Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica: the season from October to December 2026
From Sunday, October 25 to Wednesday, December 16, our catalogue lists 11 productions at the Teatro Nacional in San José and in its gardens. Three Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional season concerts anchor the calendar. Around them: a flamenco ballet, a masquerade night, a lyric recital, a Sonsax 30-year celebration, two midday listings and two Christmas listings to close.
Every date below is per our listing, and every time is per the page we read on October 18. The seller's page holds admission and ticket details, so open it before you plan your evening.
The Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional season
Concerts X, XI and XII each carry 2 listed performances: a Friday and a Sunday, per our listing. Per the page we read, Fridays start at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 10:30 am.
| Concert | Listed performances | Programme, per the listing |
|---|---|---|
| X Concierto de Temporada Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional 2026 | Friday, October 30 and Sunday, November 1 | Sala Principal. Mozart's Symphony No. 41 'Júpiter' and Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 |
| XI Concierto de Temporada Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional 2026 | Friday, November 13 and Sunday, November 15 | Sala Principal. Guest conductor Pedro Oliveira Neves and violinist Fernando Muñoz del Collado |
| XII Concierto de Temporada Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional 2026 | Friday, November 27 and Sunday, November 29 | Conducted by Andrés Salado Egea with soprano Gimena Sánchez Rivera and mezzo-soprano Karla Pineda Martínez: Mahler's Symphony No. 2 'Resurrección' in C minor |
The seller for all three is teatronacional.go.cr. For the wider picture, see our guide to classical music and opera in Latin America.
Ballet, masquerade, lyric recital and Sonsax
Four single listed performances, between October 25 and November 9.
| Date and time | Production | Per the listing |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 25, 5:00 pm | Carmen vr Carmen, Ballet flamenco | A flamenco ballet by the Compañía Ibérica de Danza, directed by Manuel Segovia, inspired by Bizet's music and Mérimée's novel and presenting two versions of Carmen. Seller: eticket.cr |
| Saturday, October 31, 7:00 pm | Fiesta de Música y Mascaradas con la Benemérita Banda Nacional de Guanacaste | A music and masquerade show with the Benemérita Banda Nacional de Guanacaste in the Sala Principal. Seller: boleteria.teatronacional.go.cr |
| Tuesday, November 3, 6:00 pm | Martes Lírico Del amor y otras pasiones | A recital on the passions born from love's changes, from heartbreak and jealousy to hope and tenderness, with Italian, French, Neapolitan, Spanish-language and American works. Seller: teatronacional.go.cr |
| Monday, November 9, 7:30 pm | Son 30 con SONSAX | Sonsax celebrates 30 years of music with guest artists Malpaís, Humberto Vargas, Bernardo Quesada and La Media Docena. Seller: teatronacional.go.cr |
Two Teatro al Mediodía listings
Two productions carry the Teatro al Mediodía label, on consecutive days, both at 12:10 pm per the page we read:
- Tuesday, October 27: Teatro al Mediodía: Hijas del Agua: Canto y Memoria de la Gran Madre. Son Semillas and Guadalupe Urbina combine music and oral tradition to explore women's ancestral memory and communities' connections to water and their lands.
- Wednesday, October 28: Teatro al Mediodía "Raíces y Mareas – Canciones del alma profunda" con Maf É Tulà. A singer-songwriter performs with a full band, weaving together songs from different periods of her career around nature, inner life and personal transformation.
Admission details sit with the seller, teatronacional.go.cr.
Christmas at the Teatro Nacional
December brings two listings from the Ministerio de Cultura y Juventud (MCJ), whose seller page is mcj.go.cr. Each is a single catalogue entry (1 listed performance) with a first and last date.
- Jornada Coral Navideña: Tuesday, December 1 to Thursday, December 3, in the Jardines del Teatro Nacional. Per the listing, Christmas stories from 4 p.m. and choir programmes from 5 p.m., with a blessing of the pasito on December 1.
- Donde nace la luz: Sunday, December 6 to Wednesday, December 16. A large-format Christmas show created by the MCJ that mixes theatre, dance and live symphonic music. Per the listing, it runs Tuesday to Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m. from December 6 to 16.
More festive ideas across the region are in our Christmas and December events guide.
How to plan your evenings
Open the seller's page first. Four seller pages sit behind this programme: teatronacional.go.cr, boleteria.teatronacional.go.cr, eticket.cr and mcj.go.cr. Each holds the admission and ticket details for its listing.
Check the venue line. Jornada Coral Navideña is listed at the Jardines del Teatro Nacional; every other production is listed at the Teatro Nacional.
FAQ
How many productions does the catalogue list for the Teatro Nacional? 11 between October 25 and December 16, 2026.
How many performances do the season concerts have? Each of concerts X, XI and XII lists 2 performances.
Where do I find admission and ticket details? On each seller's page, linked from every catalogue entry.
More Costa Rica guides
Planning beyond the theatre? Read Concerts at Parque Viva, Alajuela: the calendar from October 2026 to February 2027, Christmas in Costa Rica 2026: the cultural and festive programme, November to January and Costa Rica: concerts and festivals, October 2026 to February 2027.
We built this list from our catalogue and official pages on October 18, and it keeps growing: browse everything on in Costa Rica.
Leer en español: Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica: temporada de octubre a diciembre de 2026.