Festivals in Cambodia

Discover traditional festivals and celebrations of this country

Asia / Southeast Asia

Festivals

Khmer New Year (Chol Chnam Thmey)

Season or date: April 13-15

The largest event celebrating the Buddhist New Year, where families gather and accumulate merit at temples

Water Festival (Bon Om Touk)

Season or date: Full moon period in November

Boat racing celebrating the reversal of the Tonle Sap River flow at the transition between rainy and dry seasons

Pchum Ben

Season or date: Late September

15-day ancestor memorial period. Mass national migration occurs

Royal Plowing Ceremony

Season or date: Early May

Royal family performs rice planting ritual to predict the year's harvest

Public holidays

  • Independence Day (November 9)
  • Constitution Day (September 24)
  • King's Birthday
  • International Women's Day
  • Visak Bochea (Buddha's Birthday)

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