Holiday Guide for Vietnam in 2023

Vietnam information

List of National Holidays in Vietnam in 2023

	Sunday 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 January 2nd  Long Weekend!  New Year's Day (in lieu) Vietnam: As New Year's Day falls on a Sunday in 2023, the following Monday will be a holiday.
	Saturday January 21st Tet Eve Vietnam: Day before Tet, the most important holiday in Vietnam
	Sunday January 22nd Tet Nguyen Dan Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Monday January 23rd  Long Weekend!  Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Tuesday January 24th Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Wednesday January 25th Tet Holiday Vietnam: Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam
	Saturday April 29th 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
	Sunday April 30th Reunification Day Vietnam: Fall of Saigon and reunification of Vietnam in 1975 when Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon
	Monday May 1st  Long Weekend!  Labour Day Vietnam: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Tuesday May 2nd Reunification Day (in lieu) Vietnam: As Reunification Day falls on a Saturday in 2023, it will be observed on the following working weekday.
	Wednesday May 3rd Labour Day (in lieu) Vietnam: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Friday September 1st  Long Weekend!  National Day Holiday Vietnam: From 2021, Vietnamese employees will receive a second day of holidays for National Day.
	Saturday September 2nd 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.