Vietnam Public Holidays 2026 and 2027

Vietnam public holidays add up to 12 paid days a year: 11 set by the Labor Code and Vietnam Culture Day on 24 November, which became a paid holiday in 2026. Below are how the 12 days are counted, the 2027 calendar, what is left of 2026, Tet, the difference between government offices and private companies, and what closes.

Tet is the longest of the Vietnam holidays: public servants get 7 days in a row in 2027, from Thursday 4 to Wednesday 10 February. Government offices close for every holiday, visa processing included, so for a trip near these dates apply for a Vietnam e-visa online before the break begins.

Holidays at a glance:

Dates are as of 13 October 2026. The legal basis for those 12 days comes first.

How many public holidays Vietnam has

Vietnam has 12 paid public holiday days a year as of October 2026. Article 112 of the Labor Code (Law 45/2019/QH14) sets 11 of them, and National Assembly Resolution 28/2026/QH16 adds Vietnam Culture Day from 1 July 2026.

The Labor Code days are New Year's Day (1), Tet (5), Hung Kings Commemoration (1), Reunification Day (1), Labor Day (1) and National Day (2). Each year the Prime Minister decides which days around Tet and National Day are taken. When a holiday lands on a weekly day off, workers get the next working day off instead.

Resolution 28/2026/QH16, passed on 24 April 2026, names 24 November as Vietnam Culture Day, with workers off on full pay. Christmas, Easter and Western New Year's Eve are not on the list.

Vietnam public holidays 2027

Vietnam public holidays 2027 start with New Year's Day on Friday 1 January and end with Vietnam Culture Day on Wednesday 24 November. Tet and National Day dates below were approved by the Deputy Prime Minister on 2 October 2026 in Government Office letter 10065/VPCP-KGVX.

The table lists each holiday in date order with the days government offices close. Sources: the Government's announcement on Tet and National Day 2027 and the lunar calendar for Hung Kings Day.

Labor Day 2027 falls on a Saturday, so the day off moves to Monday under the Labor Code. As of 13 October 2026 no notice had been issued for that weekend.

Vietnam public holidays 2026: what is left

Only one of the Vietnam public holidays 2026 is still ahead: Vietnam Culture Day on Tuesday 24 November 2026. The government approved a single day off with no swapped working day, so Monday 23 November is a normal working day.

The full 2026 calendar below shows the days public servants had off, from the Ministry of Home Affairs schedule and the 2 October 2026 approval.

Tet holiday: the longest break

The Tet holiday gives 5 paid days by law, and with weekends and days in lieu it usually becomes a break of 7 to 9 days. Tet 2026 ran 9 days, from 14 to 22 February; Tet 2027 runs 7 days, from Thursday 4 to Wednesday 10 February.

Lunar New Year's Day 2027 is Saturday 6 February. The public-sector break runs from the 28th day of the last lunar month to the 5th day of the new year, with two days in lieu for the weekend.

Private companies choose one of three patterns for their 5 days, and must tell staff at least 30 days ahead:

Many family shops and restaurants close for longer than the public-sector break. Our guide to traveling to Vietnam during Tet covers what stays open.

Government offices and private companies

Government offices follow the approved schedule exactly, while private companies must give the statutory days but can arrange them, so a ministry and a factory in the same city can have different days off around Tet and National Day.

For National Day, employers must give 2 September plus either the day before or the day after: in 2027, 1 or 3 September, while public servants take 2 to 5 September. Check with the office you are dealing with.

Foreign employees working in Vietnam get two extra paid days under Article 112: one for the traditional New Year of their own country and one for its national day.

What closes on holidays in Vietnam

On holidays in Vietnam, government offices, banks and schools close, including the immigration offices that process visas. Airports, border gates, hotels, supermarkets and tourist sites stay open.

Single-day holidays change little for a visitor. The 30 April to 1 May weekend and National Day are different: domestic flights, trains and beach hotels fill up weeks ahead. During Tet, cities empty out for the first three days of the new year and many small businesses close.

Three questions usually follow: which Vietnamese festivals are not days off, how holidays affect visa processing, and why the dates change every year.

More about Vietnamese holidays

Vietnamese holidays go beyond the 12 paid days, and the lunar calendar shapes both the festivals and the dates.

Festivals that are not days off

Several lunar festivals are widely celebrated but are not paid holidays, so offices stay open. Their 2027 dates, from the lunar calendar:

Visa processing on public holidays

Vietnam visa processing stops on public holidays and weekends. evisa.gov.vn states 3 working days for an e-visa, and a holiday adds a day to that count; Tet can add a week. Visa on arrival approval letters also come through on working days only.

Our guide on how holidays affect Vietnam visa processing shows how to count the days. If time is short, our weekend and holiday e-visa speed runs on Vietnamese public holidays. If you already applied on evisa.gov.vn yourself, we can speed up a pending e-visa instead of you filing again.

Why the dates move every year

Tet and Hung Kings Day follow the lunar calendar, so their solar dates change every year: Tet falls between late January and late February, and Hung Kings Day usually in April. The government also sets days in lieu and swapped working days each year, so check the approved schedule each autumn.

If your trip falls near Tet or a long weekend, apply before the offices close, and we will count the working days for you. VietnamVisa-Easy.com is a private visa service operated by H2 Global Travel JSC since 2012, not a government website. You can apply directly at evisa.gov.vn for US$25, or start your application with us.