Ho Chi Minh City Events Calendar 2026
Discover the best events happening in Ho Chi Minh City throughout 2026. Click on any month to see detailed event information, tickets, and booking details.
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January 2026
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New Year's Day 2026
π January 01
Vietnam's first public holiday of 2026, opening the Gregorian year...
π Ho Chi Minh City and nationwide
Coca-Cola Tet Fest 2026
π January 30 β February 1
The Tet season's biggest free street festival, staged on the market's doorstep at Le Loi - Nguyen Hue Square...
π Le Loi - Nguyen Hue Square, District 1
February 2026
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Tet Nguyen Dan (Vietnamese New Year) 2026 - Year of the Horse
π February 16
Most important Vietnamese festival and national holiday celebrating the Lunar New Year...
π Ho Chi Minh City
March 2026
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Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival 2026 (12th edition)
π March 1 β March 31
The city's flagship cultural festival, running the whole of March with 37 designers and around 400 ao dai creations...
π Nguyen Hue pedestrian street, District 1 and city-wide venues
International Women's Day Ao Dai Parade
π March 08
A city-wide mass folk dance and ao dai parade with around 50,000 participants...
π Nguyen Hue pedestrian street and city-wide
Children's Ao Dai Drawing Contest
π March 7 β March 15
A city-wide drawing contest for school students, with registration through schools and wards...
π Schools across Ho Chi Minh City
April 2026
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Hung Kings Festival 2026
π April 07
National holiday honoring the legendary Hung Kings, founders of Vietnam...
π Phu Tho Province
Reunification Day (Liberation Day) 2026
π April 30
National holiday commemorating the fall of Saigon and reunification of Vietnam on April 30, 1975...
π Ho Chi Minh City
May 2026
International Labor Day 2026
π May 01
International Workers' Day celebrated as a national holiday in Vietnam...
π Ho Chi Minh City
June 2026
Doan Ngo Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) 2026
π June 06
Traditional festival celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month...
π Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon River) and waterways nationwide
July 2026
50th Anniversary of the City's Naming
π July 02
A once-in-a-generation city birthday, with fireworks from 21:00 to 21:15 at 16 locations, including the city's first water fireworks...
π City-wide, Ho Chi Minh City
August 2026
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Vu Lan Festival (Ghost Festival) 2026
π August 22
Major Buddhist festival for honoring ancestors and wandering souls, celebrated on the 15th day of th...
π Ho Chi Minh City
September 2026
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National Independence Day 2026
π September 02
Vietnam's National Day commemorating the Declaration of Independence read by President Ho Chi Minh i...
π Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
Mid-Autumn Festival (TαΊΏt Trung Thu) 2026
π September 25
Annual harvest festival celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month...
π Ho Chi Minh City
October 2026
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Kate Festival 2026 (Cham New Year)
π October 15
Traditional Cham New Year celebration featuring cultural performances, traditional music, ethnic cos...
π Central and Southern Vietnam - Cham communities
Vietnamese Women's Day 2026
π October 20
Annual national observance honoring women and celebrating the Vietnamese Women's Association...
π Ho Chi Minh City
November 2026
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Vietnamese Teachers' Day 2026
π November 20
Annual national observance where students give flowers and gifts to teachers...
π Ho Chi Minh City
December 2026
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Christmas (Giang Sinh) Festival 2026
π December 24
Annual celebration throughout Vietnam, especially by the Catholic population...
π Ho Chi Minh City