⚖️ Legal Regulations

Vietnam's Labor Code sets statutory minimum days off. If a public holiday falls on a weekend, employees are entitled to a compensatory day off on the next working day. Employees required to work on a statutory holiday must be paid at least 300% of their regular daily wage. The government officially approves the annual public holiday schedule.

📰 News

For 2026, the Prime Minister has officially approved the public holiday calendar, which includes extended breaks such as a 9-day Lunar New Year period and a 5-day National Day break achieved through workday swaps. Private companies have flexibility in scheduling the Tet break but must notify employees at least 30 days in advance.

💡 Insights

Extended holiday breaks are often created by combining public holidays with adjacent weekends and scheduling compensatory working days (e.g., working on a Saturday). During the Lunar New Year (Tet), many people travel for family reunions, and traditional customs like giving red envelopes (lì xì) are observed. The standard work week typically runs from Monday to Friday.

2026 Working days summary for Vietnam

Vietnam has 248 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 94 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 23 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.

248
Working Days
94
Weekend Days
23
Holidays

Monthly Breakdown

MonthWorkingWeekendHolidaysTotal
January 21 7 3 31
February 15 4 9 28
March 22 9 0 31
April 20 6 4 30
May 20 10 1 31
June 22 8 0 30
July 23 8 0 31
August 20 8 3 31
September 20 8 2 30
October 22 9 0 31
November 20 9 1 30
December 23 8 0 31
Total 248 94 23 365

2026 Calendar for Vietnam

January 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
New Year's Day
New Year's Day
2
New Year's Day
New Year's Day
3
4
New Year Holiday
New Year Holiday
5
6
7
8
9
10
Working day for New Year Holiday
Working day for New Year Holiday
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 7 weekend days, and 3 holidays in January 2026.

February 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Lunar New Year (Tet) Eve
Lunar New Year (Tet) Eve
15
Lunar New Year (Tet)
Lunar New Year (Tet)
16
Lunar New Year (Tet)
Lunar New Year (Tet)
17
Lunar New Year (Tet)
Lunar New Year (Tet)
18
Lunar New Year (Tet)
Lunar New Year (Tet)
19
Lunar New Year (Tet)
Lunar New Year (Tet)
20
Lunar New Year (Tet)
Lunar New Year (Tet)
21
Lunar New Year (Tet)
Lunar New Year (Tet)
22
Lunar New Year (Tet)
Lunar New Year (Tet)
23
24
25
26
27
28

15 working days, 4 weekend days, and 9 holidays in February 2026.

March 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

22 working days, 9 weekend days in March 2026.

April 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Hung Kings' Commemoration Day holiday
Hung Kings' Commemoration Day holiday
26
Hung Kings Commemoration Day
Hung Kings Commemoration Day
27
Hung Kings Commemoration Day
Hung Kings Commemoration Day
28
29
30
Reunification Day
Reunification Day

20 working days, 6 weekend days, and 4 holidays in April 2026.

May 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
International Labor Day
International Labor Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

20 working days, 10 weekend days, and 1 holiday in May 2026.

June 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

22 working days, 8 weekend days in June 2026.

July 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

23 working days, 8 weekend days in July 2026.

August 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
National Day
National Day
30
National Day
National Day
31
National Day
National Day

20 working days, 8 weekend days, and 3 holidays in August 2026.

September 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
National Day
National Day
2
National Day
National Day
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

20 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in September 2026.

October 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

22 working days, 9 weekend days in October 2026.

November 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Vietnam Culture Day
Vietnam Culture Day
25
26
27
28
29
30

20 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in November 2026.

December 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

23 working days, 8 weekend days in December 2026.

Changelog

2026-05-17 22:26:23In the 2026 holiday set update for Vietnam, several holidays were restructured and renamed, resulting in a more streamlined and cohesive list.
2026-05-05 10:51:41In the 2026 holiday set update for Vietnam, several new holidays were introduced, and some existing holidays were restructured, resulting in an overall increase in the number of holidays.

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