Events

Festival calendar

The big nights of the year in Phnom Penh — plan your trip around them.

1. January
   Festival

   Chinese New Year

   Late January or February

   Red lanterns, lion dances and busy restaurants across the city.

2. April
   Community event

   Sangkran — Khmer New Year on Street 136

   Mid-April, 3 days

   Water play, live bands and member deals in the zone.

3. September
   Festival

   Pchum Ben

   Late September – October

   Ancestors’ festival: many locals travel home and the city is quieter.

4. October
   Festival

   Halloween nights

   31 October

   Costume parties at bars and clubs around Street 136.

5. November
   Festival

   Water Festival (Bon Om Touk)

   November, 3 days

   Boat races on the river in front of the zone — the Riverside’s biggest crowds of the year.

6. December
   Community event

   Phnom Penh Never Sleeps — Countdown Festival

   25–31 December

   A week of stages, DJs and the New Year countdown on Street 136 × Street 5.