Holiday Guide for Vietnam in 2021

Vietnam information

List of National Holidays in Vietnam in 2021

	Friday January 1st  Long Weekend!  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
	Wednesday February 10th Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Thursday February 11th Tet Eve Vietnam: Day before Tet, the most important holiday in Vietnam
	Friday February 12th  Long Weekend!  Tet Nguyen Dan Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Saturday February 13th Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Sunday February 14th Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Monday February 15th  Long Weekend!  Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Tuesday February 16th Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Wednesday April 21st 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
	Friday April 30th  Long Weekend!  Reunification Day Vietnam: Fall of Saigon and reunification of Vietnam in 1975 when Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon
	Saturday May 1st Labour Day Vietnam: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Monday May 3rd  Long Weekend!  Labour Day (in lieu) Vietnam: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Thursday September 2nd National Day Vietnam: Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
	Friday September 3rd  Long Weekend!  National Day Holiday Vietnam: From 2021, Vietnamese employees will receive a second day of holidays for National Day.
	Saturday September 4th National Day Holiday Vietnam: Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
	Sunday September 5th National Day Holiday 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.