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Apsara Dance & Dinner — Park Hyatt Siem Reap
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…
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Peace Day 2026
December 29 is Peace Day in Cambodia — a national public holiday commemorating the end of the Cambodian Civil War, when the last remaining Khmer Rouge forces formally surrendered on…
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King’s Coronation Day 2026
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,…
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Commemoration Day of King’s Father 2026
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,…
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Buddhist Lent Begins — Chol Vossa 2026
On July 30, 2026, Cambodia enters Chol Vossa — the beginning of a three-month Buddhist retreat that touches every corner of daily life across Siem Reap. This is not a…
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Queen Mother’s Birthday 2027
June 18 is a national public holiday in Cambodia honouring Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, born on this date in 1936. Known affectionately as “Queen Monique,” she is one of…
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Apsara Dance Performance — Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor
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…
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Vesak Bochea (Visakha Puja) 2027
Vesak Bochea — known internationally as Vesak or Visakha Puja — is the most sacred day in the Theravada Buddhist calendar. Observed on the full moon of the sixth lunar…
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Bon Om Touk (Water Festival)
Three days every November, Siem Reap transforms. The Siem Reap River fills with dragon boats. The riverside fills with spectators. Pub Street fills with parties. Hotels fill up weeks in…
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Pchum Ben (Ancestors Festival)
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…
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