Public holidays in Suriname 2027

15 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Suriname

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day Nieuwjaarsdag	Nieuwjaarsdag
6 February Saturday	Saturday	Chinese New Year Chinees Nieuwjaar	Chinees Nieuwjaar
9 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr Ied-Ul-Fitre Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Ied-Ul-Fitre
22 March Monday	Monday	Holi Holi-Phagwa	Holi-Phagwa
26 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday Goede vrijdag	Goede vrijdag
29 March Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Tweede paasdag	Tweede paasdag
1 May Saturday	Saturday	Labor Day Dag van de Arbeid	Dag van de Arbeid
16 May Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha Ied-Ul-Adha Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Ied-Ul-Adha
1 July Thursday	Thursday	Day of Freedoms Dag der Vrijheden	Dag der Vrijheden
9 August Monday	Monday	Indigenous People Day Dag der Inheemsen	Dag der Inheemsen
10 October Sunday	Sunday	Day of the Maroons Dag der Marrons	Dag der Marrons
28 October Thursday	Thursday	Diwali Divali	Divali
25 November Thursday	Thursday	Independence Day Onafhankelijkheidsdag	Onafhankelijkheidsdag
25 December Saturday	Saturday	Christmas Day Eerste kerstdag	Eerste kerstdag
26 December Sunday	Sunday	Second Day of Christmas Tweede kerstdag	Tweede kerstdag

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Suriname (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 87% of days
Sat 20 Mar – Mon 22 Mar · 3 days off
Holi
Typically in Paramaribo: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 59% of days
Fri 26 Mar – Mon 29 Mar · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Paramaribo: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 66% of days
Sat 7 Aug – Mon 9 Aug · 3 days off
Indigenous People Day
Typically in Paramaribo: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 81% of days

Bridge days

Mon 8 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 6 Mar – Tue 9 Mar)
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 63% of days
Fri 2 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jul – Sun 4 Jul)
Day of Freedoms
Typically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 100% of days
Fri 29 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 28 Oct – Sun 31 Oct)
Diwali
Typically in Paramaribo: high 31°C (88°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 51% of days
Fri 26 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 Nov – Sun 28 Nov)
Independence Day
Typically in Paramaribo: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 80% of days

Leave planner 2027

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 20 Mar – Mon 29 Mar — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 1 Jan – Mon 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 8 Mar) get 4 days in a rowSat 6 Mar – Tue 9 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 19 Mar – Mon 22 Mar · HoliShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 25 Mar) get 5 days in a rowThu 25 Mar – Mon 29 Mar · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jul) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jul – Sun 4 Jul · Day of FreedomsShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Aug) get 4 days in a rowFri 6 Aug – Mon 9 Aug · Indigenous People DayShow on calendar ↓