Rodeos, folk dancing and street festivities are held for two days to honor Santo Cristo de Esquipulas.

This is held on April 11 in Alajuela with marching bands and a beauty pageant to celebrate Juan Santamaría, a national hero who died fighting William Walker in the 1856 war.

Commonly named Semana U, the event is held in the last week of April in San José at the Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, main campus of the University of Costa Rica with open air arts shows, sporting events, and concerts.

This is held in early May in Cañas with cowboy traditions such as bullfights and horse displays (topes) and street fairs.

A Chorotega legend is recalled and villagers carry an image of La Virgen de Guadalupe in procession.

This is held on Boxing Day, December 26, in San José, where the most talented horsemen in Costa Rica perform a display along the Paseo Colon with more than 3,000 horses.

This is held on December 27 in San José when people wear costumes and dance in the streets in accompaniment to live music.