Tet January or February according to the lunar calendar Vietnamese New Year with celebrations across the city. LiberationDay April Parades to celebrate the liberation of Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) in 1975.
InternationalLabourDay May Two-day holiday after Liberation Day.
HoChiMinh'sBirthday May National holiday to celebrate the birthday of the former president, with street parades.
NationalDay 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-AutumnFestival 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.
