Croatia

Public holidays in Croatia in 2016

Croatia had 14 public holidays in 2016; 9 fall on weekdays.

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Holiday

Long weekends and bridge days in 2016

  • Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan3 days off · New Year's Day
  • Sat 26 Mar – Mon 28 Mar3 days off · Easter Sunday and Easter Monday
  • Fri 5 Aug – Sun 7 Aug3 days off · Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders
  • Sat 13 Aug – Mon 15 Aug3 days off · Assumption
  • Sat 24 Dec – Mon 26 Dec3 days off · Christmas Day and Boxing Day
  • Bridge day: take Fri 27 May off, and Thu 26 May – Sun 29 May is 4 days off in a row (Corpus Christi).
  • Bridge day: take Mon 31 Oct off, and Sat 29 Oct – Tue 1 Nov is 4 days off in a row (All Saints' Day).

Counted with the weekend in Croatia (Saturday and Sunday) and the holidays that apply everywhere: a long weekend is three or more days off in a row, and a bridge day is a single working day between a holiday and a weekend or another holiday.

All public holidays in Croatia in 2016

DateHolidayType
Fri 1 JanNew Year's DayNova godinaPublic holiday
Wed 6 JanEpiphanyBogojavljenje, Sveta tri kraljaPublic holiday
Sun 27 Maron a weekendEaster SundayUskrsPublic holiday
Mon 28 MarEaster MondayUskršnji ponedjeljakPublic holiday
Sun 1 Mayon a weekendLabour DayPraznik radaPublic holiday
Thu 26 MayCorpus ChristiTijelovoPublic holiday
Wed 22 JunAnti-Fascist Struggle DayDan antifašističke borbePublic holiday
Sat 25 Junon a weekendStatehood DayDan državnostiPublic holiday
Fri 5 AugVictory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defendersDan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih braniteljaPublic holiday
Mon 15 AugAssumptionVelika GospaPublic holiday
Sat 8 Octon a weekendIndependence DayDan neovisnostiPublic holiday
Tue 1 NovAll Saints' DaySvi svetiPublic holiday
Sun 25 Decon a weekendChristmas DayBožićPublic holiday
Mon 26 DecBoxing DaySvetog StjepanaPublic holiday

Good to know

  • Dates worked out from the date-holidays rules, version 3.37.0, and checked day by day against Nager.Date’s for 2026 to 2028.
  • 2016 wasn’t among the years checked; its dates follow the same rules.
  • A holiday declared at short notice, for an event or an election, may be missing.

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