Sentir Costa Rica | Events

**January**
1^st and 2^nd week	Palmares Festivities. Carnival, horse parade, concerts, food
2^nd week	Holiday in Santa Cruz and Alajuelita to honor Cristo Negro de Esquipúlas. Peregrinations, ox carts, marimba music, dances
	Turtle nesting on the Pacific coast.
	Bird migration
	Whale watching

**February**
Last week	Puntarenas carnival. Carnival
	Bird migration
	Monteverde Music Festival
	Whale watching
	Turtle nesting on the Pacific

**March**
2^nd sunday	Day of the “Boyero” in San Antonio Escazú. Ox cart parade. Carts and agriculture fields blessing.
	Monteverde Music Festival
	Diving
	Whale watching

**April**
11^th	Day of Juan Santamaría, National Hero. Parades, concerts, dances.
15^th	San Isidro Labrador. Towns with the same name celebrate with fairs, parades, animal and agricultural fields blessings.
	Turtle nesting on the caribbean.
	Whale watching
	Diving

**May**
	Turtle nesting on the Caribbean.
	Diving

**June**
	Turtle nesting on the Caribbean.
	Diving

**July**
Closest Saturday to the 16^th	Virgen del Mar. Puntarenas celebrates with parades, dances, boats salutes the Virgen.
25^th	Anexión de Guanacaste. Celebration of the desition of the Nicoya party to become part of Costa Rica on 1824. Parades, carnival, typiclal dances, bulls.
	Turtle nesting on the Pacific and Caribbean.
	Diving

**August**
2^nd	Day of the Virgen de los Angeles. Peregrination to the Basilica in Cartago.
15^th	Mother’s day. National holiday.
	Turtle nesting on the Pacific and Caribbean.
	Diving

**September**
15^th	Independence Day.
	Turtle nesting on the Pacific and Caribbean.
	Diving

**October**
12^th	Day of the Cultures. Celebration of the Encounter of Cultures.
2^nd week	Limon Carnivals. Carnival, concert, dances, caribbean style food.
	Turtle nesting on the caribbean.
	Bird migration
	Diving

**November**
2^nd	Day of the Saints( day of the death), families visit their death relatives, bringing flowers and praying for their souls.
	Turtle nesting on the Pacific and Caribbean.
	Bird migration
	Diving

**December**
Week of the 8^th	Fiesta de los Negritos. Borucas indigenous celebrate the day of Inmaculate Conception. Dances, fleutes, drums, and customs.
25^th	Christmas.
26^th	Horse parade in San José.
27^th	Carnival in San José.
From the 31^st to January 2^nd	Diablito’s Party. Borucas indigenous from Rey Curre. Little devil’s(indigenous) against the bulls(Spaniards).
	Turtle nesting on the Pacific and Caribbean.
	Bird migration.
	Diving.

Sentir Costa Rica

Year round events in Costa Rica.