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Surinamese events in the Netherlands

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Srefidensi · Wed 25 Nov This weekendCities

Keti Koti 2027

Thursday 1 July. Commemorations, parades, dialogue tables, festivals and shows, from Amsterdam to Rotterdam.

232 days to go

All 4 Keti Koti events

Coming up

Concerts, comedy, kaseko nights, theatre and talks in the next weeks.

The whole agenda

Find your night

Every kind of Surinamese night out, from the kaseko band to the comedy show.

Festival year

When the big days are, from Srefidensi to Keti Koti, and when to start looking for tickets.

  1. 25 Nov 2026SrefidensiIndependence Day: the 51st birthday of Suriname, with comedy, concerts and parties across the country
  2. 31 Dec 2026Owru YariOld Year's night: the big Surinamese parties that carry the old year out
  3. 22 Mar 2027PhagwaThe Hindustani spring festival of colours and songs, expected on this day
  4. 5 Jun 2027Hindostaanse ImmigratiedagThe arrival of the first Hindustani contract workers in Suriname in 1873, remembered
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Cities

Surinamese events in 28 cities, with a lamp on the map for each of them.

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Questions

When is Keti Koti 2027?

Keti Koti is on 1 July every year, the day in 1863 on which slavery ended in Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean. In 2027 that is Thursday 1 July. The national commemoration is held that day; festivals, parades and dialogue tables run in the days around it, and in some cities from the week before.

When is Srefidensi?

Srefidensi, Independence Day, is on 25 November every year, the day in 1975 on which Suriname became independent. Wednesday 25 November 2026 is the 51st anniversary and Thursday 25 November 2027 the 52nd. Concerts, comedy shows and parties for it are on the day, in the weeks before it and on the weekends around it.

Is this only for Surinamese people?

No. Everyone is welcome: these are public concerts, comedy shows, parties, festivals, talks and dinners related to Suriname and its peoples, in Dutch, Sranan Tongo, English and other languages. We leave out private parties, courses, church services and restaurant menus.

Which peoples of Suriname are in this guide?

All of them: Creole, Marron, Hindustani, Javanese, Chinese-Surinamese and Indigenous, and Surinamese-Dutch artists and makers. Each has its own days, such as Hindostaanse Immigratiedag on 5 June, Javanese Immigration Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day on 9 August and Marrondag on 10 October, listed on the festival year page.