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• New Year’s Day – 1st of January
• Victory Over Genocide Day – 7th of January
• Chinese New Year – Varies every year, typically in January or February
• Khmer New Year (Chaul Chnam Thmey) – varies every year, typically on the 13th to 15th of April
• Royal Plowing Ceremony – 9th of May
• King’s Birthday (Norodom Sihamoni) – 13th to 15th of May
• Cambodian Children’s Day – 1st of June
• King’s Mother Birthday (Norodom Monineath Sihanouk) – 18th of June
• Constitutional Day – 24th of September
• King’s Coronation Day (Norodom Sihamoni) – 29th of October
• King’s Father Birthday (Norodom Sihanouk) – 31st of October
• Independence Day – 9th of November
• Water Festival (Bon Om Touk) – 27th to 29th of November

Buddhist Dates and Festivals

Buddhist festivities are celebrated according to the lunar calendar. This means the dates vary every year on the Gregorian calendar.

• Magha Puja (Meak Bochea) – typically in February
• Buddha’s Birthday (Visakh Bochea) – typically in late May
• Vassa – typically from July to September
• End of Vassa (Pavarana) – typically in September
• Ancestors Day (Pa’chum Bun) – typically in September or October