Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Croatia

Before planning a trip around a festival, verify the festival dates at the festival's website or with a local tourist information office. For more information about these and other events, visit the official tourism site for Croatia.
This list includes major festivals in major cities, plus national holidays observed throughout Croatia. Many sights and banks close down on national holidays — keep it in mind when planning your itinerary. Note that this isn't a complete list; holidays can strike without warning.
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July 10–August 25: Dubrovnik Summer Festival

August 5: National Thanksgiving Day (closures)

August 15: Assumption Day (closures)

Late August: Nights of Diocletian, Split (toga-clad celebrations — highlight of the longer Days of Diocletian festival)

September 4–8: Obonjan (laid-back music festival/wellness retreat on private island)

October weekends: Truffle Days, various towns in Istria (truffle-related weekend events)

November 1: All Saints' Day/Remembrance Day (religious festival, some closures)

November–December: Dubrovnik Winter Festival

November 11: St. Martin's Day (official first day of wine season)

December 24 & 25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (closures)

December 26: Boxing Day/St. Stephen's Day (closures)

December 31: New Year's Eve (fireworks in Zagreb, elsewhere)

January 1: New Year's Day (closures)

January 6: Epiphany (closures)

March 18–22: Festival of Lights, Dubrovnik (light displays on landmark buildings)

April 3–6: Easter weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday; closures on Sunday and Monday)

May 12–17 (likely): Dance Week Festival (part 1), Zagreb

May 30: Statehood Day (military parade in Jelačić Square in Zagreb; closures)

June 4: Corpus Christi (religious festival; closures)

June 7–24 (likely): Dance Week Festival (part 2), Zagreb and Rijeka

Mid-June–mid-July (10 performances): Klapa Musik Festival, Omiš (south of Split)

June 22: Antifascist Struggle Day (closures)

June 22–24: INmusic Festival, Zagreb (indie rock)

July 9–16 (likely): Pula Film Festival

July 10–12: Ultra Music Festival, Split (huge dance-music party outside town)

July 15–19 (likely): International Folklore Festival, Zagreb (costumes, songs, dances from all over Croatia)

July 23–27 (likely): Outlook Festival, near Pula (giant bass-music festival in Roman fort)