Open todayWaterkant
Centrale Markt
Monday to Saturday, early morning to early afternoon
The city's main market. Fruit, vegetables, fish, meat and spices downstairs; clothes and household goods upstairs.
Paramaribo shops at the market. The Centrale Markt on the Waterkant is the heart of it: open Monday to Saturday from first light, loud and busy by eight and winding down in the early afternoon. Right next door, Maroon women sell medicinal plants and bath herbs from the interior.
On Sunday the big market is closed and the neighbourhoods take over. Locals go to Saoenah for Javanese breakfast, to the Tourtonnelaan for second-hand finds, to the Cultuurtuin for orchids and to Kwatta for vegetables straight from the farm. Go early: by midday most Sunday markets are packing up.
- Busiest
- Before 10 in the morning
- Sunday
- The Centrale Markt is closed; neighbourhood markets are open
- Pay with
- Cash in small SRD notes
- Bring
- A bag, and patience for the crowds
Markets by day
Open today
Waterkant
Vreedzaam Market (Maroon Market)
Monday to Saturday
Medicinal plants, fresh herbs, bath herbs and items for traditional healing, sold mostly by Maroon women.
Waterkant
Craft Market Waterkant
Most days; hours vary by stall
Handicrafts, jewellery, woodcarving and clothing, with food stands nearby. Reopened in 2025.
Kankantriestraat
Markt-Zuid (Noodmarkt)
Monday to Saturday, quiet after about 1 pm
A covered neighbourhood market from 1959: vegetables, fruit, cold cuts and a meat hall.
Drambrandersgracht
Haitian Market (Mâche Unité)
Most days, mornings
Open-air market of Haitian farmers: root crops, hot peppers, fruit and vegetables.
Palmentuin
Wakapasi Craft & More
Daily, liveliest in the evening
Wooden cabanas along the palm garden with local crafts, snacks and drinks.
Paramaribo-Noord
Saoenah Markt
Sunday, from early morning until about 1 pm
The Javanese Sunday market: saoto, saté from the charcoal grill, nasi, bami, dawet and snacks. Popular dishes sell out early.
Tourtonnelaan
Tourtonne Sunday Market
Sunday morning
A long street market of second-hand finds, produce, plants, crabs and cooked food. Many people shop from the car.
Cultuurtuin
Plant & Orchid Market (Cultuurtuin)
Sunday morning, until about 1 pm
Orchids, potted plants and young fruit trees from members of the Surinamese orchid society.
Wilhelminastraat
Soeng Ngie Sunday market
Sunday morning
Chinese street market around the Soeng Ngie shop: vegetables, fish, meat, dim sum and roast duck.
Grote Combéweg
Kong Ngie Tong Sang Sunday Market
Sunday, early morning until about 10:30
Covered Chinese market: vegetables, fresh tofu, soy milk and dim sum.
Open todayKasoedjieweg
Clevia Park Herbal Market
Sunday, 08:00 to 14:00
Organic vegetables, medicinal herbs, herbal remedies, healthy food and local crafts in Clevia Park.
Kwatta, Wanica
Kwatta Market (Landbouwmarkt Kwatta)
Wednesday and Sunday mornings; Sunday is the busiest
About 700 vendors with farm produce and smoked fish, a new fish hall and a food court for bara and saoto.
Indira Gandhiweg, Wanica
Zondagse Markt De Nieuwe Grond
Sunday morning, smaller market on Wednesday
A farmers' cooperative market with a produce hall and halls for other goods.
Martin Luther Kingweg, Wanica
Highway Markt (Houttuin)
Sunday morning
The Sunday market along the Highway: produce, fresh and dried fish, meat and cooked food.
Lelydorp, Wanica
Openbare Markt Lelydorp
Monday to Saturday, 08:00 to 14:00
The public market in the centre of Lelydorp, by the bus terminus.
Nieuw Nickerie
Openbare Markt Nickerie
Monday to Saturday, about 06:00 to 13:00
The riverside market of Nieuw Nickerie, with a fish hall behind it. Come early for the best fish.
Mariënburg, Commewijne
Boerenmarkt Mariënburg
Sunday, 07:00 to 13:00
A Sunday farmers' market in the old sugar plantation village, with fresh produce and home-made food.
Where they are
Before you go
Go early
Markets start around dawn. Weekday markets wind down in the early afternoon; Sunday markets are mostly over by midday.
Bring cash
Small SRD notes. Most stalls do not take cards.
Ask before photos
Especially at the Vreedzaam Market, where many vendors prefer not to be photographed.
Mind your things
Keep your phone and wallet close in the crowds around the Centrale Markt. Parking there is hard on weekdays, so take a taxi or walk.
Night markets and fairs
Night markets in Suriname are events rather than weekly markets. Pasar malam night markets with Javanese food are held around Javanese Immigration Day on 9 August, and fairs and pop-up markets appear throughout the year. See the events calendar for what is on.
Not listed yet
Albina, Moengo and Groningen also have market buildings. Albina’s is being renovated, and we could not confirm current market days for the others. Know the days? Let us know.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Central Market in Paramaribo open on Sunday?
No. The Centrale Markt on the Waterkant is open Monday to Saturday, from early morning until early afternoon. On Sunday go to a neighbourhood market such as Kwatta, Saoenah or the Tourtonnelaan instead.
Which markets are open on Sunday?
In Paramaribo: Saoenah Markt, the Tourtonne street market, the plant market at the Cultuurtuin, the Chinese markets at Soeng Ngie and Kong Ngie Tong Sang and the herbal market in Clevia Park. Just outside the city: the Kwatta market, the Zondagse Markt in De Nieuwe Grond and the Highway Markt. Most are over by midday.
What days is the Kwatta market open?
The Landbouwmarkt Kwatta on the Kwattaweg is held on Wednesday and Sunday mornings, and Sunday is the busiest day.
When is the Saoenah market?
Saoenah Markt in Paramaribo-Noord, on the corner of Anamoestraat and Jozef Israëlstraat, is a Sunday morning market. Come around 8 or 9 o'clock: popular Javanese dishes sell out before noon.
Where is the Maroon market in Paramaribo?
The Vreedzaam Market, often called the Maroon market, is in the old harbour shed right next to the Centrale Markt on the Waterkant. It sells medicinal plants, herbs and items for traditional healing, Monday to Saturday.
What time do markets in Suriname open?
Most markets open around dawn and are busiest before 10 in the morning. The Centrale Markt winds down in the early afternoon, and Sunday markets are mostly over by midday.
Market days checked on 30 October 2026 against news reports, the markets’ own pages and OpenStreetMap. Days and times can change, especially around public holidays. Photos via Wikimedia Commons: ATV Network Suriname (CC BY 3.0); Brokopondo (CC BY-SA 3.0); Dan Lundberg (CC BY-SA 2.0); Ginmardo (CC BY-SA 4.0); M M from Switzerland (CC BY-SA 2.0); Red King Studios (CC BY 3.0); Ymnes (CC BY-SA 4.0). The Centrale Markt photo is our own.