Events in the year 2026 in Costa Rica.
Incumbents President: Rodrigo Chaves Robles (until 8 May); Laura Fernández Delgado (since 8 May) First Vice President: Mary Munive (until 8 May); Francisco Gamboa (since 8 May) Second Vice President: Douglas Soto
Art and entertainment List of Costa Rican submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Events January 13 January – The Intelligence and National Security Directorate announces the discovery of a plot to assassinate president Rodrigo Chaves Robles. 22 January – The United States imposes sanctions on 10 Costa Rican individuals and entities for being part of a transnational crime network transporting cocaine from Colombia into the US.
February 1 February – 2026 Costa Rican general election: Laura Fernández Delgado is elected president with 48.3% of the vote.
March 18 March – Costa Rica breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba and closes its embassy in Havana. 20 March – Former Supreme Court justice Celso Gamboa and suspected drug trafficker Edwin Lopez Vega aka "Pecho de Rata" are extradited to the United States to face drug-trafficking and conspiracy charges. Two people are killed in a US airstrike on a suspected drug boat off the Pacific coast of Costa Riza.
May 8 May – Laura Fernández Delgado is inaugurated as president and appoints her predecessor, Rodrigo Chaves Robles, as minister of the presidency and minister of finance.
June 11 June–19 July – Costa Rica participates at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
July 24 July – The United States imposes a 12.5% tariff on Costa Rica, citing the presence of alleged forced labor in the supply chain.
August 1 August — A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hits Cartago Province, injuring one person.
Holidays
1 January – New Year's Day 2 April – Maundy Thursday 3 April – Good Friday 11 April – Juan Santamaría 1 May – Labour Day 25 July – Guanacaste Day 2 August – Lady of the Angels Day 15 August – Assumption Day, Mother's Day 6 September – Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture 15 September – Independence Day 1 December – Army Abolition Day 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
17 March – Lorena Clare Facio, 82, first lady (1998–2002).
References
External links Online calendar