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Activities schedule North Guanacaste
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Last week of February and first week of March
February 21-24
First week
19
Second Sunday of March
20
First Thursday of the month
Del 11 al 14
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Liberia:
Liberia’s civic festivities are held in the city and fairgrounds.
La Cruz - Fiestas de Puerto Soley (generally in the second-last or last week).
Bagaces:
Celebration of San Caralampio, patron saint of Bagaces (bull riding, ribbon races)
Cañas:
Tribute to authors from Cañas.
Cañas:
Music Day, tribute to the musicians of Cañas.
JULY
La Cruz:
Fiesta de la Virgen del Mar (Cuajiniquil boat parade).
FEBRUARY
30
Second Sunday of May
5
Second Sunday of June
Fourth Sunday of June
16
12
Week before July 25
25
25
Liberia:
Celebration of the renaming of Ciudad de Guanacaste to Liberia
Cañas:
Horseback riding on the Arreo trail in support of animal rescue
JUNE
MARCH
Liberia:
Tope de Toros, leaving the Río Liberia at the height of the royal bridge and crossing the city up to the traffic circle during the civic festivities
Cañas:
Saint Joseph’s Day, Patron Saint of Cañas, Civic Festivities and Cultural Week
Cañas:
Boyero Day
Liberia & La Cruz:
Celebration of the Battle of Santa Rosa in Santa Rosa National Park. Ceremony to commemorate the battle against the Filibusteros, organized by MEP and SINAC and artistic presentations.
APRIL
Holy Week:
Different activities are carried out in the towns as representations of the life and death of Jesus Christ; these are performed around the Catholic churches.
La Cruz
Civic Festivities of La Cruz
MAY
La Cruz:
San Isidro Labrador Day. Fiestas Patronales
Liberia:
Rosary of the Dawn - performed every Saturday in May at 5:00 am in the temple and in procession through the
streets, in places such as Liberia.
Cañas:
Anniversary of the Cantonato de Cañas 1878.
Liberia:
Livestock Fair: Exhibition of cattle, horses, riding, sale of traditional food and handicrafts, concerts, dances. For two weeks, activities such as horse parades, exhibitions of livestock and agricultural machinery, traditional food sales and bull riding take place. Held at the Chamber of Livestock Farmers of Liberia.
La Cruz:
Annexation of Nicoya (Guanacaste) to Costa Rica (Parade from the UNED to the town center).
Liberia:
Commemoration of the Incorporation of the Partido de Nicoya to Costa Rica, a civic act with parades of Guanacaste traditions (folk dances, traditional dances, music of cimarronas, costumes, floats, popular theater, etc.) are carried out through the city’s main streets and avenues.
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