Public holidays in Suriname 2025

15 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Suriname

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Fri 14 Mar – Sun 16 Mar · 3 days offHoliTypically in Paramaribo: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 46% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 29 Mar – Mon 31 Mar · 3 days offEid al-FitrTypically in Paramaribo: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 69% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 4 days offGood Friday, Easter MondayTypically in Paramaribo: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 86% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 10 Oct – Sun 12 Oct · 3 days offDay of the MaroonsTypically in Paramaribo: high 31°C (88°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 54% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 18 Oct – Mon 20 Oct · 3 days offDiwaliTypically in Paramaribo: high 31°C (88°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 37% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 4 days offChristmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasTypically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 94% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)Labor DayTypically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 86% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 30 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 28 Jun – Tue 1 Jul)Day of FreedomsTypically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 100% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 24 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 22 Nov – Tue 25 Nov)Independence DayTypically in Paramaribo: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 80% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2025

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 Dec – Sun 28 Dec — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 22 Dec, Tue 23 Dec, Wed 24 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 13 Mar – Sun 16 Mar · HoliShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Mar – Mon 31 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 May – Sun 4 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 30 Jun) get 4 days in a rowSat 28 Jun – Tue 1 Jul · Day of FreedomsShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 24 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓