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Surinamese festivals dates and events

The Surinamese festival year in the Netherlands: when Srefidensi, Owru Yari, Phagwa, Keti Koti, the immigration days, Marrondag and Divali fall, and when to start looking for tickets.

Under the dates: every upcoming Surinamese festival and celebration, by day, with venue and the link to tickets.

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  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
  5. 1 – 4 Jul 2027Keti KotiThe end of slavery: commemoration, parades and a day of freedom
  6. 1 Jul 2027Bigi SpikriThe Keti Koti parade in kotomisi, angisa and pangi
  7. 9 Aug 2027Dag der InheemsenThe day of Suriname's first peoples, the Kari'na, Lokono, Trio, Wayana and others
  8. 9 Aug 2027Javaanse ImmigratiedagThe arrival of the first Javanese contract workers in Suriname in 1890, remembered
  9. 10 Oct 2027MarrondagThe day of the Marrons, the descendants of those who freed themselves
  10. 20 Oct 2027Chinese ImmigratiedagThe arrival of the first Chinese contract workers in Suriname in 1853, remembered
  11. 29 Oct 2027DivaliThe festival of lights as Hindustani Surinamese celebrate it, expected on this day
  12. 25 Nov 2027Srefidensi 2027Independence Day: the 52nd birthday of Suriname

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Questions

Which Surinamese holidays are celebrated in the Netherlands?

The biggest are Srefidensi (25 November) and Keti Koti (1 July), with Owru Yari on 31 December. Each people has its own days too: Phagwa and Divali, Hindostaanse Immigratiedag (5 June), Javanese Immigration Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day (9 August) and Marrondag (10 October). This page lists the dates of the coming year.

Are holiday events held on the day itself?

Each date is the day of the holiday. Concerts, shows and parties around it are usually on that day or on the weekend before or after, so look at the events of the days around the date.

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