School holiday dates for 2026–27 in Croatia, for primary and secondary schools, copied from the official source, with the national public holidays inside them and how busy those months were for visitors in 2025. Dates can differ by region or school; check the table and its notes.
When are the school holidays in Croatia in 2026–27?
The dates below are copied from the official source, for primary and secondary schools; break names are given in the original language with a translation.1
| Break | Where | Dates | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prvi dio zimskoga odmora (winter break, part 1) | whole country (primary and secondary schools) | 24 December 2026 to 5 January 2027 | Classes resume 7 January 2027 (6 January is a public holiday). |
| Drugi dio zimskoga odmora (winter break, part 2) | whole country (primary and secondary schools) | 22 February 2027 to 26 February 2027 | |
| Proljetni odmor (spring break) | whole country (primary and secondary schools) | 25 March 2027 to 2 April 2027 | |
| Ljetni odmor (summer break) | whole country (primary and secondary schools) | From 16 June 2027; the source gives no end date | The decision gives only the start of the summer break (with exceptions for pupils sitting exams, practical training etc.); no end date. The school year (nastavna godina) ends 15. lipnja 2027 (21. svibnja 2027 for final-year secondary pupils). |
Which public holidays fall in the school holidays?
National public holidays from Croatia's official list that fall on days without school in the table:
- 25 December 2026: Christmas Day
- 26 December 2026: St Stephen's Day
- 1 January 2027: New Year's Day
- 28 March 2027: Easter Sunday
- 29 March 2027: Easter Monday
How busy are those months?
Each month's share of Croatia's 2025 tourist nights, for the months the dated breaks touch (an even spread would be 8.3% a month).
| Month | Share of 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 0.7% |
| February | 0.7% |
| March | 1.1% |
| April | 3.5% |
| December | 1.0% |
Check your own dates with are my dates busy?, or see Croatia month by month.
Key takeaways
- Dates are copied from the official source, as it gives them.
- Some breaks differ by region or school; check the table and its notes.
- What we would skip: assuming one date for the whole country where the table shows regions.
Sources
School dates from the official source; holiday and tourism figures from the pages linked. See how we research.
- Ministarstvo znanosti, obrazovanja i mladih; Narodne novine, Odluka o početku i završetku nastavne godine, broju radnih dana i trajanju odmora učenika osnovnih i srednjih škola za školsku godinu 2026./2027. (NN 58/2026-724). Read it. Accessed 13 October 2026. An official text: not protected by copyright under Zakon o autorskom pravu i srodnim pravima (NN 111/2021), članak 18. stavak 3.. Terms or law.
- Public holidays: Zakon o blagdanima, spomendanima i neradnim danima u Republici Hrvatskoj (NN 110/2019), art. 1. Read it. Accessed 23 September 2026.
Modified data: we translated the break names, reformatted the dates and matched public holidays to the breaks.