Around Phnom Penh, there is a wide variety of entertainment venues - from lively nightclubs to quieter social venues to karaoke cars and fully licensed casinos. There are also traditional Cambodian music and dance, especially the graceful and popular Apsara dancing which dates back to the Angkorian period. Performances of classical Western music and Russian trained roal ballet are also available every night from dance to theatre to cinema and music.
Sports and recreation is also available in Cambodia. Swimming is one of the most popular sport in Cambodia. There are lovely beaches all around Cambodia so definitely water sports are a must!
Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the Asia part of the world. Rice fields after harvesting are used to play soccer by the villagers, and it is also often played in schools, colleges and universities.
There are a number of sports and recreation activities available in Cambodia and it would appeal to every tourist. The more popular activities would include jet-skiing, go-carting, tenpin bowling, mini golf and snorkeling. Of course, diving is not missed out too! There are magnificent beaches that are actually one of the best diving spots in the world.
Festivals in Cambodia
1. Water Festival
This festival is the most extravagant festival in the calender. It spans over three days, starting with the last full moon day in October or the beginning of November. People from all walks of life from all over the country will go to banks of Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers in Phnom Penh to watch hundreds of brightly coloured boats with over 50 paddlers battling.
The festival marks the changing of the flow of the Tonle Sap and it is also seen as a form of thanksgiving to the Mekong River for providing the country with fertile land and abundant fish.
2. Pchum Ben
This is the most culturally and religiously significant event of the year and it is celebrated in September. It concentrates on blessing the souls of ancestors, relatives, and friends who have passed away.
3. King Sihanouk's Birthday Celebration
People would come from all over the country to come to the capital to join in celebrations and festivities held throughout the capital. The King's birthday and the water festivals usually coincide and this would result in a celebration in front of the Royal Palace and along the river front. Provincial villagers would save up and make this occasion their sole visit to the capital.
Other festivals include:
- Khmer New year's Day
- Angkor Festival
- Royal Ploughing Day
- Independence Day
- Chinese New Year
- National Day
- International Half Marathon
- International Women's Day
- International Worker's Day
- Genocide Day
- Vesak Bucha Day
- Chol Vassa - Buddhist Lent
- International Human Rights Day
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