Public holidays in Suriname 2024

15 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Suriname

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

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

Long weekends

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
Sat 23 Mar – Mon 25 Mar · 3 days off
Holi
Typically in Paramaribo: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 67% of days
Fri 29 Mar – Mon 1 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
Sat 29 Jun – Mon 1 Jul · 3 days off
Day of Freedoms
Typically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 100% of days
Fri 9 Aug – Sun 11 Aug · 3 days off
Indigenous People Day
Typically in Paramaribo: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 86% of days
Sat 23 Nov – Mon 25 Nov · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Paramaribo: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 83% of days

Bridge days

Fri 11 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 10 Oct – Sun 13 Oct)
Day of the Maroons
Typically in Paramaribo: high 31°C (88°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 54% of days
Fri 1 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 31 Oct – Sun 3 Nov)
Diwali
Typically in Paramaribo: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 46% of days
Fri 27 Dec: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec)
Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Paramaribo: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 94% of days

Leave planner 2024

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 Mar – Mon 1 Apr — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 26 Mar, Wed 27 Mar, Thu 28 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 22 Mar – Mon 25 Mar · HoliShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 28 Mar) get 5 days in a rowThu 28 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Jun – Mon 1 Jul · Day of FreedomsShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 8 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 8 Aug – Sun 11 Aug · Indigenous People DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 11 Oct) get 4 days in a rowThu 10 Oct – Sun 13 Oct · Day of the MaroonsShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 27 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec · Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓