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	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Nieuwjaarsdag	Nieuwjaarsdag
22 January Sunday	Sunday	Chinese New Year Chinees Nieuwjaar	Chinees Nieuwjaar
7 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Holi Religious Holi-Phagwa	Holi-Phagwa
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Goede vrijdag	Goede vrijdag
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious Tweede paasdag	Tweede paasdag
22 April Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Ied-Ul-Fitre	Ied-Ul-Fitre
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Dag van de Arbeid	Dag van de Arbeid
29 June Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha Religious Ied-Ul-Adha	Ied-Ul-Adha
1 July Saturday	Saturday	Day of Freedoms Keti Koti Dey	Keti Koti Dey
9 August Wednesday	Wednesday	Indigenous People Day Dag der Inheemsen	Dag der Inheemsen
10 October Tuesday	Tuesday	Day of the Maroons Dag der Marrons	Dag der Marrons
12 November Sunday	Sunday	Diwali Religious Divali	Divali
25 November Saturday	Saturday	Independence Day National day Onafhankelijkheidsdag	Onafhankelijkheidsdag
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious Eerste kerstdag	Eerste kerstdag
26 December Tuesday	Tuesday	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 off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Paramaribo: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 66% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 84% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 93% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 91% of days

Bridge days

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

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 ↓