Public holidays in Croatia


Public holidays in Croatia are regulated by the Holidays, Memorial Days and Non-Working Days Act.

Holidays and non-working days

DateEnglish nameCroatian nameNotes
1 JanuaryNew Year's DayNova godina-
6 JanuaryEpiphanySveta tri kralja-
moveableEasterUskrs-
moveableEaster MondayUskrsni ponedjeljak-
1 MayLabour DayPraznik rada-
30 MayStatehood DayDan državnostiHoliday from 1991 until 2001 and since 2020*
moveableCorpus ChristiTijelovo-
22 JuneAnti-Fascist Struggle DayDan antifašističke borbe-
5 AugustVictory and Homeland Thanksgiving DayDan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti-
15 AugustAssumption DayVelika Gospa-
1 NovemberAll Saints' DayDan svih svetih-
18 NovemberDay of Remembrance for the Victims of the Homeland WarDan sjećanja na žrtve Domovinskog rataHoliday since 2020*
25 DecemberChristmasBožić-
26 DecemberSaint Stephen's DaySveti Stjepan-

* In 2020 there was a change in holidays: June 25 and October 8 changed names and were demoted from public holidays to memorial days. May 30 was promoted from a memorial day to a public holiday, and November 18 was added as a new public holiday.
Citizens of the Republic of Croatia who celebrate different religious holidays have the right not to work on those dates. Christians who celebrate Christmas, Easter and Easter Monday per the Julian calendar, Muslims on the days of Ramadan Bayram and Kurban Bayram, and Jews on the days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Memorial days

DateEnglish nameCroatian NameNotes
9 JanuaryDay of the Unification of Međimurje with its Parent Body CroatiaDan sjedinjenja Međimurja s maticom zemljom Hrvatskom-
15 JanuaryDay of the international recognition of the Republic of Croatia and
Day of peaceful reintegration of the Croatian Danube Region		Dan međunarodnoga priznanja Republike Hrvatske i
Dan mirne reintegracije hrvatskog Podunavlja		-
15 MarchDay of the Establishment of the National ProtectionDan osnivanja Narodne zaštite-
30 AprilDay of the Death of Zrinski and FrankopanDan pogibije Zrinskog i Frankopana-
3 MayDay of Remembrance for Children Killed and Injured in the Homeland WarDan sjećanja na ubijenu i stradalu djecu u Domovinskom ratu-
9 MayEurope Day and Victory Day over FascismDan Europe i Dan pobjede nad fašizmom-
moveableDay of Remembrance for Croatian Victims in the Fight for Freedom and IndependenceDan spomena na hrvatske žrtve u borbi za slobodu i nezavisnostSaturday/Sunday nearest to 15 May
25 JuneIndependence DayDan neovisnostiwas a Holiday until 2020
23 AugustEuropean Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and NazismEuropski dan sjećanja na žrtve totalitarnih i autoritarnih režima – nacizma, fašizma i komunizma-
30 AugustDay of Remembrance of Missing Persons in the Homeland WarDan sjećanja na nestale osobe u Domovinskom ratu-
25 SeptemberDay of the Decision about the Unification of Istria, Rijeka, Zadar and the Islands with the Parent Body CroatiaDan donošenja Odluke o sjedinjenju Istre, Rijeke, Zadra i otoka s maticom zemljom Hrvatskom-
8 OctoberDay of the Croatian ParliamentDan Hrvatskoga saborawas a Holiday until 2020

Unofficial holidays

  • Popular carnival celebrations are held in most cities and towns in the country on Shrove Tuesday, when customarily businesses in public sector and hospitality industry cease work for the day earlier than usual, but the day is not officially designated a public holiday.
  • Some cities also celebrate de facto public holidays on their patron saints' feast days. For example, in Split, the day of Saint Domnius is celebrated on May 7, while Dubrovnik marks the day of Saint Blaise on 3 February; business usually cease work earlier than usual on these days. Most of rural village parishes in Slavonia celebrate their patron saints' with kirbaj / kirvaj festival when schools are usually closed for a day.
  • Even though Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, and Good Friday are not public holidays, businesses customarily close earlier.