Holiday Guide for Croatia in 2024

Croatia information

Population: 4.05m
Capital: Zagreb
Calling Code: (385)
Time Zone: +1 UTC
Currency: Euro
Language: Croatian

List of National Holidays in Croatia in 2024

	Monday January 1st Long Weekend! New Year's Day (Nova godina) Croatia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Saturday January 6th Three King's Day (Sveta tri kralja) Croatia: A major Christian celebration, Epiphany is celebrated on January 6th and commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus to the Magi, or three wise men. In some countries, it may be known as Three Kings Day.
	Sunday March 31st Easter Sunday (Uskrs) Croatia: Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
	Monday April 1st Long Weekend! Easter Monday (Uskrsni ponedjeljak) Croatia: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Wednesday April 17th Public Holiday Croatia: To allow voters to participate in the Parliamentary elections.
	Wednesday May 1st Labour Day (Praznik rada) Croatia: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Thursday May 30th Statehood Day (Dan državnosti) Croatia: Marks the day in 1990 when the first post-Communist multi-party Parliament was constituted.
	Thursday May 30th Corpus Christi (Tijelovo) Croatia: The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
	Saturday June 22nd Anti-Fascist Struggle Day (Dan antifašističke borbe) Croatia: Marks the start of the uprising of anti-fascist Partisans against occupying forces in 1941
	Monday August 5th Long Weekend! Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day (Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih branitelja) Croatia: The full title of the holiday is 'Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian Defenders'
	Thursday August 15th Assumption of Mary (Velika Gospa) Croatia: Velika Gospa, or the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a national holiday in Croatia. It is celebrated on August 15, when believers throughout Croatia go on pilgrimages to Marian shrines.
	Friday November 1st Long Weekend! All Saints' Day (Svi sveti) Croatia: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
	Monday November 18th Long Weekend! Remembrance Day (Dan sjećanja na žrtve Domovinskog rata i Dan sjećanja na žrtvu Vukovara i Škabrnje) Croatia: Remembrance Day for all victims of the Homeland War and Remembrance Day for the victims of Vukovar and Skabrnja
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day (Božić) Croatia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Thursday December 26th St. Stephen's Day (Sveti Stjepan) Croatia: December 26th is the Feast of St. Stephen in Western Christianity. It is observed as a second day of Christmas holidays in several countries.