3 daysFri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 10 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 3).
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Long Weekends in Costa Rica 2027
Costa Rica has 3 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2027, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Mar 25 – 28). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 3
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2027
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
4 daysThu, Mar 25 – Sun, Mar 28
25262728
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Mar 22–24) for 9 days off (Mar 20 – 28).
2 daysSat, Apr 10 – Sun, Apr 11
Gesta Heroica de Juan Santamaría
1011
2 daysSat, May 1 – Sun, May 2
12
2 daysSat, Jul 24 – Sun, Jul 25
2425
3 daysSat, Jul 31 – Mon, Aug 2
3112
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 3–6) for 9 days off (Jul 31 – Aug 8).
2 daysSat, Aug 14 – Sun, Aug 15
1415
1 dayWed, Sep 15
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
15
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Sep 13–14) for 5 days off (Sep 11 – 15).
1 dayTue, Oct 12
Columbus Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
12
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Oct 11) for 4 days off (Oct 9 – 12).
2 daysSat, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 26
2526
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
| 9 | 3d · Mar 22–24 | Mar 20 – 28 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 3–6 | Jul 31 – Aug 8 |
| 5 | 2d · Sep 13–14 | Sep 11 – 15 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 13–14 + Sep 16–17 | Sep 11 – 19 |
| 5 | 2d · Sep 16–17 | Sep 15 – 19 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Oct 11 | Oct 9 – 12 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 11 + Oct 13–15 | Oct 9 – 17 |
| 6 | 3d · Oct 13–15 | Oct 12 – 17 |
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.