Cambodia Calendar 2026
Public holidays, deadlines, and important dates for expats in Cambodia.
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Public Holidays
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Multi-day Festivals
Apr
Khmer New Year
4
Key Deadlines
January
International New Year
αα»αααα αΌαααααΆαααα
Banks and government offices closed
Work Permit Renewal Opens
Annual work permit renewal period begins (January 1 - March 31)
Victory over Genocide Day
αα·ααΆααααααααααΎαααααααααααΌαααΆααα
Commemorates the fall of the Khmer Rouge
February
Chinese New Year
αα»αααα αΌαααααΆαα α·α
Widely celebrated by Cambodian-Chinese community. Many businesses close.
Meak Bochea Day
αα·ααΈαα»αααααΆαααΌααΆ
Buddhist holiday
March
International Women's Day
αα·ααΆααΆααΈα’ααααααΆαα·
Work Permit Renewal Deadline
Last day to renew annual work permit without penalties
April
Khmer New Year
αα»αααα αΌαααααΆαααααΈαααααααΈααΆαα·
Main celebration - 3 days holiday (13-15 April)
Khmer New Year (Day 2)
αα»αααα αΌαααααΆαααααΈαααααααΈααΆαα·
Khmer New Year (Day 3)
αα»αααα αΌαααααΆαααααΈαααααααΈααΆαα·
May
International Labor Day
αα·ααΆααααααα’ααααααΆαα·
Royal Ploughing Ceremony
ααααααΆααα·ααΈα αααααααααααααα
Marks the beginning of rice planting season
King's Birthday
ααααααΆααα·ααΈαα»αααα ααααΎααααααααα
Celebration of King Norodom Sihamoni's birthday
Visak Bochea Day
αα·ααΈαα»ααααα·ααΆαααΌααΆ
Buddha's birthday - most important Buddhist holiday
June
Vehicle Tax Declaration Opens
Annual vehicle tax declaration period begins (June 1 - November 30)
Learn moreQueen Mother's Birthday
ααααααΆααα·ααΈαα»αααα ααααΎααααααααααααααα αΆαααααααΈ
September
Constitution Day
αα·ααΆαααααααααα»ααα
October
Commemoration of Father King
αα·ααΆααααΉααα·ααααΆααααααα
Mourning day for late King Father Norodom Sihanouk
King's Coronation Day
ααααααΆααα·ααΈααααααΆααααααααα·
November
Independence Day
αα·ααΆα―αααΆαααααΆαα·
Cambodia's independence from France (1953)
Water Festival (Bon Om Touk)
αα»αααα’α»αααΌα αααααααααααΈα αααααααααα
3-day festival celebrating the reversal of Tonle Sap river
Water Festival (Day 2)
αα»αααα’α»αααΌα
Water Festival (Day 3)
αα»αααα’α»αααΌα
Vehicle Tax Deadline
Last day to pay annual vehicle tax for 2027 without penalties
Learn moreDecember
Peace Day
αα·ααΆααααα·ααΆα
Important Notes
- β’Buddhist holidays follow the lunar calendar and dates may vary slightly
- β’Government offices and banks are closed on all public holidays
- β’During Khmer New Year (April) and Pchum Ben, many businesses close for extended periods
- β’Vehicle tax must be paid between June 1 - November 30 each year
Last updated: January 2026. Holiday dates are subject to official government announcements.