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1 Lost City Jazz Society Lost City Jazz Society 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm The Lost City Jazz Society is exactly what it sounds like: an occasional jazz night in a wood-fired pizza place by the river. The venue’s own event page bills it as a “(not-so) secret” jazz society — one of the better live-music evenings in Siem Reap, and one that comes around only now and then. T , …
2 Made in Cambodia Market Made in Cambodia Market 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm The Made in Cambodia Market is a daily fair-trade market in the heart of Siem Reap’s Old Market district, where local artisans sell directly to visitors. Unlike the large souvenir halls nearby, every stall here is run by a Cambodian craftsperson selling work they have made themselves — silk scarves, lacquerware, , … Yoga Nidra & Crystal Bowl Sound Healing — Aum Yoga Center Yoga Nidra & Crystal Bowl Sound Healing — Aum Yoga Center 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm On Friday evenings at Aum Yoga Center you do not practise so much as lie down and let the sound do the work. Yoga Nidra and Crystal Bowl Sound Healing is an hour of guided stillness — no postures, no effort — with quartz singing bowls played into the room around you. Yoga nidra is often translated as “yogic sleep , … Apsara Dance & Dinner — Park Hyatt Siem Reap Apsara Dance & Dinner — Park Hyatt Siem Reap 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Park Hyatt Siem Reap’s “An Enchanting Evening” brings together two of Cambodia’s greatest pleasures — classical Khmer cuisine and traditional Apsara dance — in one of the city’s most beautiful outdoor settings. Held in the hotel’s open-air courtyard beneath a majestic Banyan tree, th , … Smile of Angkor — Grand Apsara Show Smile of Angkor — Grand Apsara Show 7:15 pm – 8:25 pm Smile of Angkor is Siem Reap’s biggest stage production — a 70-minute epic performed nightly by a cast of up to 104 dancers, acrobats and martial artists, with laser projection, a full lighting rig and a live-scale set. If the intimate hotel Apsara dinners are chamber music, this is the symphony. The show premier , … Live Music at Hard Rock Cafe Angkor Live Music at Hard Rock Cafe Angkor 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm Find yourself in the heart of the ultimate dining experience at Hard Rock Cafe Angkor! Savor delectable dishes immersed in a music lovers’ paradise, with live bands gracing the stage every Mon – Sat from 7:30pm onwards. Let yourself be rocked by phenomenal tunes as you delight in the most delicious flavors. Don&# , … Open Mic Night at Mex’D Up Open Mic Night at Mex’D Up 8:00 pm – 12:00 am Every Friday night, Siem Reap’s most welcoming open mic takes the stage at Mex’d Up Bar and Restaurant in Wat Damnak Village. Hosted by Cam, this weekly event has earned a loyal following among musicians, spoken word artists, poets, and performers of every style. The mic goes live at 8 p.m. and runs until m , … Phare, The Cambodian Circus Phare, The Cambodian Circus 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Phare, The Cambodian Circus is widely considered the best single evening experience in Siem Reap — a one-hour performance that blends acrobatics, theatre, live music, and dance to tell distinctly Cambodian stories. Unlike a traditional Western circus, every show has a narrative arc, drawn from Cambodian folklore, histo , … Apsara Theatre Show — Angkor Village Siem Reap Apsara Theatre Show — Angkor Village Siem Reap 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm The Apsara Theatre at Angkor Village Hotel is one of the most respected classical dance venues in Siem Reap — a proper sit-down performance in a dedicated theatre space, not a hotel lobby sideshow. Since 1997, Siem Reap’s oldest theatre has contributed to the revival of Khmer traditional dances, with a troupe of , …
3 Make Friends and Photowalk meetup Make Friends and Photowalk meetup 10:00 am – 12:00 am The Make Friends & Photowalk Meetup is a recurring community event where locals, expats, and travelers explore Siem Reap together through photography. Hosted by BlaBla Language Exchange Cambodia, this event runs regularly and is open to everyone — phones and cameras welcome, beginners and experienced photographer , … Apsara Dance Performance — Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor Apsara Dance Performance — Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Apsara dance is one of the world’s great surviving art forms — a classical tradition listed by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage. Performed for Cambodian royalty for over a thousand years, it nearly vanished entirely during the Khmer Rouge era before a small group of surviving masters rebuilt it from memor , …
4 Hariharalaya 6-Day Journey of Awakening Retreat Hariharalaya 6-Day Journey of Awakening Retreat 10:00 am – 11:00 am Hariharalaya is one of Cambodia’s most established yoga and meditation retreats — a 15-year-old residential centre tucked into the rice fields a short drive from Siem Reap and the temples of Angkor. The signature 6-Day Journey of Awakening blends yoga, meditation, breathwork, plant-based food, and a full digital , … Sunday Community Workshop (Free / Donation) — Aum Yoga Center Sunday Community Workshop (Free / Donation) — Aum Yoga Center 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Every Sunday evening Aum Yoga Center gives its main studio over to something different — a workshop, a special session, a community gathering — and it is free. Donation-based, in the true spirit of yoga: you give the instructor whatever you feel like giving, or nothing at all. What actually happens changes week to week , …

5 Slow Flow & Sound Healing — Aum Yoga Center Slow Flow & Sound Healing — Aum Yoga Center 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Every Monday evening at Aum Yoga Center, a slow hatha flow class ends the way few classes do — lying in savasana while singing bowls are played over you. It is one of the gentlest hours in Siem Reap, and it is open to anyone. Slow Flow is a steady, unhurried practice: postures linked with soft transitions and breath, b , …
6 Stay n’ Clay Ceramic Sculpture workshop – Siem Reap Stay n’ Clay Ceramic Sculpture workshop – Siem Reap All Day Stay n’ Clay Ceramic Sculpture Workshop – Siem ReapFor one special session only, our beloved Powell River / qathet workshop goes international! Join us in the heart of Cambodia to explore contemporary ceramic sculpture and handbuilding, surrounded by culture, creativity, and community. We’ll stay together in a loca , …
7 Laundry Bar Open Mic Night Laundry Bar Open Mic Night 8:45 pm – 11:45 pm Every Wednesday night, Laundry Bar on Street 26 throws open its stage for the best casual live entertainment in Siem Reap. Open mic night here is exactly what you’d hope for — unpredictable, good-natured, and genuinely fun. Whether you’re here to watch or to take the mic yourself, it’s one of those ra , …
8 Aerial Yoga — Aum Yoga Center Aerial Yoga — Aum Yoga Center 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Aerial yoga is the one class at Aum Yoga Center that people book specifically to try. You practise inside a fabric hammock suspended from the ceiling — sitting in it, lying back in it, and eventually hanging upside down in it — which turns familiar shapes into something closer to play. The hammock takes your weight, so , …
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10 Pchum Ben (Ancestors Festival) Pchum Ben (Ancestors Festival) All Day Pchum Ben — ភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ — is Cambodia’s most important religious festival, and one of the most meaningful events in the entire Khmer calendar. Translated loosely as “Ancestors’ Gathering,” it is a 15-day ceremony during which Cambodians believe the spirits of deceased relatives return to the wor , …
11 Pchum Ben (Ancestors Festival) Pchum Ben (Ancestors Festival) All Day Pchum Ben — ភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ — is Cambodia’s most important religious festival, and one of the most meaningful events in the entire Khmer calendar. Translated loosely as “Ancestors’ Gathering,” it is a 15-day ceremony during which Cambodians believe the spirits of deceased relatives return to the wor , …

12 Pchum Ben (Ancestors Festival) Pchum Ben (Ancestors Festival) All Day Pchum Ben — ភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ — is Cambodia’s most important religious festival, and one of the most meaningful events in the entire Khmer calendar. Translated loosely as “Ancestors’ Gathering,” it is a 15-day ceremony during which Cambodians believe the spirits of deceased relatives return to the wor , …
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14 Angkor Comedy — Monthly Stand-Up Showcase Angkor Comedy — Monthly Stand-Up Showcase 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Siem Reap has a stand-up comedy scene, and Angkor Comedy is it. Founded in 2024 by Princella Anum Gill and Freddy Maze — who met at an open mic in Phnom Penh in 2022 — the collective now runs a monthly showcase that pulls in resident comics, Phnom Penh regulars and touring acts passing through Southeast Asia. The showc , …
15 Commemoration Day of King’s Father 2026 Commemoration Day of King’s Father 2026 All Day October 15 is Commemoration Day of the King’s Father, a national public holiday in Cambodia honoring the memory of His Majesty King-Father Preah Bat Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk — statesman, musician, filmmaker, and the towering figure of Cambodian national identity. He led Cambodia to independence from France , …
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17 Monk Blessing Ceremony 2026 — Jaya House River Park Monk Blessing Ceremony 2026 — Jaya House River Park 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm Once a year, Jaya House River Park gives its riverside gardens over to one of the largest private Buddhist blessings held anywhere in Cambodia. On Saturday 17 October 2026, more than 500 monks will gather at the hotel for a candlelit evening of prayer and chanting marking the closing days of Pchum Ben. Pchum Ben is amo , …
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23 Paris Peace Agreements Day 2026 Paris Peace Agreements Day 2026 All Day October 23 is one of Cambodia’s most meaningful public holidays — Paris Peace Agreements Day, marking the signing of the Comprehensive Cambodian Peace Agreements on October 23, 1991. That document formally ended more than two decades of civil war, foreign occupation, and the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge era, sett , …
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26 Chenh Vossa — End of Buddhist Lent 2026 Chenh Vossa — End of Buddhist Lent 2026 All Day Chenh Vossa marks the end of the rains retreat. For three months the monks of Siem Reap have remained within their pagodas, and on the full moon of the eleventh lunar month, that restriction lifts. It is a day of relief, gratitude and considerable celebration. The retreat — Vossa — has a practical origin. It began in t , …
27 Kathen — Robe-Offering Festival 2026 Kathen — Robe-Offering Festival 2026 All Day For twenty-nine days each autumn, Siem Reap province holds its most generous festival — and most visitors never hear of it. Kathen is the robe-offering season, and it belongs to the villages. Through the three months of Vossa, the rains retreat, monks stay within their pagoda. When the retreat ends at Chenh Vossa, the , …
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29 King’s Coronation Day 2026 King’s Coronation Day 2026 All Day October 29 marks King’s Coronation Day — a national public holiday in Cambodia commemorating the coronation of His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, who ascended to the throne on October 29, 2004. A respected statesman, classical dancer, and diplomat, King Sihamoni is widely admired for his quiet dignity and dedica , … Global Crystal Bowl Symposium 4 Global Crystal Bowl Symposium 4 9:00 am – 12:00 am The Global Crystal Bowl Symposium 4 is a rare international gathering of crystal singing bowl practitioners, therapists, teachers, and musicians — held over eight days at the TUI BLUE Angkor Grace Wellness Resort in Siem Reap. Now in its fourth edition, this symposium has become one of the most significant events in th , …
30 Global Crystal Bowl Symposium 4 Global Crystal Bowl Symposium 4 All Day The Global Crystal Bowl Symposium 4 is a rare international gathering of crystal singing bowl practitioners, therapists, teachers, and musicians — held over eight days at the TUI BLUE Angkor Grace Wellness Resort in Siem Reap. Now in its fourth edition, this symposium has become one of the most significant events in th , …
31 Embrace Cambodia: 15-Day Cultural & Volunteer Adventure 2026 Embrace Cambodia: 15-Day Cultural & Volunteer Adventure 2026 8:00 am – 12:00 am A women-only guided adventure that pairs cultural immersion with hands-on volunteer work, running October 31 to November 14, 2026. Led by Women Embrace Adventure in partnership with Restore One Charity, this 15-day journey moves from Phnom Penh through the rural villages of Kampong Thom Province to Siem Reap — ending , … Global Crystal Bowl Symposium 4 Global Crystal Bowl Symposium 4 All Day The Global Crystal Bowl Symposium 4 is a rare international gathering of crystal singing bowl practitioners, therapists, teachers, and musicians — held over eight days at the TUI BLUE Angkor Grace Wellness Resort in Siem Reap. Now in its fourth edition, this symposium has become one of the most significant events in th , … HALLOWEEN TEA PARTY at Kameng Leng HALLOWEEN TEA PARTY at Kameng Leng 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Celebrate Halloween in style at Kameng Leng’s Halloween Tea Party 2025! This beloved family-friendly tradition brings together kids and parents for an afternoon of treats, laughter, and lighthearted frights. Expect festive tea sets, costume fun, and plenty of Halloween surprises. , …
1 Embrace Cambodia: 15-Day Cultural & Volunteer Adventure 2026 Embrace Cambodia: 15-Day Cultural & Volunteer Adventure 2026 All Day A women-only guided adventure that pairs cultural immersion with hands-on volunteer work, running October 31 to November 14, 2026. Led by Women Embrace Adventure in partnership with Restore One Charity, this 15-day journey moves from Phnom Penh through the rural villages of Kampong Thom Province to Siem Reap — ending , … Global Crystal Bowl Symposium 4 Global Crystal Bowl Symposium 4 All Day The Global Crystal Bowl Symposium 4 is a rare international gathering of crystal singing bowl practitioners, therapists, teachers, and musicians — held over eight days at the TUI BLUE Angkor Grace Wellness Resort in Siem Reap. Now in its fourth edition, this symposium has become one of the most significant events in th , …