Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Suriname and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
17 Feb	Tue	Chinese New Year
3 Mar	Tue	Holi Phagwa
20 Mar	Fri	Eid al-Fitr
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
5 Apr	Sun	Easter Sunday
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
27 May	Wed	Eid al-Adha
1 Jul	Wed	Emancipation Day
9 Aug	Sun	Indigenous People's Day
10 Oct	Sat	Maroons Day
8 Nov	Sun	Divali
25 Nov	Wed	Republic Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sat	2nd Day of Christmas
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2026 are released.

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
6 Feb	Sat	Chinese New Year
9 Mar	Tue	Eid al-Fitr
22 Mar	Mon	Holi Phagwa
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
28 Mar	Sun	Easter Sunday
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
17 May	Mon	Eid al-Adha
1 Jul	Thu	Emancipation Day
9 Aug	Mon	Indigenous People's Day
10 Oct	Sun	Maroons Day
29 Oct	Fri	Divali
25 Nov	Thu	Republic Day
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sun	2nd Day of Christmas
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
26 Jan	Wed	Chinese New Year
26 Feb	Sat	Eid al-Fitr
11 Mar	Sat	Holi Phagwa
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
16 Apr	Sun	Easter Sunday
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
5 May	Fri	Eid al-Adha
1 Jul	Sat	Emancipation Day
9 Aug	Wed	Indigenous People's Day
10 Oct	Tue	Maroons Day
17 Oct	Tue	Divali
25 Nov	Sat	Republic Day
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tue	2nd Day of Christmas
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

Public holidays in Suriname are regulated by the country’s Holidays Act, established to guarantee annual paid holidays for all workers. According to the Act, all workers are entitled to 12 paid holidays after one year of continuous employment. Two additional days are awarded for the following three years of service.

Paid holidays are capped at an average of 18 days after the fourth year of employment. All employees are entitled to at receive an additional 50 percent premium above daily wages for work performed on a nationally recognized public holiday. Seasonal holidays may be observed by employers according to terms set forth in an employment contract or union bargaining agreement.