Vietnam: public holidays 2026

Vietnam’s New Year’s Day marks the beginning of the Gregorian calendar year and is listed by the Labour Code as a one-day nationwide public holiday on 1 January.

Tet Eve is the day before the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. It appears here as a full-day national Tet holiday within the five-day Tet holiday period; its Gregorian date changes annually.

Tet Nguyen Dan is Vietnam’s Lunar New Year celebration. The Labour Code provides five public holidays for Tet. This is a full-day national holiday whose Gregorian date changes with the lunar calendar and annual schedule.

The second day of Tet is one of the full-day national holidays in Vietnam’s five-day Lunar New Year public-holiday period. Its Gregorian date changes with the lunar calendar and annual schedule.

The third day of Tet is one of the full-day national holidays in Vietnam’s five-day Lunar New Year public-holiday period. Its Gregorian date changes with the lunar calendar and annual schedule.

The fourth day of Tet is one of the full-day national holidays in Vietnam’s five-day Lunar New Year public-holiday period. Its Gregorian date changes with the lunar calendar and annual schedule.

Hùng Kings Commemoration honors the Hùng Kings through an ancestral-worship tradition associated with the origins of the Vietnamese people. Vietnam’s Labour Code lists it as one full-day nationwide public holiday on the tenth day of the third lunar month.

27 April 2026 is the compensatory day off for Hùng Kings Commemoration because the statutory holiday fell on Sunday. It is a substitute day, not an additional Hùng Kings anniversary.

Victory Day, also called Liberation/Reunification Day, commemorates the liberation of southern Vietnam and national reunification on 30 April 1975. Vietnam’s Labour Code lists 30 April as a one-day nationwide public holiday.

International Labor Day honors workers and is listed by Vietnam’s Labour Code as a one-day nationwide public holiday on 1 May.

The day off on 31 August 2026 is exchanged for work on Saturday 22 August 2026 under a one-time arrangement. Compensating workdays are listed separately; applicability follows the applicable notice and the employer’s schedule.

Vietnam’s National Day commemorates 2 September 1945, when the Declaration of Independence was read. The Labour Code provides two public-holiday days—2 September and one adjacent day—so the second date can vary by annual arrangement.

Vietnam’s National Day commemorates 2 September 1945, when the Declaration of Independence was read. The Labour Code provides two public-holiday days—2 September and one adjacent day—so the second date can vary by annual arrangement.

The holiday source lists Vietnam Cultural Day as a public holiday on 24 November from 2026.

Vietnam’s New Year’s Day marks the beginning of the Gregorian calendar year and is listed by the Labour Code as a one-day nationwide public holiday on 1 January.

The 29th day of the twelfth month in the Vietnamese lunar calendar is a full-day Tet holiday, with substitute dates in the listed years. Vietnam’s Labour Code provides five public-holiday days for Tet, while Gregorian dates and annual arrangements are set separately for each year.

Tet Eve is the day before the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. It appears here as a full-day national Tet holiday within the five-day Tet holiday period; its Gregorian date changes annually.

Tet Nguyen Dan is Vietnam’s Lunar New Year celebration. The Labour Code provides five public holidays for Tet. This is a full-day national holiday whose Gregorian date changes with the lunar calendar and annual schedule.

The second day of Tet is one of the full-day national holidays in Vietnam’s five-day Lunar New Year public-holiday period. Its Gregorian date changes with the lunar calendar and annual schedule.

The third day of Tet is one of the full-day national holidays in Vietnam’s five-day Lunar New Year public-holiday period. Its Gregorian date changes with the lunar calendar and annual schedule.

The fourth day of Tet is one of the full-day national holidays in Vietnam’s five-day Lunar New Year public-holiday period. Its Gregorian date changes with the lunar calendar and annual schedule.

Hùng Kings Commemoration honors the Hùng Kings through an ancestral-worship tradition associated with the origins of the Vietnamese people. Vietnam’s Labour Code lists it as one full-day nationwide public holiday on the tenth day of the third lunar month.

Victory Day, also called Liberation/Reunification Day, commemorates the liberation of southern Vietnam and national reunification on 30 April 1975. Vietnam’s Labour Code lists 30 April as a one-day nationwide public holiday.

International Labor Day honors workers and is listed by Vietnam’s Labour Code as a one-day nationwide public holiday on 1 May.

The day off on 2 May 2025 is exchanged for work on Saturday 26 April 2025 under a one-time arrangement. Compensating workdays are listed separately; applicability follows the applicable notice and the employer’s schedule.

Vietnam’s National Day commemorates 2 September 1945, when the Declaration of Independence was read. The Labour Code provides two public-holiday days—2 September and one adjacent day—so the second date can vary by annual arrangement.

Vietnam’s National Day commemorates 2 September 1945, when the Declaration of Independence was read. The Labour Code provides two public-holiday days—2 September and one adjacent day—so the second date can vary by annual arrangement.