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Costa Rica Calendar
Flowering, fruiting, events, festivals & more - your complete planning guide
October
Events & Holidays7
🎭
Day of Cultures
Cultural12Celebrating cultural diversity and indigenous heritage
💡 Tip: Learn about traditional uses of native trees by indigenous peoples
🌲
Rainforest at Its Best
EnvironmentalOctober brings peak forest activity and fruiting
💡 Tip: Great time for forest walks - fruits attract abundant wildlife
🔴
Jocote Season
AgriculturalThe popular jocote fruit is ripening on trees
💡 Tip: Look for jocote vendors and try this unique Costa Rican fruit
💃
Limón Carnival
Festival12 - 20Caribbean carnival celebrating Afro-Costa Rican culture
💡 Tip: Experience Caribbean music, dance, and cuisine
🎃
Halloween
Cultural31Increasingly popular celebration, especially in urban areas
💡 Tip: Shopping centers and neighborhoods have trick-or-treating events
🐢
Turtle Arribada Peak
EnvironmentalPeak month for massive turtle nesting events at Ostional
💡 Tip: Join a guided night tour to witness this natural wonder
🌧️
Wettest Month
WeatherPeak rainfall - expect daily afternoon showers
💡 Tip: Plan morning activities and enjoy the lush green landscapes
Flowering19
African Tulip Tree
Spathodea campanulata
Arazá
Eugenia stipitata
Balsa
Ochroma pyramidale
Cacao
Theobroma cacao
Caimito
Chrysophyllum cainito
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
Sardinillo
Tecoma stans
White Linden
Luehea candida
Yellow Oleander
Thevetia peruviana
Fruiting54
Anona
Annona reticulata
Anona Colorada
Annona purpurea
Arazá
Eugenia stipitata
Buttonwood Mangrove
Conocarpus erectus
Cacao
Theobroma cacao
Camíbar
Copaifera aromatica
Caña Agria
Costus spicatus
Caña Fístula
Cassia fistula
Caobilla
Carapa guianensis
Capulín
Muntingia calabura
Caribbean Pine
Pinus caribaea
Cedro María
Calophyllum brasiliense
Ciprecillo
Podocarpus costaricensis
Ciprés
Cupressus lusitanica
Coco
Cocos nucifera
Contra
Rauvolfia tetraphylla
Copey
Clusia rosea
Corozo
Elaeis oleifera
Costa Rican Copal
Protium costaricense
Crabwood
Carapa guianensis
Flamboyán
Delonix regia
Fruta de Pan
Artocarpus altilis
Guanábana
Annona muricata
Guanábana Cimarrona
Annona montana
Guapinol
Hymenaea courbaril
Guarumo
Cecropia obtusifolia
Higuerón
Ficus insipida
Jaboncillo
Sapindus saponaria
Jícaro
Crescentia alata
Lengua de Vaca
Miconia argentea
Magnolia
Magnolia poasana
Mamón Chino
Nephelium lappaceum
Manchineel
Hippomane mancinella
Mangium Acacia
Acacia mangium
Matapalo
Ficus spp.
Mayo
Vochysia hondurensis
Monkey Comb Tree
Apeiba tibourbou
Ojoche
Brosimum alicastrum
Palma Cacho de Venado
Oenocarpus bataua
Palma de Escoba
Cryosophila albida
Palma Suita
Geonoma congesta
Palma Yolillo
Raphia taedigera
Papaya
Carica papaya
Papayillo
Vasconcellea cauliflora
Pitahaya
Hylocereus costaricensis
Podocarpus oleifolius
Podocarpus oleifolius
Provision Tree
Pachira aquatica
Rambutan
Nephelium lappaceum
Roble de Altura (Roble Negro / Costa Rican Oak)
Quercus costaricensis
Roble Encino (Highland Oak)
Quercus spp.
Sardinillo
Tecoma stans
Targuá
Croton draco
Yellow Oleander
Thevetia peruviana
Zorrillo
Senna reticulata
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