• SURIFAIR, international Suriname Tourism Far (Oct. 2-4), see www.suriname-tourism.org (fairs)
• Commemoration of Chinese Immigration (Oct. 08)
• Suriname Jazz Festival (Oct 24-26)
• Salsuri, International Salsa Festival
• Nationale Kunstbeurs 2009: an annual national art fair (End of Oct)
  

• Savanne Rally, a 4-day car rally through savanna and coastal areas in Suriname, organized by SARK, the Surinamese Auto Rally Club; visit www.savannerally.com or www.sarkonline.com (Nov 2-5)
• Srefidensi Marathon
• Srefidensi: celebration of Independence Day (1975). This year Suriname will Celebrate its 34th anniversary (Nov 25)
  

• Back Lot Documentary Festival
• Christmas Day & Boxing Day (Dec 25 & 26)
• Surifesta, Suriname’s Hottest Party, a whole month of festivities celebrating the new year that lies ahead.
• Kawina Festival at Tori OSO, (Dec 30)
• Owru Jari Streetparty, Year Closing Party at ‘t VAT (Dec 31)

• New Year’s Day (Jan 1), ‘t VAT Year opening Party
• Day of Black Civilization (End of January).

February

• Chinese New Year
• Brazilian Carnival and a lot more

• Suriname Travel Expo
• Holi Phagwa, a Hindu festival of color, to mark the beginning of spring
  (March 01)

• Good Friday (April 02)
• Easter Sunday & Easter Monday (Arpil 04 en 05)
• Back Lot Film Festival
• BVSS Avond 4-daagse, Cultural Parade, a spectacular walking marathon during which participants -often in traditional costumes-dance and sing along the route. Theme: ‘Young people, stick to your decency’ (April 07, 08, 09 en 10)

• Labor Day (May 1)
• 40th annual meeting of the Association of Caribbean Historians (ACH)
• WK 2010

June

• Milan Ka Dien: Day of East Indian Immigration (Jun 5)
• Fête de la Musique (End of June)

• Keti Koti, commemoration of the abolition of slavery (1863), with cultural events all over Suriname, in 2009 146 yrs (Jul 01)
• Misi Sery Contest
• Swimming Marathon

• International Day of theIndigenous People (August 9)
• Day ofJavanese Immigration (August 9)
• Maroon Commemoration Day (August 10)