What's on in Rovinj, Croatia through the year

Busy — Winter (Christmas) holidays in Croatia, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Out of season (1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)), Bura season (15 Nov – 15 Mar (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Out of season (1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)), Bura season (15 Nov – 15 Mar (usually))

Busy — Spring (Easter) holidays in Croatia, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Easter

  5–6 AprClosures

  Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are public holidays: most shops close, churches overflow for Holy Week services, and families gather for long lunches. On the coast many restaurants and guesthouses open for the season around this weekend, while others stay shut until May. Source ↗

Still on: Out of season (1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)), Bura season (15 Nov – 15 Mar (usually))

Peak crowds — Easter, Spring (Easter) holidays in Croatia

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Easter (5–6 Apr)

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Busy — Summer holidays in Croatia, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

• Season

  Sea warm enough to swim

  15 Jun – 5 Oct · usually

  The northern Adriatic runs a couple of degrees behind Dalmatia, so June is borderline and September is the better bet. Swimming here means the rocks of Zlatni rt, not sand.

Peak crowds — Italian and Austrian August, Summer holidays in Croatia

• Season

  Italian and Austrian August

  15 Jul – 25 AugSchool holidaysCrowdedBook early

  Istria is the nearest sea to Milan, Vienna and Munich, and the campsites either side of town hold tens of thousands. The old town lanes are single-file from six in the evening.

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (15 Jun – 5 Oct (usually))

Peak crowds — Italian and Austrian August, Grisia open-air art day

• Festival

  Grisia open-air art day

  5–25 Aug · usuallyArts festivalCrowded

  For one Sunday in August the stepped street up to St Euphemia is hung with work by anyone who wants to show, professionals and children alike. It has run every year since 1967 and costs nothing. Source ↗

• Holiday

  Assumption Day, 15 August

  14–16 AugNational holidayCrowdedClosures

  15 August, Velika Gospa, is a public holiday at the height of summer. Churches hold processions and masses, many shops close, and it makes one of the busiest weekends of the year on coast roads, ferries and in accommodation, so book crossings ahead. Source ↗

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (15 Jun – 5 Oct (usually)), Italian and Austrian August (15 Jul – 25 Aug)

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Season

  Truffles and new olive oil

  15 Sep – 30 Nov · usuallyHarvest

  White truffle from the Motovun forest peaks in October and November while the groves are picked and pressed, and the inland hill towns run tastings for a month. Half an hour inland, and the reason to come off-season. Source ↗

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (15 Jun – 5 Oct (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (15 Jun – 5 Oct (usually)), Truffles and new olive oil (15 Sep – 30 Nov (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

• Season

  Out of season

  1 Nov – 31 Mar · usuallyOff-season shutdownClosures

  The campsites and most of the seafront restaurants close, though Rovinj keeps more open than the Dalmatian islands because Istrians actually live here year round. Source ↗

• Season

  Bura season

  15 Nov – 15 Mar · usuallyWind seasonRisk

  The northeasterly comes down off the Ucka in gusts that empty the waterfront and shut the small boats. It leaves the clearest air of the year behind it.

Still on: Truffles and new olive oil (15 Sep – 30 Nov (usually))

Peak crowds — Christmas closures, Winter (Christmas) holidays in Croatia

• Holiday

  Christmas closures

  24–26 DecChristmas & New YearClosures

  Christmas Day and St Stephen's Day on the 26th are public holidays. Most shops and many restaurants and museums close, public transport runs a holiday timetable, and Christmas Eve is a family evening with shops closing early. Source ↗

Still on: Out of season (1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)), Bura season (15 Nov – 15 Mar (usually))