1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in Costa Rica 2025
Costa Rica has 5 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 17 – 20). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 5
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysFri, Apr 11 – Sun, Apr 13
Gesta Heroica de Juan Santamaría
111213
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 14–16) for 10 days off (Apr 11 – 20).
4 daysThu, Apr 17 – Sun, Apr 20
17181920
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 14–16) for 10 days off (Apr 11 – 20).
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
3 daysFri, Jul 25 – Sun, Jul 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jul 21–24) for 9 days off (Jul 19 – 27).
2 daysSat, Aug 2 – Sun, Aug 3
23
3 daysFri, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 17
151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 11–14) for 9 days off (Aug 9 – 17).
3 daysSat, Sep 13 – Mon, Sep 15
131415
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Sep 16–19) for 9 days off (Sep 13 – 21).
2 daysSat, Oct 11 – Sun, Oct 12
1112
1 dayThu, Dec 25
Christmas Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 26) for 4 days off (Dec 25 – 28).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 7–10 | Apr 5 – 13 |
| 10 | 3d · Apr 14–16 | Apr 11 – 20 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Jul 21–24 | Jul 19 – 27 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 11–14 | Aug 9 – 17 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 16–19 | Sep 13 – 21 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 22–24 + Dec 26 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 26 | Dec 25 – 28 |
| 8 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Costa Rica's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.