Public holidays in Croatia 2026

14 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Croatia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Nova godina	Nova godina
6 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Epiphany Bogojavljenje ili Sveta tri kralja	Bogojavljenje ili Sveta tri kralja
5 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Uskrs	Uskrs
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Uskrsni ponedjeljak	Uskrsni ponedjeljak
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Praznik rada	Praznik rada
30 May Saturday	Saturday	Statehood Day Dan državnosti	Dan državnosti
4 June Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Christi Tijelovo	Tijelovo
22 June Monday	Monday	Anti-Fascist Struggle Day Dan antifašističke borbe	Dan antifašističke borbe
5 August Wednesday	Wednesday	Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and Croatian Veterans Day Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih branitelja	Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih branitelja
15 August Saturday	Saturday	Assumption Day Velika Gospa	Velika Gospa
1 November Sunday	Sunday	All Saints' Day Svi sveti	Svi sveti
18 November Wednesday	Wednesday	Remembrance Day Dan sjećanja na žrtve Domovinskog rata i Dan sjećanja na žrtvu Vukovara i Škabrnje	Dan sjećanja na žrtve Domovinskog rata i Dan sjećanja na žrtvu Vukovara i Škabrnje
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Božić	Božić
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Saint Stephen's Day Sveti Stjepan	Sveti Stjepan

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Croatia (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 4 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 3 days off
Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Zagreb: high 15°C (59°F), low 3°C (37°F), rain on 24% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Zagreb: high 19°C (66°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 50% of days
Sat 20 Jun – Mon 22 Jun · 3 days off
Anti-Fascist Struggle Day
Typically in Zagreb: high 27°C (81°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 34% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day
Typically in Zagreb: high 7°C (45°F), low 0°C (32°F), rain on 21% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Zagreb: high 6°C (43°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 23% of days
Mon 5 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 3 Jan – Tue 6 Jan)
Epiphany
Typically in Zagreb: high 6°C (43°F), low −1°C (30°F), rain on 33% of days
Fri 5 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 4 Jun – Sun 7 Jun)
Corpus Christi
Typically in Zagreb: high 25°C (77°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 54% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 1 Jan – Wed 7 Jan — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 2 Jan, Mon 5 Jan, Wed 7 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 5 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 4 Jun – Sun 7 Jun · Corpus ChristiShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 19 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 19 Jun – Mon 22 Jun · Anti-Fascist Struggle DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Dec) get 4 days in a rowThu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's DayShow on calendar ↓