Events in the year 2025 in Croatia.
Incumbents President: Zoran Milanović Prime Minister: Andrej Plenković
Events January 8 January – 2 February – Croatia co-hosted 2025 World Men's Handball Championship with Denmark and Norway. Croatia won silver medal. 12 January – 2024–25 Croatian presidential election (second round): Incumbent president Zoran Milanović wins a second term in office with 74% of the vote. 24 January – A nationwide shopping boycott is held by consumer groups in protest over inflation.
February 3 – 9 February – 2025 Men's and Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup 11 February – A magnitude 4.6 earthquake hits Zadar County, injuring several people. 14 February – Thirteen people are arrested on suspicion of membership in a criminal network that illegally imported and disposed of at least 35,000 tons hazardous waste from Italy, Slovenia and Germany into Croatia.
May 18 May – 2025 Croatian local elections (first round)
June 1 June – 2025 Croatian local elections (second round)
July 3 July – The municipal court of Bjelovar convicts Kresimir Pahoki for carrying out the Daruvar shooting which killed six people in 2024 and sentences him to 50 years' imprisonment.
November 13 November – An Air Tractor AT-802 aircraft belonging to the Turkish General Directorate of Forestry crashes near Senj, killing the pilot. 14 November – Croatia qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating the Faroe Islands 3-1 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in Rijeka. 17 November – A fire destroys the Vjesnik Tower in Zagreb. 30 November – Rallies against the far-right are held in Zagreb, Rijeka, Pula, and Zadar with an estimated attendance of 10,000.
December 1 December – Nine people are arrested in Rijeka following clashes between demonstrators on 30 November. 11 December – A boat carrying migrants capsizes along the Sava River in Slavonski Brod on the border with Bosnia, killing one passenger. 23 December — A court in Zagreb sentences a 20-year old suspect in a December 2024 school stabbing in the city that left one child dead and four people injured to the maximum penalty of 50 years' imprisonment.
Holidays
1 January – New Year's Day 6 January – Epiphany 20 April – Easter Sunday 21 April – Easter Monday 1 May – Labour Day 30 May - National Day 19 June – Feast of Corpus Christi 22 June – Anti-Fascist Struggle Day 5 August – Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day 15 August – Assumption Day 1 November – All Saints' Day 18 November – Remembrance Day 25 December – Christmas Day 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day
2025 was also celebrated as the 1100th Anniversary of the Croatian Kingdom in Croatia.
Art and entertainment List of Croatian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Deaths 18 April – Nikola Pokrivač, 39, footballer.
See also 2025 in the European Union 2025 in Europe
References
External links Online calendar