Holidays in Vietnam 2024

Vietnam observes 13 public holidays in 2024. 11 fall on a weekday and 2 land on a weekend, leaving 251 working days across the year on the national-only count.

2024 public holidays calendar

Date	Day	Holiday	Notes
Jan 1	Monday	New Year's Day	New Year's Day on Monday January 1 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Feb 8	Thursday	Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 1)	Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 1) on Thursday February 8 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Feb 9	Friday	Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 2)	Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 2) on Friday February 9 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
Feb 10	Saturday (weekend)	Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 3)	Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 3) lands on a Saturday (February 10) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Feb 11	Sunday (weekend)	Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 4)	Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 4) lands on a Sunday (February 11) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Feb 12	Monday	Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 5)	Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 5) on Monday February 12 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Feb 13	Tuesday	Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 6)	Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 6) on Tuesday February 13 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Feb 14	Wednesday	Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 7)	Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 7) on Wednesday February 14 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
Apr 18	Thursday	Hung Kings Commemoration Day	Hung Kings Commemoration Day on Thursday April 18 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Apr 30	Tuesday	Reunification Day	Reunification Day on Tuesday April 30 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
May 1	Wednesday	Labour Day	Labour Day on Wednesday May 1 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
Sep 2	Monday	National Day (day 1)	National Day (day 1) on Monday September 2 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Sep 3	Tuesday	National Day (day 2)	National Day (day 2) on Tuesday September 3 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.

2024 year summary

Total days

366

Weekend days

104

Public holidays on weekdays

Working days

251

The 2 weekend-falling public holidays in 2024 are absorbed into the regular Saturday and Sunday count, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 11 weekday-falling entries. Vietnam observes 11 statutory public holiday days under Article 112 of the Labour Code 2019. Tet (Lunar New Year) is the longest single closure at 5-9 days when adjacent weekends are pulled in. Hung Kings Commemoration Day (10th day of 3rd lunar month) and National Day (September 2-3) anchor the civil calendar.

Holidays not included

Provincial and ethnic-minority commemorations (Khmer New Year in Mekong Delta provinces, Cham New Year, hill-tribe festivals) are not in this national set. The annual Tet make-up working Saturdays gazetted by the Government are not added as separate working days here. For region-specific contracts in Vietnam, add the relevant provincial holidays under Advanced options.

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Vietnam Holidays 2024 - FAQ

How many public holidays does Vietnam have in 2024?

Vietnam observes 13 public holidays in 2024. Of those, 11 fall on a weekday and 2 land on a weekend. The complete list with dates and weekday placements is in the calendar table above.

How many working days does Vietnam have in 2024?

Vietnam has 251 working days in 2024 on the national-only count, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 11 weekday-falling public holidays. Regional or industry-specific holidays may further reduce the count for narrower contract definitions.

Which 2024 public holiday dates fall on a weekday?

11 of Vietnam's 13 public holidays in 2024 fall on a weekday and reduce the working days count: New Year's Day (Monday, January 1); Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 1) (Thursday, February 8); Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 2) (Friday, February 9); Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 5) (Monday, February 12); Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 6) (Tuesday, February 13); Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 7) (Wednesday, February 14); Hung Kings Commemoration Day (Thursday, April 18); Reunification Day (Tuesday, April 30); Labour Day (Wednesday, May 1); National Day (day 1) (Monday, September 2); National Day (day 2) (Tuesday, September 3).

Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend and how are they handled?

2 public holidays in 2024 fall on a weekend: Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 3) on Saturday, February 10; Lunar New Year (Tet) (day 4) on Sunday, February 11. The country may shift the observance to an adjacent weekday by proclamation or industry custom; check the official gazette for the year in question.