World City Guide

Special Events

Tet (New Year), the most important festival of the year, Jan/Feb according to lunar calendar, throughout the city
International Women’s Day, parades and celebration by women, 8 Mar, throughout the city
Liberation Day, celebrations, 30 Apr, throughout the city
International Labour Day, following Liberation Day this gives citizens a two-day holiday, 1 May, throughout the city
Ho Chi Minh’s Birthday, national holiday to celebrate the birthday of the former president, 19 May, throughout the city
National Day, celebrating the Declaration of Independence in 1945 of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (also anniversary of the death of Ho Chi Minh), 2 Sep, throughout the city
Mid-Autumn Festival, general festivities including children’s processions with lanterns, celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, Oct, throughout the city
Christmas Day, celebrated by the small Christian community but increasingly seen as a party period by other, 25 Dec, throughout the city