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    The U.S. Oklahoma University School of Dance is the special guest at the International Ballet Festival, which takes place in downtown San José. / Photos via Oklahoma University.
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Published on Friday,
May 31,
2024
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Many
amusing activities are happening this
weekend, including concerts, plays,
festivals, cultural events and shows among many
others. Kindly inform us of any
weekend events taking place in your
community by sending an email to news@amcostarica.com.
On Friday
Costa
Rica's men's soccer squad will meet
Uruguay in a friendly match.
The
game will begin at 8 p.m. at the National
Stadium
in San José. Tickets priced from
$25 and $100 are available on the
Specialticket website. The
Municipality of Alajuela band will
perform a free folk music concert.
The
exhibition begins at 10 a.m. at the
plaza of the David González
Alfaro School
in Río Segundo Canton, Alajuela. The Stone Dive Rock
Band
will give a rock music concert
inspired by top American bands such as
Linkin Park, Nirvana and Red Hot Chili
Peppers among
others at
Mundoloco Pub
in San José.
The
show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets $15 are
available at the venue's box office.
On
Friday and Sunday
The National Symphony Orchestra will perform classical music at the National Theater in downtown San Jose. The event will be led by maestro Miguel Harth-Bedoya and will include Edvard Grieg's piano concerto and Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations concert. On Friday, the program begins at 8 p.m. On Sunday, the concert begins at 10:30 a.m. Tickets range from $35 to $70 and are available at the theater box office.
On
Saturday and
Sunday
The Eugene O'Neill Theater in San José's Dent District is hosting the Inspiraciones Costarricenses Musical which will feature the Dance and Music Company. The program includes music, dancing, and plays inspired by Costa Rican literature. On Saturday, the concert begins at 8 p.m. On Sundays, the show begins at 5 p.m. Tickets are $15 and available at the theater box office.
This
weekend
The U.S. Oklahoma University
School of Dance is the special guest
at the International Ballet
Festival, which takes place in
downtown San José. The Alhambra Theater will host the inaugural event on
Friday at 7 p.m. The gala will take place on Saturday
at 8 p.m. at the Dance Theater. The final show will take place on
Sunday at 5 p.m. also at the Dance
Theater. Tickets for $25 are available
through the Eticket website.
The National Institute of Music's
Youth Big Band will perform three
concerts at the Melico Salazar
Theater in downtown San José. Maestro
Oscar Valverde conducts the
classical music program. On Friday, the show begins at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the concert begins at 6 p.m. On Sunday, the show begins at 4 p.m. Entry is
free for the general public. The Expo Garden will be held at the National Convention
Center in Heredia. The event includes an exhibition and
sales of over 200 flowers and trees. Includes sales of gardening supplies and
tools. The fair starts at 11 a.m. on Friday
and Saturday. On Sunday, the event begins at 10
a.m. Entry is free for
the general public.
The Expressivo
Theater in
Momentum Shopping Center in Curridabat
San José will be showing the
comedy play "One More Week." On Friday
and Sunday, the performance begins at 8
p.m. On Sunday,
it begins at 6
p.m. Tickets for $20 are available at
the theater box office.
Libertad Park Club in Desamparados in San José presents activities for teenagers such as painting, dance, music, sports and arts. The activities start at 9 a.m.
Children's Museum in downtown San José features special activities for kids. The museum opens at 9 a.m. Tickets $3 are available on the museum's website.
Tours are available at the Wildlife Rescue Center in Barrio San José District in Alajuela. The animal sanctuary and wildlife conservation center tours include botanical gardens and more than 125 species of rescued animals including sloths, monkeys, jaguars, tapir, birds, and reptiles. They cannot be released back to their natural habitat. Tickets are $30 or $15 per child available on the center's website. Make reservations by calling 506 2433-8989.
Tours are available at Kids Saving the Rainforest Wildlife Sanctuary in Quepos Beach, Puntarenas. The non-profit organization is home to nearly 50 animals that cannot be released back into the wild. Ticket is $10. Make reservations by calling 8827-8243 or emailing Chip@kstr.org.
Experience the arrival of sea turtles at Ostional National Park in Guanacaste, beginning at 6:30 a.m. with an expert guide from the Ostional Tourist Guides Association. Tour price $8. Make reservations by calling 6252-7412 or 8447-0703 or 2682-0428.
Games for
children, playgrounds and pools are
available at Punta
Pirata Beach Club in
Puntarenas City, Puntarenas. Doors
open at 8 a.m. Ticket is $16.
Free swimming, Zumba, aerobics, sports games, fitness and diving are among many other courses at Ojo de Agua Water Park in San Antonio Belen, Heredia. The club includes a parking area, restaurant, several swimming pools for adults and a swimming pool area for children, a playground, tennis areas, basketball areas and a soccer field. The place opens at 7:30 a.m. Ticket is $3.
Kalambu
Hot Springs Water Park in
La Fortuna, Alajuela, offers more than
10 aquatic activities and hot spring
pools. The park opens at 10 a.m.
Tickets are $8 or $13 including lunch.
Free for children under 4 years old. Go ride
hopping at the Parque
de Diversiones in
La Uruca, San José. The amusement park
has more than 17 rides such as roller
coasters, carousels, twists and bumper
cars among many others. Enjoy their
food court zone and picnic area. The
park opens at 9 a.m. Ticket is $11.
For more information visit the
park's website.
Guanacaste Conservation Area invites visitors to both the Santa Rosa and the Horizon Experimental Forest Station in Guanacaste. Tickets are available on the organization's website. Call for more information at 2522-6500 or 2522-6666.
Diquis Museum in Palmar Sur, Osa, Puntarenas, offers walking tours through the archaeological zone known as Finca Sitio 6. Tours are from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ticket is $7 and must be paid by credit or debit card. Call for more information at 2100-6000.
The Art
Museum in
downtown La Sabana, San José, presents
private collections of Latin American
artists. The museum is open from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Gold Museum in downtown San José presents an exhibition of Costa Rican bills and coins since 1850. Also, in the exhibit are the 700 pieces of handcrafted gold made by the first population in Costa Rica. The museum opens at 9 a.m. Ticket is $15.
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