Det sker i San José, Costa Rica året igennem

Travlt — Fiestas de Zapote, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: Dry season (15. dec. – 15. apr. (normalt)), Fiestas de Zapote (25. dec. – 4. jan.)

Travlt — en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Dry season (15. dec. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — Semana Santa, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Semana Santa

  29. mar. – 5. apr.Påske & den stille ugeLukninger

  The capital empties for the coast and stays shut from Thursday: no banks, few restaurants, and long-distance buses on a skeleton timetable. The processions that remain are worth staying for; nothing else is open. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Dry season (15. dec. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — Semana Santa

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Semana Santa (29. mar. – 5. apr.), Dry season (15. dec. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Stille — en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Sæson

  Green season

  1. maj – 30. nov. · normaltLukket uden for sæsonen

  Costa Rica's low season: mornings are usually clear and the rain comes in afternoon bursts. Hotel rates drop, the central valley turns green, and day trips to volcanoes are best started early. Kilde ↗

Stille — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i juni.

Stadig i gang: Green season (1. maj – 30. nov. (normalt))

Travlt — Romeria to Cartago, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Romeria to Cartago

  25. jul. – 2. aug.PilgrimssæsonTætpakketLukninger

  Hundreds of thousands walk from San Jose to the basilica of La Negrita in Cartago, most overnight on 1 August. Traffic on the Cartago road is restricted, and 2 August is a national holiday. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Green season (1. maj – 30. nov. (normalt))

Travlt — Romeria to Cartago, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Green season (1. maj – 30. nov. (normalt)), Romeria to Cartago (25. jul. – 2. aug.)

Travlt — Independence Day, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Independence Day

  14.–15. sep.National helligdagLukningerTætpakket

  Children carry homemade lanterns through the streets on the evening of the fourteenth and the school bands take the avenues the next morning. Offices, banks and museums close and the city centre is walked rather than driven. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Green season (1. maj – 30. nov. (normalt))

Stille — en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Festival

  Dia de la Mascarada

  31. okt.Stor festival

  Costa Rica answers Halloween with its own tradition: giant papier-mache masks dance through the streets to cimarrona bands, with parades in central San Jose and in Aserri, where the day began. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Green season (1. maj – 30. nov. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Stadig i gang: Green season (1. maj – 30. nov. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Festival de la Luz, Fiestas de Zapote

• Festival

  Festival de la Luz

  5.–15. dec. · normaltJul & nytårTætpakket

  A night parade of lit floats and marching bands down Paseo Colón on the second Saturday of December, ending in fireworks. Half the city turns out and the surrounding streets close from the afternoon. Kilde ↗

• Sæson

  Dry season

  15. dec. – 15. apr. · normalt

  The afternoon rain stops and the Central Valley gets its clear stretch, with the volcanoes on the rim visible from the city most mornings. The wind off the Caribbean side picks up through January and February.

• Festival

  Fiestas de Zapote

  25. dec. – 4. jan.Jul & nytårTætpakket

  A fairground, food stalls and Costa Rican bullfights — where the bull chases the crowd and is not killed — in the Zapote suburb from Christmas to the new year. It is where the capital actually spends the holiday. Kilde ↗