Christmas 2025, 2026 and 2027 in Suriname

Christmas Day is a public holiday in Suriname every 25 December. The Christmas season itself traditionally starts a few weeks earlier with Saint Nicholas Day.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2025	25 Dec	Thu	Christmas Day
	26 Dec	Fri	2nd Day of Christmas
2026	25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
	26 Dec	Sat	2nd Day of Christmas
2027	25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
	26 Dec	Sun	2nd Day of Christmas
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

In Suriname, Saint Nicholas’ Day is as big or bigger a holiday as Christmas Day. On 5 December, Saint Nicholas arrives and takes away cookies and milk left out for him, leaving gifts and candy in their place. The gifts are found on the morning of 6 December next to the kids’ shoes.

While Saint Nicolas’ Day stems from Suriname’s Dutch past, with a few modifications, Christmas Eve and Day are celebrated more like in the United States.

Christmas trees, gift exchanges, family feasts, church services, and freely wandering from house to house to visit friends, family, and neighbours are all a part of the holiday.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2024	25 Dec	Wed	Christmas Day
	26 Dec	Thu	2nd Day of Christmas
2023	25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
	26 Dec	Tue	2nd Day of Christmas