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Things to do · San José

Things to do in San JoséSan José

What's on tonight and this weekend, then every evening option by kind: bars, shows, cinema, spas, sport, classes, markets, family and rainy-day picks, with times, prices and whether to book.

Key facts

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14
With set times
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Categories
4
Checked
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Budget

No exchange rate for CRC yet, so the budget filter is off.

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Rain

Forecast unavailable right now. In the green season (May–November) rain usually starts after 13:00: put outdoor stops in the morning and museums in the afternoon.

Tonight

What is on now and later today in San José, from picks with set times. Your device clock is converted to San José time.

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None of the picks for San José have set times in our data yet; see the lists below.

Plan tonight

Dinner, then a show or activity, then a bar or night market, built from picks with times. Walk and ride minutes are straight-line estimates.

Working out tonight from the San José clock…

This weekend

Weekend-only markets, walking streets and shows for the coming Saturday and Sunday in San José, plus festivals that usually fall this month.

Working out the dates…

Nightlife & bars

Bar streets, rooftops, pubs and late spots, with closing times and the usual traps.

No formal curfew; bars in Barrio Escalante close by about midnight on weeknights and 01:00–02:00 at weekends. Downtown is empty by 20:00.

  • Barrio Escalante dinner and craft-beer evening

    EveningIndoorKids: Teens

    A restaurant crawl on Calle 33; book a car both ways.

    When
    From about 18:30
    Price
    ₡15,000–35,000 a person
    Where
    Escalante

    Map ↗

  • Barrio Escalante

    EveningLate

    Craft-beer bars, cafés, cocktail bars. The main evening strip; go by booked car and book the ride home.

    When
    Until About midnight; later Fri–Sat

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  • Barrio Amón cafés and hotel bars

    EveningLate

    Quiet terraces and hotel bars. A calm nightcap near a heritage hotel.

    When
    Until About 22:00

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  • Los Yoses and Calle de la Amargura (San Pedro)

    EveningLate

    Student bars. Lively, cheap and crowded; outside our four clusters, use a booked car.

    When
    Until Late at weekends

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  • Craft beer

    Local breweries with a rotating tap list · Escalante, Barrio Amón

    When
    Until About midnight

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  • Coffee

    Evening

    Filter, espresso and cold brew from Costa Rican farms · Escalante and downtown cafés

    When
    Until Day to early evening

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Classes & workshops

Cooking, crafts and guided tastings: a morning or evening you learn something in.

  • Coffee-farm tour on the way to Poás

    Morning

    See the picking, drying and roasting, then taste; book a pickup from the hotel.

    When
    Half day, morning
    Price
    $40–70 (check)
    Where
    Alajuela hills

    Map ↗

  • Cooking class with a Costa Rican cook

    Indoor

    Learn a casado, gallo pinto and tres leches; book through the hotel.

    When
    Half day
    Price
    $50–80 (check)
    Where
    Escalante and Amón (check operators)

    Map ↗

  • Costa Rican cooking class

    MorningAfternoonLate

    A green-season afternoon plan that teaches you what to order on the coast.

    When
    Late morning
    Price
    $50–80 (2026 estimate)
    Booking
    1–2 days

    Map ↗

  • Cooking class

    Afternoon

    A good afternoon in the green season.

    Price
    $50–80 (check)
    Booking
    Whether the meal is included.

    Map ↗

Family fun

What works with kids, by age band.

  • Museo de los Niños (in a former penitentiary) is the best rainy-day kid stop; check hours and the Monday closure.
  • La Sabana park has a lake, playgrounds and open lawns for a morning burn-off.
  • Pavements are narrow and uneven: a carrier beats a stroller downtown.
  • Car seats are required for young children by law; ask your booked car or rental company for one in advance.

  • Barrio Escalante dinner and craft-beer evening

    Nightlife & barsEveningIndoorKids: Teens

    A restaurant crawl on Calle 33; book a car both ways.

    When
    From about 18:30
    Price
    ₡15,000–35,000 a person
    Where
    Escalante

    Map ↗

Rainy day

Indoor picks for a wet afternoon.

  • National Theatre performance

    EveningIndoor

    Seeing a concert inside the 1897 hall beats a daytime tour.

    When
    Evening shows (check the programme)
    Price
    ₡8,000–40,000 (check)
    Where
    Downtown

    Map ↗Times and prices: check

  • Cooking class with a Costa Rican cook

    Classes & workshopsIndoor

    Learn a casado, gallo pinto and tres leches; book through the hotel.

    When
    Half day
    Price
    $50–80 (check)
    Where
    Escalante and Amón (check operators)

    Map ↗

How this page is built

Built from Voykit's data; times and prices change

The rest are drawn from this guide’s own San José lists: the things-to-do list, experiences and tours, drinking spots, weekly events, the rainy-day plan and the like-a-local picks. A city gets this page with at least 6 picks across 3 kinds.

“Tonight” and “this weekend” use your device clock converted to San José time (America/Costa_Rica) and only list picks with set times in our data. Walk and ride times in the planner are straight-line estimates. The rain switch uses a live Open-Meteo forecast. Prices are local currency with an approximate conversion; anything marked check can change, so confirm on the venue’s own site before you go.