School holidays in Croatia 2026/27
Next school break in Croatia: Winter break (part 1), 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 2027 (70 days away).
✓ Officialnarodne-novine.nn.hr· checked 14 Oct 2026
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Every break, with its source
Holiday dates 2026/27
First and last day without school. Each line links to the official calendar it comes from.
Winter break (part 1)Prvi dio zimskoga odmora
14 days in all
Winter break (part 2)Drugi dio zimskoga odmora
9 days in all
Spring breakProljetni odmor
11 days in all
Summer holidaysLjetni odmor
Planning a trip?
Also off during Winter break (part 1)
Other regions with schools out between 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 2027. Weeks when many overlap are busy for family travel.
Burgenland· AustriaChristmas break · 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 202714 of 14 days overlapCarinthia· AustriaChristmas break · 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 202714 of 14 days overlapLower Austria· AustriaChristmas break · 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 202714 of 14 days overlapUpper Austria· AustriaChristmas break · 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 202714 of 14 days overlapSalzburg· AustriaChristmas break · 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 202714 of 14 days overlapStyria· AustriaChristmas break · 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 202714 of 14 days overlapTyrol· AustriaChristmas break · 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 202714 of 14 days overlapVorarlberg· AustriaChristmas break · 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 202714 of 14 days overlapVienna· AustriaChristmas break · 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 202714 of 14 days overlap
Primary schools· CyprusChristmas break · 23 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 202714 of 14 days overlapSecondary schools· CyprusChristmas break · 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 202714 of 14 days overlap
Baden-Württemberg· GermanyChristmas break · 23 Dec 2026 – 9 Jan 202714 of 14 days overlapPublic holidays
Croatia, 2026/27
- 1 Nov 2026All Saints' DaySvi sveti
- 18 Nov 2026Remembrance DayDan sjećanja na žrtve Domovinskog rata i Dan sjećanja na žrtvu Vukovara i Škabrnje
- 25 Dec 2026Christmas DayBožić
- 26 Dec 2026Saint Stephen's DaySveti Stjepan
- 1 Jan 2027New Year's DayNova godina
- 6 Jan 2027EpiphanyBogojavljenje ili Sveta tri kralja
- 28 Mar 2027Easter SundayUskrs
- 29 Mar 2027Easter MondayUskrsni ponedjeljak
- 1 May 2027Labor DayPraznik rada
- 27 May 2027Corpus ChristiTijelovo
- 30 May 2027Statehood DayDan državnosti
- 22 Jun 2027Anti-Fascist Struggle DayDan antifašističke borbe
- 5 Aug 2027Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and Croatian Veterans DayDan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih branitelja
- 15 Aug 2027Assumption DayVelika Gospa
Public holidays from the open python-holidays project, the same data Hourora uses. Regional holidays are included where they apply to all of Croatia.
How dates are set
School calendars in Croatia
Croatia has one school calendar for the whole country, published each year in the official gazette (Narodne novine). The winter break comes in two parts: around Christmas and New Year, and one week in February.
School holidays in Croatia are set by the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth.
Single schools can add a few days of their own (for example for teacher training or local feasts). Check with your school for those.
Each break in Croatia
Questions
Croatia school holidays, answered
Is today a school holiday in Croatia?
No. Today, Thursday, 15 October 2026, is a school day in Croatia. The next break is Winter break (part 1), starting on Thursday, 24 December 2026.
When are the Christmas holidays in Croatia in 2026?
Winter break (part 1) (Prvi dio zimskoga odmora) in Croatia runs from Thursday, 24 December 2026 to Wednesday, 6 January 2027: 14 days, 10 of them weekdays. Source: narodne-novine.nn.hr.
When are the winter holidays in Croatia in 2027?
Winter break (part 2) (Drugi dio zimskoga odmora) in Croatia runs from Saturday, 20 February 2027 to Sunday, 28 February 2027: 9 days, 5 of them weekdays. Source: narodne-novine.nn.hr.
When are the Easter or spring holidays in Croatia in 2027?
Spring break (Proljetni odmor) in Croatia runs from Thursday, 25 March 2027 to Sunday, 4 April 2027: 11 days, 7 of them weekdays. Source: narodne-novine.nn.hr.
When are the summer holidays in Croatia in 2027?
Summer holidays in Croatia starts on Wednesday, 16 June 2027. Its last day depends on the start of the next school year, which has not been published yet.
How many school days off does Croatia have in 2026/27?
4 breaks and days off are listed for 2026/27, adding up to 22 weekdays without school, not counting the summer break, whose end is not published yet. Public holidays that fall during term are extra.