Long weekends in Cambodia, 2026
In 2026, holidays give Cambodia5 runs of at least three consecutive days off, the longest lasting 5 days. Below they are listed in calendar order, followed by the bridge days that stretch a short break into a long one.
Every long weekend, in date order
| Starts | Ends | Days off | Because of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 14 Apr | Thu 16 Apr | 3 days | Khmer New Year |
| Fri 1 May | Sun 3 May | 3 days | Labour Day |
| Sat 10 Oct | Mon 12 Oct | 3 days | Pchum Ben |
| Sat 7 Nov | Mon 9 Nov | 3 days | National Independence Day |
| Sat 21 Nov | Wed 25 Nov | 5 days | Water Festival |
Bridge days
A bridge day is a lone working day sitting between a holiday and the weekend. Book that one day as leave and the time off joins up into four days or more. Offices tend to be quiet on these dates even though nobody is officially off.
| Date | Weekday | Next to |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2026 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Monday | Khmer New Year |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Friday | Khmer New Year |
| 4 May 2026 | Monday | Royal Ploughing Ceremony |
| 15 May 2026 | Friday | King Sihamoni's Birthday |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Friday | Queen Mother's Birthday |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Friday | Constitution Day |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Friday | Commemoration Day of the King's Father |
| 30 Oct 2026 | Friday | Coronation Day of King Sihamoni |
| 28 Dec 2026 | Monday | Cambodia Peace Day |
The cheapest leave of the year: spending 10days of annual leave on the bridges above gives you 10 breaks of at least four days. Expect colleagues to have the same idea, so request these early.
How we find them
Each day of 2026 is marked as a working day or a day off, using Cambodia's weekend pattern and its nationwide holidays. Consecutive days off are joined into runs; a run of three days or more that includes at least one holiday counts as a long weekend. A plain two-day weekend never qualifies.
Regional holidays are not part of this calculation. If your region has its own dates, you may get extra long weekends that do not appear in the national list.
Back to the Cambodia2026 holiday calendar or check working days between two dates.