Srefidensi Independence Day in the Netherlands

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

Srefidensi is the Sranan Tongo word for independence. In the Netherlands the Surinamese community marks the day with comedy shows, concerts, readings and parties, many of them in the weeks before and after 25 November.