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Constitution Day 2025: Sint Maarten marked 15 years of country status with a parade and food festival
Sint Maarten’s Constitution Day on 13 October 2025 marked 15 years as a country within the Kingdom, with a solemn meeting of Parliament, a uniform parade to the Festival Village and an Intercultural Food Festival.
By SXM Daily ·
Reported 8 October 2025.
Sint Maarten's Constitution Day on 13 October 2025 marked 15 years since the country gained its status within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 10 October 2010, the Government of Sint Maarten announced. The theme was "Fifteen Years of Country Status – Honoring Our Past, Shaping our Future".
The programme
According to the government, the day was scheduled to begin with a Solemn Meeting of Parliament at 10:00. A uniform parade of more than 100 participants, including the police (KPSM), the Voluntary Corps (VKS), the Coast Guard, Customs, the SDA Pathfinders and the Youth Brigade, was to leave at 11:30 via Long Wall Road and Walter Nisbeth Road to the Jocelyn Arndell Festival Village.
Official addresses were scheduled at the Festival Village by Governor Ajamu Baly, President of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams, Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina and Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Minister Melissa Gumbs. The day ended with an Intercultural Food Festival and Cultural Showcase from 15:00 to 22:00, with free entry.
For the history of 10 October 2010, see our page on 10-10-10 and Constitution Day.
Sources
- https://www.sintmaartengov.org/news/Pages/Constitution-Day-on-October-13th-marks-15-years--of-Country-status-within-the-Dutch-Kingdom.aspx