Keti Koti Hoorn
Sunday 30 June 2024, 15:00 to 19:00
Weeshuistuin (via entrance Hotel Maria Kapel)
15:00 - Openings ceremony ‘Plengoffer’: Monique de Meza
15.25 - Welcome: city councillor Axel Boomgaars
15.30 - Keynote speaker: Isabelle Best
15:40 - Brass band: Muziek op Afstand
16.15 - Young talent: Dazzling Dance Studios
16:20 - Young talent: Jerra
16:30 - Spoken Word: Nicchelle Buyne
17:30 - Traditional indigenous music formation: Sambura groep Anuana Maro
Main acts:
18:15 Tres Navy & The Arrangerz
18:40 Kayente & THE NXTGEN live band
Host: Joanna | Music: DJ Mr. Mentally | Storytelling: Julian Wijnstein
Children's workshops: Empowering Indigenous Suriname
Market stalls with food and drinks, face painting, film screenings, and special activities for kids!
Beeld: Hedy Tjin
Keti Koti is an annual event celebrated on 1 July. On this special day, we commemorate the abolition of slavery in Suriname and the former Netherlands Antilles. We honour our ancestors, reflect on the past and celebrate that we are here today in freedom.
Want to know more about our shared history? Come all and be welcome at Keti Koti Hoorn!
Entrance is free and open to all. Registration is not necessary.
This event is a collaboration between:
