2010 in Croatia

• President – Stjepan Mesić (until 18 February), Ivo Josipović (starting 19 February)
• Prime Minister – Jadranka Kosor
• Speaker – Luka Bebić

Ongoing – Accession of Croatia to the European Union

• 10 January – Second round of the presidential election is held. Ivo Josipović beats Milan Bandić winning 60.3% of the vote.
• 18 February – Ivo Josipović officially inaugurated as President at St. Mark's Square in Zagreb.
• 10 December – Former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader is arrested in Austria over charges of corruption^[1]

• 6 March – Girl group Feminnem win the 2010 Eurovision national pre-selection competition.
• 27 May – Feminnem perform in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 semi-final in Oslo but fail to progress to the finals.
• 10–24 July – The 2010 Pula Film Festival is held. The film Just Between Us directed by Rajko Grlić wins the Big Golden Arena for Best Film award.

• 3 and 6 January – The Snow Queen Trophy slalom race held at Sljeme in Zagreb.
• 1–7 February – The 2010 PBZ Zagreb Indoors tennis tournament held in Zagreb.
• 27 March – The K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia martial arts event held in Split.
• 10–16 May – The 2010 Zagreb Open tennis tournament held in Zagreb.
• 26 July–1 August – The 2010 ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag tennis tournament is held in Umag.
• 29 August – The 2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia held in Donji Kraljevec.
• 1 September – The Hanžeković Memorial international track and field event is held in Zagreb.
• 4–5 September – The 2010 IAAF Continental Cup international track and field sporting event is held in Split.
• 9–11 December – The 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb international figure skating competition is held in Zagreb.