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Día de la Independencia in Costa Rica

Día de la Independencia falls on Tuesday 15 September 2026 in Costa Rica. It is a fixed date, so only the weekday changes from year to year. In every year we hold it lands on a working day.

Día de la Independencia in Costa Rica, year by year
Year Date Weekday What that means
2025 15 September Monday long weekend
2026 15 September Tuesday one bridge day makes it four days
2027 15 September Wednesday midweek
2028 15 September Friday long weekend

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  • 15 09 Día de la Independencia Monday
  • 15 09 Día de la Independencia Tuesday
  • 15 09 Día de la Independencia Wednesday
  • 15 09 Día de la Independencia Friday

A fixed date walking through the week

Because Día de la Independencia keeps the same date, the weekday advances one step most years and two after a leap year. That walk is the whole story of how good a holiday year feels: the same day off is a long weekend one year and a lost Saturday another, and the difference is nothing but arithmetic.

Sources and last check

Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.

Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.

FAQ

When is Día de la Independencia in Costa Rica in 2026?

Tuesday, 15 September 2026.

Is Día de la Independencia on the same date every year?

Yes — 15 September every year. What changes is the weekday, which decides whether it extends a weekend.

Which years does Día de la Independencia make a long weekend?

2025 (Monday), 2028 (Friday) — it touches the weekend directly. In 2026 one bridge day buys four days off.

All holidays in Costa Rica: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028