Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Suriname 2027
Suriname has 19 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 10 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Suriname 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 19
- Of those, on a working day
- 10
- Of those, on a weekend
- 9
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (26 March to 29 March)
- Bridge days
- 4
- Most nationwide holidays in
- January (3)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Suriname, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Three Kings Day | Three Kings Day | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | World Religion Day | World Religion Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Chinese New Year | Chinese New Year | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Day of the Revolution | Day of the Revolution | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Easter Sunday | Easter Sunday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Labour Day | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | Ascension Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Indian Arrival Day | Indian Arrival Day | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Keti Koti | Keti Koti | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Javanese Arrival Day | Javanese Arrival Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Indigenous People's Day | Indigenous People's Day | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Day of the Maroons | Day of the Maroons | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Chinese Arrival day | Chinese Arrival day | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Independence Day | Independence Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Boxing Day | Boxing Day | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Suriname
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (3)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Friday 26 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 4 days off, with Good Friday, Easter Monday.
- Saturday 7 August to Monday 9 August 2027: 3 days off, with Indigenous People's Day.
Bridge days (4)
- Friday 26 February: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 25 February to Sunday 28 February 2027 (next to Day of the Revolution).
- Friday 7 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 6 May to Sunday 9 May 2027 (next to Ascension Day).
- Friday 2 July: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 1 July to Sunday 4 July 2027 (next to Keti Koti).
- Friday 26 November: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 25 November to Sunday 28 November 2027 (next to Independence Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Suriname applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Suriname to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/suriname/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Suriname's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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