
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Pacayas. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Pacayas.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Pacayas follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Día de la Independencia de Costa Rica on September 15) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Pacayas.
This is Costa Rica's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Costa Rica's country-level and Cartago Province holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Pacayas as anywhere else in Costa Rica.
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These are Costa Rica's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Costa Rica's country and Cartago Province holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Pacayas just as everywhere else in Costa Rica.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Día de la Independencia de Costa Rica | September 15 | National Holiday | Full National Closure (Mandatory Paid Rest Day) | www.presidencia.go.cr |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Día de la Independencia de Costa Rica | Tue, Sep 15, 2026 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Businesses in Pacayas generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Costa Rica: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Pacayas, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 1,556 and running on the America/Costa_Rica time zone, Pacayas follows Costa Rica's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.