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Costa Rica Calendar
Flowering, fruiting, events, festivals & more - your complete planning guide
September
Events & Holidays7
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Independence Day
HolidayOfficial Holiday15Costa Rica's Independence Day - national celebration
💡 Tip: Appreciate the national tree (Guanacaste) as part of the celebration
👶
Children's Day
Cultural9Celebrating children - great day for nature education
💡 Tip: Take kids on a tree identification walk in a local park
🦅
Bird Migration Season
EnvironmentalMigratory birds arrive, many feeding on fruiting trees
💡 Tip: Watch fruiting trees for migrant bird activity
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Independence Lantern Parade
Cultural14Children parade with handmade lanterns on independence eve
💡 Tip: Join local communities for this beautiful tradition
☮️
International Day of Peace
Cultural21Costa Rica, with no army, celebrates peace especially
💡 Tip: Special significance in a country that abolished its military
🏞️
National Parks Day
Environmental24Celebrating Costa Rica's incredible park system
💡 Tip: Many parks offer free entry or special programs
🐢
Olive Ridley Turtle Arrival
EnvironmentalMassive olive ridley turtle arribadas begin at Ostional
💡 Tip: Witness thousands of turtles nesting simultaneously
Flowering20
African Tulip Tree
Spathodea campanulata
Arazá
Eugenia stipitata
Cacao
Theobroma cacao
Caimito
Chrysophyllum cainito
Caña Agria
Costus spicatus
Capulín
Muntingia calabura
Carambola
Averrhoa carambola
Cedro Real
Cedrela fissilis
Coco
Cocos nucifera
Guarumo
Cecropia obtusifolia
Higuerón
Ficus insipida
Hoja Santa
Piper auritum
Manchineel
Hippomane mancinella
Matapalo
Ficus spp.
Níspero
Manilkara zapota
Papaya
Carica papaya
Pitahaya
Hylocereus costaricensis
Sardinillo
Tecoma stans
White Linden
Luehea candida
Yellow Oleander
Thevetia peruviana
Fruiting84
Aguacate
Persea americana
Ajo
Caryocar costaricense
Almendro
Dipteryx panamensis
Anona
Annona reticulata
Anona Colorada
Annona purpurea
Arazá
Eugenia stipitata
Arrayán
Weinmannia pinnata
Botarrama
Vochysia ferruginea
Buttonwood Mangrove
Conocarpus erectus
Cacao
Theobroma cacao
Camíbar
Copaifera aromatica
Caña Agria
Costus spicatus
Caña Fístula
Cassia fistula
Caobilla
Carapa guianensis
Capulín
Muntingia calabura
Cas
Psidium friedrichsthalianum
Cativo
Prioria copaifera
Cedro María
Calophyllum brasiliense
Chilillo (Chile Muelo / Quiebra Muelas)
Drimys granadensis
Ciprecillo
Podocarpus costaricensis
Ciprés
Cupressus lusitanica
Coco
Cocos nucifera
Cocobolo
Dalbergia retusa
Contra
Rauvolfia tetraphylla
Copey
Clusia rosea
Corozo
Elaeis oleifera
Costa Rican Copal
Protium costaricense
Coyol
Acrocomia aculeata
Crabwood
Carapa guianensis
Flamboyán
Delonix regia
Fruta de Pan
Artocarpus altilis
Fruta Dorada
Virola koschnyi
Granadillo
Dalbergia tucurensis
Guaba
Inga edulis
Guanábana
Annona muricata
Guanábana Cimarrona
Annona montana
Guarumbo Hembra
Cecropia peltata
Guarumo
Cecropia obtusifolia
Guayaba Chilena
Acca sellowiana
Higuerón
Ficus insipida
Icaco
Chrysobalanus icaco
Ira Rosa
Brownea macrophylla
Jaboncillo
Sapindus saponaria
Jícaro
Crescentia alata
Lechoso Montañero
Brosimum lactescens
Lengua de Vaca
Miconia argentea
Madroño
Calycophyllum candidissimum
Magnolia
Magnolia poasana
Mamón Chino
Nephelium lappaceum
Manchineel
Hippomane mancinella
Mangium Acacia
Acacia mangium
Mastate
Brosimum utile
Matapalo
Ficus spp.
Mayo
Vochysia hondurensis
Monkey Comb Tree
Apeiba tibourbou
Nance
Byrsonima crassifolia
Nazareno
Peltogyne purpurea
Ojoche
Brosimum alicastrum
Olla de Mono
Lecythis ampla
Palma Cacho de Venado
Oenocarpus bataua
Palma de Escoba
Cryosophila albida
Palma Suita
Geonoma congesta
Palma Yolillo
Raphia taedigera
Palmera Real
Roystonea regia
Papaya
Carica papaya
Papayillo
Vasconcellea cauliflora
Pejibaye
Bactris gasipaes
Pilón
Hyeronima alchorneoides
Pitahaya
Hylocereus costaricensis
Podocarpus oleifolius
Podocarpus oleifolius
Provision Tree
Pachira aquatica
Quebracho
Lysiloma divaricatum
Quizarrá
Nectandra salicina
Rainbow Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus deglupta
Rambutan
Nephelium lappaceum
Roble Corrugata (Corrugated-Leaf Oak)
Quercus corrugata
Roble de Altura (Roble Negro / Costa Rican Oak)
Quercus costaricensis
Roble Encino (Highland Oak)
Quercus spp.
Sardinillo
Tecoma stans
Targuá
Croton draco
Wild Cinnamon
Ocotea tenera
Yellow Oleander
Thevetia peruviana
Zapatero
Hieronyma oblonga
Zorrillo
Senna reticulata
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Events & Holidays