Long weekends in Croatia, 2026
2026 has 14 public holidays, and 9 of them give you a weekday off. The best bridge: 4 days off for 1 day of leave around New Year's Day.
The best bridges in 2026
Each public holiday on a weekday, with the leave that stretches it furthest.
- Thu, Jan 1 and Tue, Jan 6
New Year's Day, Epiphany
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Jan 1 to Sun, Jan 4
Take off: Fri, Jan 2
- Longest break
12 days off for 6 days of leave · Thu, Jan 1 to Mon, Jan 12
Take off: Fri, Jan 2, Mon, Jan 5, Wed, Jan 7 to Fri, Jan 9, and Mon, Jan 12
- Best value
- Mon, Apr 6
Easter Monday
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Sat, Apr 4 to Mon, Apr 6
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Fri, Apr 3 to Mon, Apr 6
Take off: Fri, Apr 3
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Sat, Mar 28 to Mon, Apr 6
Take off: Mon, Mar 30 to Fri, Apr 3
- Free long weekend
- Fri, May 1
Labour Day
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Fri, May 1 to Sun, May 3
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Apr 30 to Sun, May 3
Take off: Thu, Apr 30
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Apr 24 to Sun, May 3
Take off: Fri, Apr 24 and Mon, Apr 27 to Thu, Apr 30
- Free long weekend
- Thu, Jun 4
Corpus Christi
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Jun 4 to Sun, Jun 7
Take off: Fri, Jun 5
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, May 29 to Sun, Jun 7
Take off: Fri, May 29, Mon, Jun 1 to Wed, Jun 3, and Fri, Jun 5
- Best value
- Mon, Jun 22
Anti-Fascist Struggle Day
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Sat, Jun 20 to Mon, Jun 22
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Fri, Jun 19 to Mon, Jun 22
Take off: Fri, Jun 19
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Sat, Jun 13 to Mon, Jun 22
Take off: Mon, Jun 15 to Fri, Jun 19
- Free long weekend
- Wed, Aug 5
Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders
- Best value
5 days off for 2 days of leave · Sat, Aug 1 to Wed, Aug 5
Take off: Mon, Aug 3, Tue, Aug 4
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Jul 31 to Sun, Aug 9
Take off: Fri, Jul 31, Mon, Aug 3, Tue, Aug 4, and Thu, Aug 6, Fri, Aug 7
- Best value
- Wed, Nov 18
Remembrance Day
- Best value
5 days off for 2 days of leave · Sat, Nov 14 to Wed, Nov 18
Take off: Mon, Nov 16, Tue, Nov 17
- Longest break
10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Nov 13 to Sun, Nov 22
Take off: Fri, Nov 13, Mon, Nov 16, Tue, Nov 17, and Thu, Nov 19, Fri, Nov 20
- Best value
- Fri, Dec 25
Christmas Day
- Free long weekend
3 days off, no leave needed · Fri, Dec 25 to Sun, Dec 27
- Best value
4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Dec 24 to Sun, Dec 27
Take off: Thu, Dec 24
- Longest break
16 days off for 8 days of leave · Sat, Dec 19 to Sun, Jan 3
Take off: Mon, Dec 21 to Thu, Dec 24 and Mon, Dec 28 to Thu, Dec 31
- Free long weekend
Plan your leave for 2026
Tell it how many days of leave you have. It picks the breaks that give the most days off in a row.
34 days off in 8 breaks
Uses 10 days of leave
- Thu, Jan 1 to Sun, Jan 44 days off for 1 day of leave
- Fri, Apr 3 to Mon, Apr 64 days off for 1 day of leave
- Thu, Apr 30 to Sun, May 34 days off for 1 day of leave
- Thu, Jun 4 to Sun, Jun 74 days off for 1 day of leave
- Fri, Jun 19 to Mon, Jun 224 days off for 1 day of leave
- Sat, Aug 1 to Wed, Aug 55 days off for 2 days of leave
- Sat, Nov 14 to Wed, Nov 185 days off for 2 days of leave
- Thu, Dec 24 to Sun, Dec 274 days off for 1 day of leave
2026 at a glance
Public holidays in Croatia, 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1Thursday | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| January 6Tuesday | Tuesday | Epiphany |
| April 5Sunday | Sunday | Easter Sunday, Falls on a weekend |
| April 6Monday | Monday | Easter Monday |
| May 1Friday | Friday | Labour Day |
| May 30Saturday | Saturday | National Day, Falls on a weekend |
| June 4Thursday | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| June 22Monday | Monday | Anti-Fascist Struggle Day |
| August 5Wednesday | Wednesday | Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders |
| August 15Saturday | Saturday | Assumption, Falls on a weekend |
| November 1Sunday | Sunday | All Saints' Day, Falls on a weekend |
| November 18Wednesday | Wednesday | Remembrance Day |
| December 25Friday | Friday | Christmas Day |
| December 26Saturday | Saturday | Boxing Day, Falls on a weekend |
Turn New Year's Day into a trip
Plan the days, the stays and the bookings in one itinerary, with your group, on Waiz.
Long weekends in Croatia: questions
There are 14 public holidays in Croatia in 2026, 9 of them on a weekday.
Taking 1 day of leave off around New Year's Day (Fri, Jan 2) gives you 4 days off in a row.
Spend leave next to public holidays that fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or a Monday or Friday next to a weekend. With 10 days of leave of leave, the planner above finds 34 days off in 2026.
Holiday dates from the date-holidays project (CC BY-SA 3.0), checked against official government sources. Company agreements and contracts can add or move days off; check yours before booking.
