Festivals, Lunar Dates & Seasonal Events in Ho Chi Minh City
Best months to visit Ho Chi Minh City: December – April. Review local celebrations and holiday transport impacts below.
Saigon Nguyen Hue Tet Flower Street & Cholon Lantern Week (Đường Hoa Nguyễn Huệ & Lễ Hội Nguyên Tiêu Chợ Lớn)
Late January – February (Tet & 15th of 1st Lunar Month) • Next: February 2027
District 1’s Nguyen Hue Boulevard transforms into a kilometer-long floral promenade, followed by the First Full Moon parades in District 5 Cholon.
Tet Nguyen Dan (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) (Tết Nguyên Đán)
Late January or Mid-February • Next: February 6 – February 12, 2027 (Peak holiday week)
Vietnam’s most sacred family holiday celebrating the arrival of spring with kumquat trees, peach blossoms, temple visits, and New Year’s Eve fireworks.
Tet Trung Thu (Mid-Autumn Children’s & Mooncake Festival) (Tết Trung Thu)
September or Early October (15th day of 8th Lunar Month) • Next: September / October Full Moon
Lion-dance drum troupes, star-shaped cellophane lanterns on Hang Ma Street, and artisan baked and snow-skin mooncakes.