Current Date And Time In Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
18:59:28 ICT
National Capital: Hanoi
Currency: Vietnamese Dong (VND)
Timezone: UTC +07:00 (ICT)
Planning business schedules or travel in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Day of Southern Liberation for National Reunification on April 30) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Vietnam's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Vietnam's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and the rest of Vietnam, not a separate Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)-specific calendar.
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These are Vietnam's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Vietnam's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day of Southern Liberation for National Reunification | April 30 | Paid Public Holiday | Full National Closure (Labour Code Mandated Paid Leave) | vanban.chinhphu.vn |
| National Day (Ngày Quốc khánh) | September 2 | Paid Public Holiday | Full National Closure (Multi-day Statutory Leave) | vanban.chinhphu.vn |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Day of Southern Liberation for National Reunification | Fri, Apr 30, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) follows Vietnam's statutory holiday calendar in full — the national government sets these dates, and regional banks, public offices and schools across the state close accordingly.
If a statutory holiday lands on a Saturday or Sunday in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), the following Monday is commonly declared a substitute non-working day by official gazette — check the live calendar above for the specific year-by-year date.