It is nearly the end of year 2023, and we are preparing for the coming year 2024. Recently, the Royal Cambodian Government has prepare a Public Holidays for 2024. As notice, there will be 22 public holidays spread across 15 international, national, cultural, and religious festivals.
As every year, the main public holidays are Khmer Near Year which will run for 4 days (13-16 April), Pchum Ben for 3 days (1-3 October), and the Water Festival for three days (14-16 November). Among the three holidays, Khmer Near Year is the longest as the government has add one extra day to the holdiay from 3 to 4 consecutive days.
Here is the list of Cambodia Public Holidays 2024:
- 1 January (Monday) – International New Year’s Day
- 7 January (Sunday) – Victory Day over Genocide
- 8 March (Friday) – International Women’s Day
- 13, 14, 15, 16 April (Saturday-Tuesday)– Khmer New Year
- 1 May (Wednesday) – International Labour Day
- 14 May (Tuesday) – His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath King Norodom Sihamoni’s Birthday
- 22 May (Wednesday) – Visak Bochea Day
- 26 May (Sunday) – Royal Plowing Ceremony
- 18 June (Tuesday) – Her Majesty the Queen-Mother NORODOM MONINEATH SIHANOUK of Cambodia
- 24 September (Tuesday) – Constitutional Day
- 1, 2, 3 October (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) – Pchum Ben Festival
- 15 October (Tuesday) – Mourning Day of the Late King-Father NORODOM SIHANOUK of Cambodia
- 29 October (Tuesday) – Coronation Day of His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath NORODOM SIHAMONI, King of Cambodia
- 9 November (Saturday) – National Independence Day
- 14, 15, 16 November (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) – Water Festival
