Events and observations associated with the holidays we list may be canceled or otherwise affected due to measures taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Please check with event organizers for details.
Holidays and Observances in Croatia in 2020
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| Jan 6 | Monday | Epiphany | National Holiday |
| Jan 7 | Tuesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Optional Holiday |
| Jan 9 | Thursday | Međimurje Unification Day | Observance |
| Jan 15 | Wednesday | Day of the International Recognition of the Republic of Croatia and Day of Peaceful Reintegration of the Croatian Danube Region | Observance |
| Mar 15 | Sunday | Day of the Establishment of the National Defense of the Republic of Croatia | Observance |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | National Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday | National Holiday |
| Apr 19 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 20 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 30 | Thursday | Day of the Deaths of Zrinski and Frankopan | Observance |
| May 1 | Friday | Labor Day | National Holiday |
| May 9 | Saturday | Europe Day and Victory Day Over Fascism | Observance |
| May 10 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| May 16 | Saturday | Day of Remembrance for Croatian Victims in the Fight for Freedom and Independence | Observance |
| May 24 | Sunday | Ramadan Bayram | Optional Holiday |
| May 30 | Saturday | Statehood Day | National Holiday |
| Jun 11 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | National Holiday |
| Jun 20 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jun 22 | Monday | Day of Antifascist Struggle | National Holiday |
| Jun 25 | Thursday | Independence Day | Observance |
| Jul 31 | Friday | Kurban Bayram | Optional Holiday |
| Aug 5 | Wednesday | Victory Day | National Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | National Holiday |
| Aug 23 | Sunday | European Day of Remembrance of Victims of Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes | Observance |
| Aug 30 | Sunday | Day of Remembrance of Missing Persons in the Homeland War | Observance |
| Sep 19 | Saturday | Rosh Hashana | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 22 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 25 | Friday | Unification Day of Istria, Rijeka, Zadar, and the Islands | Observance |
| Sep 28 | Monday | Yom Kippur | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 8 | Thursday | Day of the Croatian Parliament | Observance |
| Nov 1 | Sunday | All Saints' Day | National Holiday |
| Nov 18 | Wednesday | Remembrance Day | National Holiday |
| Dec 21 | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | National Holiday |
| Dec 26 | Saturday | St Stephen's Day | National Holiday |
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