List of traditional festivals in Vietnam



1st lunar month

"Tất Niên" offering during Tết

  • last day of previous year to 5th day of 1st lunar month: Tết festival (New Year)
  • 2nd day of 1st lunar month: Cửa Ông temple Festival, Cửa Ông ward, Cẩm Phả, Quảng Ninh Province
  • 5th day of 1st lunar month: Đống Đa Festival, Đống Đa District, Hà Nội capital.
  • 5th day to 10th day of 1st lunar month: Liễu Đôi wrestle Festival, Liễu Đôi village, Liêm Túc commune, Thanh Liêm District, Hà Nam Province
  • 6th day of 1st lunar month- last day of 3rd lunar month: Hương Pagoda Festival, Hương Sơn commune, Mỹ Đức District, Hà Nội capital.
  • 6th day to 16th day of 1st lunar month: Cổ Loa Temple Festival, Cổ Loa commune, Đông Anh District, Hà Nội capital
  • 9th day and 10th day of 1st lunar month: Ba Bể Lake Festival, Ba Bể Lake, Ba Bể District, Bắc Kạn Province
  • 9th day to 11th day of 1st lunar month: Triều Khúc village Festival, Triều Khúc village, Hà Nội capital
  • 10th day of 1st lunar month: Sình village Festival, Sình village, Phú Mậu commune, Phú Vang District, Thừa Thiên–Huế Province
  • 10th day of 1st lunar month to the last day of 3rd lunar month: Yên Tử Festival, Yên Tử mountain, Thượng Yên Công commune, Uông Bí, Quảng Ninh Province
  • 13th day of 1st lunar month: Lim Festival, Lũng Giang commune, Tiên Sơn District, Bắc Ninh Province
  • 13th day and 15th day of 1st lunar month: Bà Thiên Hậu Pagoda Festival, Lái Thiêu commune, Thủ Dầu Một, Bình Dương Province
  • 15th day of 1st lunar month: Thượng temple Festival, Lào Cai Province
  • 18th day and 19th day of 1st lunar month: Bà Đen Mountain Festival, Bà Đen mountain, Tây Ninh Province


2nd lunar month

  • 10th day of 1st lunar month to the last day of 3rd lunar month: Yên Tử Festival, Yên Tử mountain, Thượng Yên Công commune, Uông Bí, Quảng Ninh Province
  • 3rd day to 6th day of 2nd lunar month: Đồng Nhân temple Festival, Hai Bà Trưng District, Hà Nội capital
  • 12th day to 14th day of 2nd lunar month: Phương Viên festival, Phương Viên - Hoài Đức - Hà Nội capital
  • 14th day to 16th day of 2nd lunar month: Cuông temple Festival, Diễn An commune, Diễn Châu District, Nghệ An Province
  • 18th day to 20th day of 2nd lunar month: Quán Thế Âm Festival, Ngũ Hành Sơn mountain, Đà Nẵng city.


3rd lunar month

  • 10th day of 1st lunar month to the last day of 3rd lunar month: Yên Tử Festival, Yên Tử mountain, Thượng Yên Công commune, Uông Bí, Quảng Ninh Province
  • 3rd lunar month: Central Highland Elephant Racing, Đôn village, Đắk Lắk Province
  • 3rd day to 8th day of 3rd lunar month: Phủ Dày Festival, Kim Thái commune, Vụ Bản District, Nam Định Province
  • 4th day to 7th day of 3rd lunar month: Thầy pagoda Festival, Sài Sơn commune, Quốc Oai District, Hà Nội capital
  • 10th day of 3rd lunar month: Hùng Kings' Festival, Hùng Vương Temple, Phú Thọ Province
  • 10th day of 3rd lunar month: Trường Yên Festival, Hoa Lư District, Ninh Bình Province
  • 10th day to 12th day of 3rd lunar month: Chử Đồng Tử Temple Festival, Đa Hoà village, Châu Giang District, Hưng Yên Province
  • 15th day of 3rd lunar month: Đô Temple Festival, Đình Bảng village, Từ Sơn District, Bắc Ninh Province
  • 23rd day of 3rd lunar month: Lệ Mật village Festival, Lệ Mật village, Việt Hưng commune, Gia Lâm District, Hà Nội capital.


4th lunar month

  • 9th day of 4th lunar month: Gióng temple Festival, Phù Đổng temple, Gia Lâm District, Hà Noi capital
  • 23rd day to 25th day of 4th lunar month: Bà Chúa Xứ Festival, Sam mountain, Châu Đốc District, An Giang Province


5th lunar month

  • Mid-year festival (5/5 Lunar) (Tết Đoan ngọ)


7th lunar month

  • 15th day of 7th lunar month:: Tết Trung Nguyên or Lễ Vu Lan


8th lunar month

  • 9th day of 8th lunar month: Đồ Sơn buffalo fight Festival, Đồ Sơn, Hải Phòng city.
  • 15th day of 8th lunar month: Mid-Autumn Festival (Tết Trung Thu)
  • 16th day to 20th day of 8th lunar month: Kiếp Bạc temple Festival, Lê Lợi commune, Chí Linh District, Hải Dương city, Hải Dương Province.


9th lunar month

  • 13th day to 15th of 9th lunar month: Keo pagoda Festival, Duy Nhất commune, Vũ Thư District, Thái Bình Province


10th lunar month

  • Okomboc fullmoon in Sóc Trăng Province

11th lunar month

  • Full Moon

12th lunar month

  • Christmas


Traditional festivals in the Cham calendar

  • 7th month in Champa calendar: Kate Festival of Champa ethnic minority.


Traditional festivals in the Khmer calendar

  • Chol Chnam Thmey, Cambodian New Year


Modern festivals

  • Huế Festival, Huế city, Thừa Thiên–Huế Province
  • Flower Festival, Đà Lạt city, Lâm Đồng Province
  • August, Nha Trang- Rendevouz Festival, Nha Trang city, Khánh Hòa Province.