oct 4 Fiesta Pattronale San Francisco de Dos Ríos (Local)
- Oct 9-16 Founding Day (Local)
- Oct 10-12 carnival (Limon)
- Oct 12 Day of Cultures / Colombus' Day (not official)
- Oct 24 Fiesta Pattronale Escazú (Local)
- Oct 31 Halloween
- Nov 2 All Soul's Day
- Nov 15 Coffee Picking Contests (Local)
- Nov 23 El Desfile de Carreta (Local)
- Dec 1-8 Festival de la Luz-San José (Local)
- Dec 4 Fiesta Pattronale Pavas (Local
- Dec 8 Immaculate conception
- Dec 12 Fiesta de la Yeguita (Local)
- Dec 25 Christmas
- Dec 26 Tope Caballos (Local)
- Return to worldwide Public Holidays - Bank Holidays - Legal Holidays
