Events in the year 2024 in

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Rodrigo Chaves Robles Rodrigo Alberto de Jesús Chaves Robles (; born 10 June 1961) is a Costa Rican politician and economist who is the 49th and current President of Costa Rica since 2022. He was previously Ministry of Finance (Costa Rica), Minister of Finance from ...

* First Vice President: Stephan Brunner * Second Vice President: Mary Munive

Events

* 4 February – 2024 Costa Rican municipal elections * 29 June – Culture Minister Nayuribe Guadamuz is dismissed for giving official backing for a

pride parade A pride parade (also known as pride event, pride festival, pride march, or pride protest) is an event celebrating lesbian, Gay men, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) social and self-acceptance, achievements, LGBT rights by country o ...

in San Jose without authorization from President

. * 14 August – Five officials of the national child welfare agency are arrested on suspicion of trafficking migrant children for adoption. * 21 October – '' The Tico Times'' reports that freedom of expression and press freedom in Costa Rica has grown more restricted, according to the Chapultepec Index of the

Inter American Press Association The Inter American Press Association (IAPA; Spanish: ''Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa'', SIP) is a press advocacy group representing major media organizations in North America, South America and the Caribbean. It is made up of more than 1,300 ...

. The country falls to tenth place on the index, from a ranking of seventh in 2023, and fifth in 2022. * 25 November – A Cessna 206 crashes near Cerro Pico Blanco, killing all but one of its six occupants.

Art and entertainment

* List of Costa Rican submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Holidays

* 1 January –

New Year's Day In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Day is the first day of the calendar year, January 1, 1 January. Most solar calendars, such as the Gregorian and Julian calendars, begin the year regularly at or near the December solstice, northern winter ...

* 28 March –

Maundy Thursday Maundy Thursday, also referred to as Holy Thursday, or Thursday of the Lord's Supper, among other names,The day is also known as Great and Holy Thursday, Holy and Great Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Sheer Thursday, and Thursday of Mysteries. is ...

* 29 March –

Good Friday Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday, or Friday of the Passion of the Lord, is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary (Golgotha). It is observed during ...

* 11 April – Juan Santamaría * 1 May –

Labour Day Labour Day is an annual day of celebration of the labour movement and its labor rights, achievements. It has its origins in the trade union, labour union movement, specifically the Eight-hour day movement, eight-hour day movement, which advoca ...

* 25 July – Guanacaste Day * 2 August – Lady of the Angels Day * 15 August – Assumption Day,

Mother's Day Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in Mar ...

* 1 September – Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture * 15 September –

Independence Day An independence day is an annual event memorialization, commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or Sovereign state, statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a milit ...

* 2 November –

Day of the Dead The Day of the Dead () is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on the locality. The multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pa ...

(). * 1 December – Army Abolition Day * 25 December –

Christmas Day Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A liturgical feast central to Christianity, Chri ...

References

External links

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