Independence Day of Cambodia 2024
Independence Monument Cnr. Sihanouk Blvd. & Norodom Blvd., Phnom Penh, Cambodia,, Phnom PenhIndependence Day of Cambodia is held each year on 9 November. It is a public holiday. Cambodia was under French rule for 90 years, and 9 November officially marks the...
Cambodia Water Festival 2024 Phnom Penh
The Cambodia Water Festival – or to call it by its Khmer name, Bon om Touk, is a three-day spectacular that involves colourful boat racing, royal appearances, fireworks and heaps...
Victory Over Genocide Day 2025
Cambodia , CambodiaAlso known as Cambodian Victory Day, Victory Over Genocide Day falls on January 7 and marks the ousting of the Pol Pot-led Khmer Rouge regime in 1979. Celebrations are sober...
Visak Bochea Day, Cambodia 2025
Cambodia , CambodiaAs the most sacred day in the Buddhist calendar, Visak Bochea Day is celebrated with great revere. It sees celebrators dress in white and dish out a form of rice pudding called kheer...
King Sihamoni’s Birthday Cambodia 2025
Royal Palace Royal Palace, Samdach Sothearos Blvd.,, Phnom PenhCambodia celebrates King Sihamoni’s birthday annually with a public holiday on May 14. Until 2020, the event was marked with a three-day public holiday. This has since been slashed to...
Royal Ploughing Ceremony 2025
Veal Preah Mein Street 178, Phnom PenhThe Royal Ploughing Ceremony, officially known as “Preah Reach Pithi Bonn Chrot Preah Neangkol”, is an ancient royal rite held in May to mark the end of the dry season...
Queen Mother’s Birthday, Cambodia 2025
Cambodia , CambodiaJune 18 marks the birthday of the Queen Mother, former Queen consort of King Sihanouk. Queen Mother's Birthday is celebrated with a public holiday and explosive fireworks...
