News & Events

Events Festivals & Holidays

January:
Palmares Festival - The first two weeks of January
Alajuelita Festival - The week of the 15th
Santa Cruz Festival - The week of the 15th in Guanacaste - in honor of the cristo Negor de Esquipulas
Guanacaste String Festival - Late January in Tamarindo


February:
Puntarena Carnival -  First two weeks
Fesival of the Sun - Last week of the month
Monteverde Music Festival - February - March
Liberia Festival - The last week of the month
Open-Air Festival - The last week of the month


March:
Oxcart Day - 2nd Sunday
Liberia Fiestas - The 1st week
Caribbean Music Festival - March - April
Peregrinacion to Ujarras - Mid month


April:
Holy Week - March or April
International Art Festival - 5-21 in San Jose
Juan Santamaria Day - 11th
Luz de Luna Festival - The third week


May:
San Isidro Labor Day - The 15th


June:
Fathers Day - The 3rd Sunday


July:
The Virgin of the Sea - The Sat closest to the 16th
Annexation of Guanacaste - 25th


August:
The Virgin of Los Angeles - The 2nd
Mothers Day - The 15th
San Ramon Day - The 30th
Afro-Costa Rican Cultural Week - End of the month


September:
Independence Day - The 15th


October:
Limon Carnival - The seccond week
San Isidro del General Fesival - The 10th
Culture Day - The 12th
Corn Festival - The 13th


November:
All Saints Day - The 2nd
Oxcart Parade - The last Sunday


December:
Festival of the Negritos - The 8th
Christmas Choir Festival - The 1st week
Festival of Light - The 2nd week
Festival of the Yeguita - The week of the 12th
Christmas - The 25th
Parade - The 26th
Carnival - The 27th