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New Year’s Day
Suriname

New Year’s Day 2024, 2025 and 2026 in Suriname

Suriname celebrates New Year’s Day with a public holiday every 1 January, as does most of the rest of the world. However, the celebrations really begin on New Year’s Eve and reach a high point with the turning of the clock from 11:59pm on 31 December to midnight on 1 January.

YearDateDayHoliday
20241 JanMonNew Year's Day
20251 JanWedNew Year's Day
20261 JanThuNew Year's Day
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

New Year’s Day is a time of resolutions and starting fresh for some, while for others it is spent recovering from a big, late night spent with friends and family.

Suriname is a very diverse country with a large number of highly diverse holidays on its annual holiday calendar. But New Year’s is the biggest celebration of the year, perhaps because of its more “neutral“ nature that lets everyone feel like it’s a holiday they can fully embrace.

The influx of Chinese immigrants to Suriname in the 1800s has made firecrackers and fireworks a huge part of the celebration. The streets of the capital city, Paramaribo, are literally covered with firecrackers that are set off at noon. You will also see fireworks displays around midnight and private shots in the dark all evening long.

The streets of Paramaribo turn into a somewhat wild, crazy party scene for most of the day on 31 December. It is called “Owru Yari“ and is an event as much anticipated as Carnival is in Caribbean countries.

Previous Years

YearDateDayHoliday
20231 JanSunNew Year's Day
20221 JanSatNew Year's Day
20211 JanFriNew Year's Day
20201 JanWedNew Year's Day
20191 JanTueNew Year's Day
20181 JanMonNew Year's Day
20171 JanSunNew Year's Day