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Independence Day of Cambodia Things to do in Phnom Penh Independence Monument

Independence Day of Cambodia 2026

Independence Day of Cambodia is held each year on 9 November. It is a public holiday. Cambodia was under French rule for 90 years, and 9 November officially marks the...

Festivals in November Cambodia Water Festival in Phnom Penh

Cambodia Water Festival 2026 Phnom Penh

This year the Cambodia Water Festival, or Bon Om Touk to give its Khmer name, falls on 23 to 25 November. For three days watch as Phnom Penh’s riverside explodes...

Moshoeshoe Day Celebrations

Moshoeshoe Day Celebrations, Lesotho

Moshoeshoe Day Celebrations in Lesotho honour King Moshoeshoe I, the founding father of the Basotho nation. The day bursts with cultural pride, traditional dances, parades and heartfelt tributes. On 11...

Dunmow Flitch of Bacon

Dunmow Flitch Trials 2028, Essex, UK

Few of the many festivals in the UK are steeped in a history as long as the Dunmow Flitch Trials. Held every leap year, in Great Dunmow Essex, the trials are valid for any married couple...

48 Hours in Munich Germany

48 Hours in Munich Germany

It’s unsurprising to learn that Munich residents drink more beer than anywhere else in the world, after all the Oktoberfest is the world’s biggest annual beer festival, and their beer…