Public holidays in Suriname 2026

15 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Suriname

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Paramaribo: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 59% of days
Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Paramaribo: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 69% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 86% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 94% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 87% of days
Mon 16 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 14 Feb – Tue 17 Feb)
Chinese New Year
Typically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 77% of days
Mon 2 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 28 Feb – Tue 3 Mar)
Holi
Typically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 59% of days

Leave planner 2026

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: Tue 31 Mar – Mon 6 Apr — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 16 Feb) get 4 days in a rowSat 14 Feb – Tue 17 Feb · Chinese New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 2 Mar) get 4 days in a rowSat 28 Feb – Tue 3 Mar · HoliShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 2 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓