The calendar
Croatia's calendar mixes Catholic feasts with statehood dates — Statehood Day on 30 May, Anti-Fascist Struggle Day on 22 June, Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day on 5 August and Independence Day on 8 October.
Country view
Croatia · 2026
14 recorded days · 14 public · 0 bank · 0 school · 0 regional
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01In 46 days
Dan svih svetih
Sunday · 1 Nov 2026 · Public
DateHolidayTypeShops shut?
01JanNova Godina
New Year's Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Bogojavljenje, Sveta tri kralja
Epiphany · Nationwide
PublicShut
Uskrs i uskrsni ponedjeljak
Easter Sunday · Nationwide
PublicShut
Uskrs i uskrsni ponedjeljak
Easter Monday · Nationwide
PublicShut
Međunarodni praznik rada
International Workers' Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Dan državnosti
National Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Tijelovo
Corpus Christi · Nationwide
PublicShut
Dan antifašističke borbe
Anti-Fascist Struggle Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih branitelja
Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders · Nationwide
PublicShut
Velika Gospa
Assumption Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Dan svih svetih
All Saints' Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Dan sjećanja na žrtve Domovinskog rata
Remembrance Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Božić
Christmas Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Prvi dan po Božiću, Sveti Stjepan, Štefanje, Stipanje
St. Stephen's Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
How the holiday year works in Croatia
How people take the days
There is no rolling-over of weekend holidays, so a bad year loses several days. The late-June and early-August clusters are when most people take their main coastal leave.
If you're visiting
Coastal towns run at full capacity through every summer holiday — restaurants and ferries do not close. Inland, Assumption on 15 August brings large pilgrimages, notably to Marija Bistrica.
If you live here
Zagreb and the interior close far more completely than the Adriatic does. Stock up before 1 November and 15 August, when supermarkets in the capital shut.
What these days actually mean
Observance, business closures and transport impact for the next few dates.
All Saints' Day
1 Nov 2026
- Observance
- Families visit cemeteries with flowers and candles. Quiet and reflective rather than festive.
- Business
- Banks and most shops closed in Catholic-majority countries; florists do their busiest day of the year.
- Transport
- Extra services to cemeteries; heavy intercity travel over the weekend.
Remembrance Day
18 Nov 2026
- Observance
- Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work.
- Business
- Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
- Transport
- Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.
General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.
Christmas Day
25 Dec 2026
- Observance
- The central Christian winter feast; in most countries the household gathering matters more than the church service.
- Business
- Near-total closure of retail, offices and banks. Expect the preceding afternoon to shut early too.
- Transport
- Skeleton or suspended services in many countries. Book intercity travel well ahead.
St. Stephen's Day
26 Dec 2026
- Observance
- Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work.
- Business
- Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
- Transport
- Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.
General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.