Public holidays in Suriname 2023

15 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Suriname

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Holiday	Local name
Sunday 1 January 2023	New Year's Day Nieuwjaarsdag	Nieuwjaarsdag
Sunday 22 January 2023	Chinese New Year Chinees Nieuwjaar	Chinees Nieuwjaar
Tuesday 7 March 2023	Holi Religious Holi-Phagwa	Holi-Phagwa
Friday 7 April 2023	Good Friday Religious Goede vrijdag	Goede vrijdag
Monday 10 April 2023	Easter Monday Religious Tweede paasdag	Tweede paasdag
Saturday 22 April 2023	Eid al-Fitr Religious Ied-Ul-Fitre	Ied-Ul-Fitre
Monday 1 May 2023	Labor Day Dag van de Arbeid	Dag van de Arbeid
Thursday 29 June 2023	Eid al-Adha Religious Ied-Ul-Adha	Ied-Ul-Adha
Saturday 1 July 2023	Day of Freedoms Keti Koti Dey	Keti Koti Dey
Wednesday 9 August 2023	Indigenous People Day Dag der Inheemsen	Dag der Inheemsen
Tuesday 10 October 2023	Day of the Maroons Dag der Marrons	Dag der Marrons
Sunday 12 November 2023	Diwali Religious Divali	Divali
Saturday 25 November 2023	Independence Day National day Onafhankelijkheidsdag	Onafhankelijkheidsdag
Monday 25 December 2023	Christmas Day Religious Eerste kerstdag	Eerste kerstdag
Tuesday 26 December 2023	Second Day of Christmas Religious Tweede kerstdag	Tweede kerstdag

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Fri 7 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · 4 days offGood Friday, Easter MondayTypically in Paramaribo: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 66% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days offLabor DayTypically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 84% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · 4 days offChristmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasTypically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 93% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days offNew Year's DayTypically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 91% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Mon 6 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 4 Mar – Tue 7 Mar)HoliTypically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 66% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 30 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 Jun – Sun 2 Jul)Eid al-Adha, Day of FreedomsTypically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 100% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 9 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 7 Oct – Tue 10 Oct)Day of the MaroonsTypically in Paramaribo: high 31°C (88°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 47% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2023

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 23 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 6 Mar) get 4 days in a rowSat 4 Mar – Tue 7 Mar · HoliShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 6 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 29 Jun – Sun 2 Jul · Eid al-Adha, Day of FreedomsShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 9 Oct) get 4 days in a rowSat 7 Oct – Tue 10 Oct · Day of the MaroonsShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 5 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓