Vietnam Public Holidays 2026
Vietnam has 7 national public holidays in 2026, starting with New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and ending with National Day on 2 September 2026. One well placed day of leave buys 4 days away from work in 2026, because one holiday sits exactly one working day from a weekend.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's DayTết Dương lịch | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Vietnamese New Year HolidaysGiao thừa Tết Nguyên Đán | Monday | Public holiday5 days | |
| Vietnamese New YearTết Nguyên Đán | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Hung Kings CommemorationsGiỗ tổ Hùng Vương | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Day of liberating the South for national reunificationNgày Giải phóng miền Nam | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Labour DayQuốc tế Lao động | Friday | Public holiday | |
| National DayQuốc khánh | Wednesday | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2026 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The last full review of the dataset behind the Vietnam calendar. No correction specific to Vietnam has been needed since.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with no corrections needed for Vietnam.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
February is the densest month for holidays, which tends to shape travel and shopping patterns. One of them falls on a weekend in 2026, so it is worth checking whether that day is made up during the week. Use the table below to see each 2026 holiday in Vietnam, when it happens and which day of the week it lands on. We track national holidays only, leaving out regional variations, so the list stays consistent and easy to compare with other countries.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Vietnam have in 2026?
Vietnam has 7 national public holidays in 2026. The first is New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and the last is National Day on 2 September 2026.
What is the first public holiday of 2026 in Vietnam?
The first public holiday of 2026 is New Year's Day, which falls on 1 January 2026.
When is New Year celebrated in Vietnam in 2026?
In 2026, New Year's Day in Vietnam is on 1 January 2026.
Are regional holidays included for Vietnam?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of Vietnam are listed separately on the Vietnam holiday hub, together with the regions that observe them.
Do the Vietnam holiday dates change from 2026 to the next year?
Some of them do. Three of the 7 holidays in 2026 sit on a moving rule (lunisolar calendar), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include Vietnamese New Year Holidays on 16 February 2026, Vietnamese New Year on 17 February 2026 and Hung Kings Commemorations on 26 April 2026.
How far ahead is the Vietnam calendar actually fixed?
Through 2027. The holidays are set in law rather than announced year by year, so the dates repeat predictably. What can still change is a law amendment, a one-off holiday declared for a national event, and the exact day of any holiday on the Islamic calendar, which is confirmed by moon sighting. No corrections to the underlying dataset were needed for Vietnam.
Which Vietnam holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2026. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The Vietnam holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare Vietnam with other countries in the same year, see the 2026 worldwide overview.
Other years for Vietnam
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Vietnam public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Vietnam 2026 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend and how many working days the year leaves. The 2026 worldwide overview compares every country on holiday count and weekend overlap, and the country index ranks all 44 of them. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.