Public Holiday

Water Festival (Day 1)

27 Dates · 2023-11-26 – 2050-11-27

Water Festival Day 1 opens Bonn Om Touk, Cambodia’s boat-racing festival celebrating the reversing Tonle Sap current.

Bon Om Touk, the Water Festival, celebrates the reversing current between the Mekong and the Tonle Sap, usually over three public days in November. Day 1 opens boat races and riverfront gatherings in Phnom Penh. Provincial crews bring longboats. Night floats and crowds follow. Exact heat schedules belong to organizers; this page records the holiday dates and the meaning of the festival.

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Upcoming dates

2025

  • 11/04Tuesday, November 4, 2025 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Snake · B.E. 2569View all →

2026

  • 11/23Monday, November 23, 2026 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Horse · B.E. 2570View all →

2027

  • 11/12Friday, November 12, 2027 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Goat · B.E. 2571View all →

2028

  • 10/31Tuesday, October 31, 2028 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Monkey · B.E. 2572View all →

2029

  • 11/19Monday, November 19, 2029 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Rooster · B.E. 2573View all →

2031

  • 11/28Friday, November 28, 2031 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Pig · B.E. 2575View all →
Earlier and later years

2023

  • Sunday, November 26, 2023 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Rabbit · B.E. 2567

2024

  • Thursday, November 14, 2024 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Dragon · B.E. 2568

2032

  • Tuesday, November 16, 2032 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Rat · B.E. 2576

2033

  • Saturday, November 5, 2033 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Ox · B.E. 2577

2034

  • Friday, November 24, 2034 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Tiger · B.E. 2578

2035

  • Wednesday, November 14, 2035 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Rabbit · B.E. 2579

2036

  • Sunday, November 2, 2036 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Dragon · B.E. 2580

2037

  • Saturday, November 21, 2037 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Snake · B.E. 2581

2038

  • Wednesday, November 10, 2038 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Horse · B.E. 2582

2039

  • Sunday, October 30, 2039 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Goat · B.E. 2583

2040

  • Saturday, November 17, 2040 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Monkey · B.E. 2584

2041

  • Thursday, November 7, 2041 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Rooster · B.E. 2585

2042

  • Wednesday, November 26, 2042 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Dog · B.E. 2586

2043

  • Sunday, November 15, 2043 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Pig · B.E. 2587

2044

  • Thursday, November 3, 2044 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Rat · B.E. 2588

2045

  • Wednesday, November 22, 2045 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Ox · B.E. 2589

2046

  • Monday, November 12, 2046 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Tiger · B.E. 2590

2047

  • Friday, November 1, 2047 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Rabbit · B.E. 2591

2048

  • Thursday, November 19, 2048 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Dragon · B.E. 2592

2049

  • Monday, November 8, 2049 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Snake · B.E. 2593

2050

  • Sunday, November 27, 2050 — Khmer lunar: 14 Koeut Kadeuk · Year of Horse · B.E. 2594