Current Date And Time In Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
19:10:07 CST
State: Guanacaste Province
Currency: Costa Rican Colón (CRC)
Timezone: UTC -06:00 (CST)
Population: 12,281
District: Santa Cruz
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Santa Cruz, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Santa Cruz.
Commercial banks, financial institutions, and municipal administrative offices in Santa Cruz observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national and regional labor frameworks. 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 Santa Cruz.
This is Costa Rica's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Costa Rica's country-level and Guanacaste Province holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Santa Cruz as anywhere else in Costa Rica.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Costa Rica's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Costa Rica's country and Guanacaste Province holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Santa Cruz 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 |
Santa Cruz's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Costa Rica's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Santa Cruz, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 12,281 and running on the America/Costa_Rica time zone, Santa Cruz follows Costa Rica's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.