Home     January     February     March     April     May     June     July     August     September     October      December

Costa Rica Festivals and Celebrations​

November

                                                                 
              Día de los Muertos

On Nov. 2,  Día de los Muertos, or All Soul’s Day is observed throughout the country.  Catholic churches hold masses and pilgrimages to graveyards to celebrate the dead.

                                                                           
                                                            Coffee Picking Competitions

Coffee, a major export crop in Costa Rica, is celebrated with coffee picking contests in Many areas, especially the Meseta Central and the surrounding mountains. These take place throughout te month of November.

                                   
El Desfile de Carretas

A huge parade of hand-crafted, beautifully painted in traditional style ox-carts is a San Jose event in the last week of November. A wonderful experience!