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Happening now. Not an encyclopedia.
A free, locals-curated guide to what's actually happening in Costa Rica's beach towns — events, live music, yoga, ecstatic dance, restaurants, waterfalls, and more.
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The Old Way
Reviews from three years ago aren't happening now.
Most travel guides are encyclopedias — static, stale, and written once.
"A 'best of' list that never updates."
"A review older than the owner."
"No one knows if it's still open tonight."
"Static maps, static guesses."
The Signal
What's happening tonight — not what happened once.Onda is curated by real locals in real time. Tonight, Weekend, and 🔥 Popular filters surface what's actually live right now. Verified ✓ and Onda Pick 🤙 badges tell you who to trust — no algorithm guessing, just people on the ground.
Inside Onda
Built for the moment, not the archive.
Verified & Onda Pick
A ✓ Verified badge means the details are confirmed. An 🤙 Onda Pick means a local vouches for it. Two signals, no guessing.
Tonight · Weekend · 🔥 Popular
Filter for what's actually on today — live music, a pop-up market, the wave that's firing — instead of scrolling a list that never changes.
Ten Ways In
Everything a beach town actually offers.
From a sunrise yoga class to the market that's only there on Saturdays — Onda organizes a beach town the way it actually runs.
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Growing Town By Town
Nearly two dozen Costa Rica beach towns, and counting.
Onda started on the Pacific coast and keeps expanding — real places, real hours, added by the people who live there. Available now as a web app, with iOS in TestFlight.
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Onda is live. Go find tonight.
No download required — Onda runs right in your browser and installs like an app. iOS is in TestFlight now.
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