Festivals in Suriname

Festivals

Season or date: March

Hindu color festival. Colored powder is thrown at each other throughout the city.

Season or date: July 1

National holiday with marches and traditional dances celebrating emancipation from slavery.

Season or date: October 10

Festival honoring inland Maroon culture. Drums and dancing continue throughout the night.

Season or date: October/November

The largest Hindu festival known as the Festival of Lights. Lamps and fireworks illuminate the city.

Season or date: August 9

Cultural introductions and handicraft markets of indigenous communities are held.

Season or date: Late December

Year-end firecracker relay. Giant firecrackers are ignited one after another in shopping streets.

Season or date: November 25

Independence is celebrated with military reviews and multiethnic dances.

Season or date: February

Glamorous festival of floats and music under Caribbean cultural influence.

Season or date: Islamic month of Shawwal

Celebrates the end of Ramadan. Family meals and charity are central.

Season or date: New Year's Eve

Traditional event to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new. Firecrackers and live music continue until morning.