Current Date And Time In Colón, Costa Rica
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
23:49:10 CST
State: San José
Currency: Costa Rican Colón (CRC)
Timezone: UTC -06:00 (CST)
Population: 9,687
District: Mora
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Colón. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Colón.
Commercial banks, financial institutions, and municipal administrative offices in Colón 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 Colón.
This is Costa Rica's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Costa Rica's country-level and San José holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Colón 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 San José holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Colón 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 |
Colón'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.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Colón's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Costa Rica declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 9,687 and running on the America/Costa_Rica time zone, Colón follows Costa Rica's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.