2026 in Costa Rica

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Last updated January 15, 2026

Art and entertainment

List of Costa Rican submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Events

13 January – The Intelligence and National Security Directorate announces the discovery of a plot to assassinate president Rodrigo Chaves Robles.^[1]

Predicted and scheduled

February – 2026 Costa Rican general election ^[2]^[3]

Holidays

Source:^[4]

1 January – New Year's Day
2 April – Maundy Thursday
3 April – Good Friday
11 April – Juan Santamaría
1 May – Labour Day
25 July – Guanacaste Day
2 August – Lady of the Angels Day
15 August – Assumption Day, Mother's Day
6 September – Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture
15 September – Independence Day
1 December – Army Abolition Day
25 December – Christmas Day

References

↑ "Costa Rica's security director says plot to assassinate president uncovered". AP News. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
↑ "TSE aprueba cronograma electoral para Elecciones Nacionales 2026". Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (in Spanish). October 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
↑ "Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections". Congressional Research Service . 7 October 2024. p. 2. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
↑ "Costa Rica Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 9 May 2025.

External links

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[1] "Costa Rica's security director says plot to assassinate president uncovered". AP News. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.

[2] "TSE aprueba cronograma electoral para Elecciones Nacionales 2026". Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (in Spanish). October 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2025.

[3] "Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections". Congressional Research Service . 7 October 2024. p. 2. Retrieved 24 December 2024.

[4] "Costa Rica Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 9 May 2025.

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