Current Date And Time In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
10:05:43 ICT
State: Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)
Currency: Vietnamese Dong (VND)
Timezone: UTC +07:00 (ICT)
Population: 14,002,598
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Ho Chi Minh City.
Commercial banks, financial institutions, and municipal administrative offices in Ho Chi Minh City observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national and regional labor frameworks. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Day of Southern Liberation for National Reunification on April 30) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Ho Chi Minh City.
This is Vietnam's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Vietnam's country-level and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Ho Chi Minh City as anywhere else in Vietnam.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Vietnam's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Vietnam's country and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Ho Chi Minh City just as everywhere else in Vietnam.
| 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's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Vietnam's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Ho Chi Minh City, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 14,002,598 and running on the Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh time zone, Ho Chi Minh City follows Vietnam's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.