21 official public holidays in 2008, with 0 still ahead and around 244 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Jan 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day αα·ααΆαα»αααα αΌαααααΆαααα | Public |
| Mon, Jan 7 | Monday | Victory over Genocide Day αα·ααΆααααααααααΎαααααααααααΌαααΆααα | Public |
| Sat, Mar 8 | Saturday | International Women's Day αα·ααΆααΆααΈα’ααααααΆαα· | Public |
| Mon, Apr 14 | Monday | Khmer New Year αα·ααΈαα»αααα αΌαααααΆαααααΈ αααααααΈααΆαα· | Public |
| Tue, Apr 15 | Tuesday | Khmer New Year αα·ααΈαα»αααα αΌαααααΆαααααΈ αααααααΈααΆαα· | Public |
| Wed, Apr 16 | Wednesday | Khmer New Year αα·ααΈαα»αααα αΌαααααΆαααααΈ αααααααΈααΆαα· | Public |
| Thu, May 1 | Thursday | Labour Day αα·ααΆααααααα’ααααααΆαα· | Public |
| Wed, May 14 | Wednesday | King Sihamoni's Birthday ααααααΆααα·ααΈαα»αααα ααααΎααααααααα ααααααα»ααΆ ααααααα ααΈα αα»ααΈ | Public |
| Fri, May 23 | Friday | Royal Ploughing Ceremony ααααααΆααα·ααΈα αααααααααααααα | Public |
| Wed, Jun 18 | Wednesday | Queen Mother's Birthday ααααααΆααα·ααΈαα»αααα ααααΎααααααααα αααααα αααααα αΆαααααααΈ ααααααα αα»αα·ααΆα ααΈα αα» | Public |
| Wed, Sep 24 | Wednesday | Constitution Day αα·ααΆαααααΆααααααααααα»ααα | Public |
| Sun, Sep 28 | Sunday | Pchum Ben αα·ααΈαα»ααααααα»ααα·ααα | Public |
| Mon, Sep 29 | Monday | Pchum Ben αα·ααΈαα»ααααααα»ααα·ααα | Public |
| Tue, Sep 30 | Tuesday | Pchum Ben αα·ααΈαα»ααααααα»ααα·ααα | Public |
| Wed, Oct 15 | Wednesday | Commemoration Day of the King's Father ααααααΆααα·ααΈαααααααααα·ααααΆαααααααααααααα»ααΆααααααΆααααααα αααα ααααααα ααΈα αα» | Public |
| Wed, Oct 29 | Wednesday | Coronation Day of King Sihamoni ααααααΆααα·ααΈαααααααααααααΆααααααααα·ααααααααααα»ααΆααααααΆααααααα αααααααααΆα ααααααα ααΈα αα»ααΈ | Public |
| Sun, Nov 9 | Sunday | National Independence Day αα·ααΆαα»αααα―αααΆαααααΆαα· | Public |
| Tue, Nov 11 | Tuesday | Water Festival αα·ααΈαα»αααα’α»αααΌα αααααααααααΈα α’αα’ααα»α αα·ααααααααααα | Public |
| Wed, Nov 12 | Wednesday | Water Festival αα·ααΈαα»αααα’α»αααΌα αααααααααααΈα α’αα’ααα»α αα·ααααααααααα | Public |
| Thu, Nov 13 | Thursday | Water Festival αα·ααΈαα»αααα’α»αααΌα αααααααααααΈα α’αα’ααα»α αα·ααααααααααα | Public |
| Mon, Dec 29 | Monday | Cambodia Peace Day αα·ααΆααααα·ααΆααα ααααα»ααΆ | Public |
Tue, Jan 1 Β· Tuesday
New Year's Day
αα·ααΆαα»αααα αΌαααααΆαααα
Public
Mon, Jan 7 Β· Monday
Victory over Genocide Day
αα·ααΆααααααααααΎαααααααααααΌαααΆααα
Public
Sat, Mar 8 Β· Saturday
International Women's Day
αα·ααΆααΆααΈα’ααααααΆαα·
Public
Mon, Apr 14 Β· Monday
Khmer New Year
αα·ααΈαα»αααα αΌαααααΆαααααΈ αααααααΈααΆαα·
Public
Tue, Apr 15 Β· Tuesday
Khmer New Year
αα·ααΈαα»αααα αΌαααααΆαααααΈ αααααααΈααΆαα·
Public
Wed, Apr 16 Β· Wednesday
Khmer New Year
αα·ααΈαα»αααα αΌαααααΆαααααΈ αααααααΈααΆαα·
Public
Thu, May 1 Β· Thursday
Labour Day
αα·ααΆααααααα’ααααααΆαα·
Public
Wed, May 14 Β· Wednesday
King Sihamoni's Birthday
ααααααΆααα·ααΈαα»αααα ααααΎααααααααα ααααααα»ααΆ ααααααα ααΈα αα»ααΈ
Public
Fri, May 23 Β· Friday
Royal Ploughing Ceremony
ααααααΆααα·ααΈα αααααααααααααα
Public
Wed, Jun 18 Β· Wednesday
Queen Mother's Birthday
ααααααΆααα·ααΈαα»αααα ααααΎααααααααα αααααα αααααα αΆαααααααΈ ααααααα αα»αα·ααΆα ααΈα αα»
Public
Wed, Sep 24 Β· Wednesday
Constitution Day
αα·ααΆαααααΆααααααααααα»ααα
Public
Sun, Sep 28 Β· Sunday
Pchum Ben
αα·ααΈαα»ααααααα»ααα·ααα
Public
Mon, Sep 29 Β· Monday
Pchum Ben
αα·ααΈαα»ααααααα»ααα·ααα
Public
Tue, Sep 30 Β· Tuesday
Pchum Ben
αα·ααΈαα»ααααααα»ααα·ααα
Public
Wed, Oct 15 Β· Wednesday
Commemoration Day of the King's Father
ααααααΆααα·ααΈαααααααααα·ααααΆαααααααααααααα»ααΆααααααΆααααααα αααα ααααααα ααΈα αα»
Public
Wed, Oct 29 Β· Wednesday
Coronation Day of King Sihamoni
ααααααΆααα·ααΈαααααααααααααΆααααααααα·ααααααααααα»ααΆααααααΆααααααα αααααααααΆα ααααααα ααΈα αα»ααΈ
Public
Sun, Nov 9 Β· Sunday
National Independence Day
αα·ααΆαα»αααα―αααΆαααααΆαα·
Public
Tue, Nov 11 Β· Tuesday
Water Festival
αα·ααΈαα»αααα’α»αααΌα αααααααααααΈα α’αα’ααα»α αα·ααααααααααα
Public
Wed, Nov 12 Β· Wednesday
Water Festival
αα·ααΈαα»αααα’α»αααΌα αααααααααααΈα α’αα’ααα»α αα·ααααααααααα
Public
Thu, Nov 13 Β· Thursday
Water Festival
αα·ααΈαα»αααα’α»αααΌα αααααααααααΈα α’αα’ααα»α αα·ααααααααααα
Public
Mon, Dec 29 Β· Monday
Cambodia Peace Day
αα·ααΆααααα·ααΆααα ααααα»ααΆ
Public
Total holidays
21
in 2008
Working days remaining
244
across all of 2008
Upcoming holidays
0
during 2008
See Cambodia's holidays side by side with another country to plan cross-border work.
Cambodia marks 21 official public holidays across 2008. These are the days on which banks, government offices, and most schools close, and when many private employers either close entirely or operate at reduced capacity. The list above is sourced from Nager.Date, which compiles each country's official gazette entries. If you are a remote worker or freelancer billing clients in Cambodia, this list tells you which dates payroll runs, post arrives, and meetings stand a real chance of happening.
Some holidays in Cambodia are fixed dates that fall on whatever day of the week they land on, while others are observed on the closest Monday or Friday to create a long weekend. The Day column above tells you exactly when each holiday lands in 2008. A holiday that lands on a Saturday or Sunday is sometimes given a substitute day off on the following Monday; the source data marks those substitutions where they apply.
If you are visiting Cambodia, the holiday list tells you when to expect heavier domestic travel, busier restaurants, and quieter office districts. The big retail holidays move shopping crowds; the religious holidays move family travel. Either way, the dates above are the ones to mark in your own calendar before you book trains or internal flights for the year.