Tet
January or February according to the lunar calendar
Vietnamese New Year with celebrations across the city.
Liberation Day
April
Parades to celebrate the liberation of Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) in 1975.
International Labour Day
May
Two-day holiday after Liberation Day.
Ho Chi Minh's Birthday
May
National holiday to celebrate the birthday of the former president, with street parades.
National Day
September
Celebrating the Declaration of Independence in 1945 of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (also anniversary of the death of Ho Chi Minh), with street parades.
Mid-Autumn Festival
October
A celebration for children with parades and dragon dances.
Various venues
Christmas
December
Celebrated by the small Christian community but increasingly seen as a party period by others.
