Holiday Guide for Vietnam in 2019

Planning a trip to Vietnam?

List of National Holidays in Vietnam in 2019

	Tuesday January 1st New Year's Day Vietnam: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday February 4th  Long Weekend!  Tet Eve Vietnam: Day before Tet, the most important holiday in Vietnam
	Tuesday February 5th Tet Nguyen Dan Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Wednesday February 6th Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Thursday February 7th Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Friday February 8th  Long Weekend!  Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Monday April 15th  Long Weekend!  Hung Kings Temple Festival Vietnam: The official name of the festival is Death Anniversary of the Hung Kings but does not mark the death of any specific Hung King
	Monday April 29th  Long Weekend!  Reunification Day Holiday Vietnam: Bridge holiday to create a five day weekend beore Reunification Day and May Day
	Tuesday April 30th Reunification Day Vietnam: Fall of Saigon and reunification of Vietnam in 1975 when Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon
	Wednesday May 1st Labour Day Vietnam: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Monday September 2nd  Long Weekend!  National Day Vietnam: Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Notes

• Employees who are foreign citizens working in Vietnam receive an additional day off for their own country's National Day
• If a public holiday falls on a weekend, workers are entitled to have the following day off as compensation
• Under Article 115 of the Labor Code issued in 2012, workers are entitled to ten paid holidays each year.