This tool lists all Cambodian public holidays (ថ្ងៃឈប់សម្រាក) for the year you choose: fixed-date holidays such as Victory over Genocide Day, Independence Day and the King’s Birthday, and the moving festivals that follow the Khmer lunar calendar, such as Khmer New Year, Visak Bochea, the Royal Ploughing Ceremony, Pchum Ben and the Water Festival.
Switch to All holidays and observances to add world days, national days, Buddhist Lent dates and Ben days, and tick Include Chinese festivals for Chinese New Year, Qingming and other dates widely kept in Cambodia. Copy the list or download it as a CSV file for a spreadsheet, payroll or travel plan.
How to use the Khmer Public Holidays tool
- Type a year between 1900 and 2100, or use the previous and next year buttons.
- Keep Public holidays (days off) selected for the official days off, or choose All holidays and observances.
- Tick Include Chinese festivals if you also want Chinese New Year and similar dates.
- Read the table: date and weekday, Khmer name, English name, lunar date and type.
- Press Copy list or Download CSV to use the holidays elsewhere.
Why use ToolOrca Khmer Public Holidays
- Solar and lunar holidays for any year
- Khmer and English names side by side
- Lunar date of every holiday
- Weekend holidays flagged
- Optional observances and Chinese festivals
- Copy or download as CSV (opens in Excel)
Fixed and lunar holidays in Cambodia
Fixed holidays fall on the same Gregorian date every year, for example International New Year Day (1 January), Victory over Genocide Day (7 January), International Women’s Day (8 March), International Labour Day (1 May), the King’s Birthday (14 May), Constitution Day (24 September), the Commemoration Day of King Norodom Sihanouk (15 October), the King’s Coronation Day (29 October), Independence Day (9 November) and Peace Day (29 December).
Buddhist festivals follow the moon, so their Gregorian dates move each year. Visak Bochea is the full moon of ពិសាខ, the Royal Ploughing Ceremony is 4 roch of the same month, Pchum Ben covers the last two days of ភទ្របទ and the first day of អស្សុជ, and the Water Festival takes three days around the full moon of កក្ដិក. Khmer New Year usually falls on 13 or 14 to 16 April.
Official days off can change
The Royal Government publishes the list of public holidays for the coming year by sub-decree. It has reduced or moved some days in recent years and sometimes adds a substitute day when a holiday falls on a weekend. Use this list to plan ahead, and check the official announcement for the final dates. For the date of Khmer New Year and its angel, see the Khmer New Year page.
Frequently asked questions
When is Pchum Ben this year?
Pick the year and look for Pchum Ben Festival. It lasts three days: 14 and 15 roch of ភទ្របទ and 1 kert of អស្សុជ, usually in late September or early October. The Ben days before it appear under All holidays and observances.
When is the Water Festival (Bon Om Touk)?
The Water Festival (បុណ្យអុំទូក) is held on 14 and 15 kert and 1 roch of កក្ដិក, usually in November. The table shows the exact three dates for the year you choose.
Are these the official Cambodian days off?
They follow the standard Cambodian holiday calendar. The government confirms the list each year and may change it, so check the latest sub-decree for official, legal or payroll purposes.
Can I download the holiday list?
Yes. Press Download CSV to save the rows shown as a file that opens in Excel, Google Sheets or Numbers, with Khmer text kept intact.
Why are some holidays marked weekend?
When a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday the table says so. The stats at the top count how many listed days off fall on weekdays.