List of festivals in Vietnam
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1st lunar month

  • last day of previous year to 3rd day of 1st lunar month: Tết
    Tet
    Tet can mean:*Tết or Tết Nguyên Đán, the Vietnamese new year**Tet Offensive, a military campaign that began in 1968*Têt in Roussillon, France*Equal temperament, abbreviated as 12-TET, 19-TET and so on...

     festival.
  • 2nd day of 1st lunar month: Cửa Ông temple Festival, Cửa Ông ward, Cẩm Phả district, 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
    Thanh Liem
    Thanh Liêm is a rural district of Ha Nam province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 136,083. The district covers an area of 175 km². The district capital lies at Kien Khe.-References:...

     district, Hà Nam province.
  • 6th day of 1st lunar month- last day of 3rd lunar month: Hương pagoda Festival, Hương Sơn
    Huong Son
    Hương Sơn is a district in the North Central Coast of Vietnam. It is part of Ha Tinh Province.-Geography:Hà Tĩnh Province is located in the Northern part of central Vietnam, about 340 km south of Hanoi, facing Nghệ An province in the North, Quảng Bình in the South, Laos in the West, and Đức...

     commune, Mỹ Đức
    Mỹ Đức
    Mỹ Đức is a commune and village of the Châu Phú District of An Giang Province, Vietnam....

     district, Hà Tây province.
  • 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
    Ba Be
    Ba Bể is a district of Bac Kan province in the northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 47,910. The district covers an area of 678 km²...

     district, Bắc Kạn
    Bac Kan
    -Administrative divisions:The town is divided into 4 wards: Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Đức Xuân, Sông Cầu and Phùng Chí Kiên and 4 communes: Huyền Tụng, Dương Quang, Nông Thượng, Xuất Hóa....

     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
    Phu Vang
    Phu Vang is a district of Thua Thien-Hue Province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of 178,968. The district covers an area of 280 km²...

     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
    Uong Bi
    Uông Bí is a district town of Quang Ninh province in the northeastern region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 98,949. The district covers an area of 240 km²...

     district, Quảng Ninh province.
  • 13th day of 1st lunar month: Lim Festival, Lũng Giang commune, Tiên Sơn
    Tiên Sơn
    Tiên Sơn is a commune and village in Việt Yên District, Bac Giang Province, in northeastern Vietnam.-References:...

     district, Bắc Ninh
    Bac Ninh
    Bắc Ninh is a city in Vietnam and capital of the Bac Ninh province. The city is the cultural, administrative, and commercial center of the province. The city area is 80.82 square km, with a population of 150,331 . In January, 2006, the town of Bac Ninh was upgraded to city...

     province.
  • 13th day and 15th day of 1st lunar month: Bà Thiên Hậu Pagoda Festival, Lái Thiêu commune, Thủ Dầu Một
    Thu Dau Mot
    Thủ Dầu Một is the capital town of Binh Duong province, Vietnam. It is located at around .The town has an area of 88 km², population is 158,000, and is located 20 km north of downtown Ho Chi Minh City, on the left bank of the Saigon River, upstream from Ho Chi Minh City...

     district, Bình Dương province.
  • 15th day of 1st lunar month: Thượng temple Festival, Lào Cai
    Lao Cai
    Lào Cai is a city in northeastern Vietnam. It is the capital of Lao Cai province. The city borders the city of Hekou, in the Yunnan province of Southwest China. It lies at the junction of the Red River and the Nam Ti River approximately 160 miles northwest of Hanoi...

     province.
  • 18th day and 19th day of 1st lunar month: Bà Đen Mountain Festival, Bà Đen mountain, Tây Ninh
    Tay Ninh
    Tây Ninh is a town in southwestern Vietnam. It is the capital of Tay Ninh province, which encompasses the town and much of the surrounding farmland....

     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
    Uong Bi
    Uông Bí is a district town of Quang Ninh province in the northeastern region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 98,949. The district covers an area of 240 km²...

     district, Quảng Ninh province.
  • 3rd day to 6th day of 2nd lunar month: Đồng Nhân temple Festival, Hai Bà Trưng district, Hà Nội capital.
  • 14th day to 16th day of 2nd lunar month: Cuông temple Festival, Diễn An commune, Diễn Châu
    Dien Chau
    Dien Chau is a district of Nghe An Province in the North Central Coastal region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of 286,171. The district covers an area of 307 km². The district capital lies at Dien Chau.-References:...

     district, Nghệ An province.
  • 18th day to 20th day of 2nd lunar month: Quán Thế Âm Festival, Ngũ Hành Sơn
    Ngu Hanh Son
    Ngũ Hành Sơn is a district of Da Nang in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam.The district is divided into four wards:* Mỹ An* Khuê Mỹ* Hòa Quý* Hòa Hải...

     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
    Uong Bi
    Uông Bí is a district town of Quang Ninh province in the northeastern region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 98,949. The district covers an area of 240 km²...

     district, Quảng Ninh province.
  • 3rd lunar month: Central Highland Elephant Racing, Đôn village, Daklak province
  • 3rd day to 8th day of 3rd lunar month: Phủ Dày Festival, Kim Thái commune, Vụ Bản
    Vu Ban
    Vụ Bản is a rural district of Nam Dinh province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of . The district covers an area of 148 km². The district capital lies at Goi.-References:...

     district, Nam Định province.
  • 4th day to 7th day of 3rd lunar month: Thầy pagoda Festival, Sài Sơn commune, Quốc Oai
    Quoc Oai
    Quốc Oai is a district of Hanoi in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam....

     district, Hà Tây province.
  • 10th day of 3rd lunar month: Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương, Hùng Vương temple, Phú Thọ
    Phú Thọ
    Phú Thọ is an urban district and town in Phu Tho province, Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 63,333. The district covers an area of 64 km²....

     province.
  • 10th day of 3rd lunar month: Trường Yên Festival, Hoa Lư
    Hoa Lu
    Hoa Lư is a district of Ninh Binh province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. Before 1010, Hoa Lu served as the capital of Dai Co Viet. Hoa Lu Ancient Capital is located in Truong Yen Commune of this district. It comprises 10 communes and one township: Trường Yên, Ninh Hòa, Ninh Giang, Ninh...

     district, Ninh Bình
    Ninh Bình
    Ninh Bình is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Ninh Binh province.-Geography:Ninh Binh city located in the southernmost plains north Vietnam...

     province.
  • 10th day to 12th day of 3rd lunar month: Chử Đồng Tử temple Festival, Đa Hoà village, Châu Giang
    Châu Giang
    Châu Giang is former district of Hai Hung Province. It was formed on February 24, 1979 from merger of Khoái Châu district and 14 communes of Văn Giang district....

     district, Hưng Yên province.
  • 15th day of 3rd lunar month: Đô temple Festival, Đình Bảng village, Từ Sơn
    Tu Son
    Từ Sơn is a county-level town of Bac Ninh province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 123,296 . The district covers an area of 61 km². The district capital lies at Tu Son....

     district, Bắc Ninh
    Bac Ninh
    Bắc Ninh is a city in Vietnam and capital of the Bac Ninh province. The city is the cultural, administrative, and commercial center of the province. The city area is 80.82 square km, with a population of 150,331 . In January, 2006, the town of Bac Ninh was upgraded to city...

     province.
  • 23rd day of 3rd lunar month: Lệ Mật village Festival, Lệ Mật village, Việt Hưng
    Việt Hùng
    Việt Hùng is a commune and village in Cái Nước District, Ca Mau Province, in Vietnam....

     commune, Gia Lâm
    Gia Lam
    Gia Lâm is a district of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. Gia Lam Airport is located in the district. At one time Vietnam Airlines's headquarters were on the airport property....

     district, Hà Nội capital.

4th lunar month

  • 9th day of 4th lunar month: Gióng temple Festival, Phù Đổng temple, Gia Lâm
    Gia Lam
    Gia Lâm is a district of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. Gia Lam Airport is located in the district. At one time Vietnam Airlines's headquarters were on the airport property....

     district, Hà Nội capital.
  • 23rd day to 25th day of 4th lunar month: Bà Chúa Xứ Festival, Sam mountain, Châu Đốc district, An Giang province.

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 district, Hải Phòng city.
  • 15th day of 8th lunar month: Mid-Autumn Festival
    Mid-Autumn Festival
    The Mid-Autumn Festival , also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival or Zhongqiu Festival, is a popular lunar harvest festival celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese people. A description of the festival first appeared in Rites of Zhou, a written collection of rituals of the Western Zhou...

     (Tết Trung Thu)
  • 16th day to 20th day of 8th lunar month: Kiếp Bạc temple Festival, Lê Lợi commune, Chí Linh
    Chi Linh
    Chí Linh is a rural district of Hai Duong province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. Chi Linh is known as a very beautiful country with six rivers converging, with hills, mountains, forests... The capital of the district is Sao Do .There are a lot of beautiful temples and pagodas in Chi Linh...

     district, Hải Dương
    Hai Duong
    Hải Dương is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Hai Duong province. Its name is Sino-Vietnamese for "ocean" .- Geography :Hai Duong city is bordered to the northeast by the Nam Sách District and Thanh Hà District...

     city, Hải Dương
    Hai Duong
    Hải Dương is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Hai Duong province. Its name is Sino-Vietnamese for "ocean" .- Geography :Hai Duong city is bordered to the northeast by the Nam Sách District and Thanh Hà District...

     province.

9th lunar month

  • 13th day to 15th of 9th lunar month: Keo pagoda Festival, Vũ Nhất commune, Vũ Thư
    Vu Thu
    Vu Thu is a district of Thai Binh Province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of 229,406. The district covers an area of 199 km². The district capital lies at Vu Thu.-References:...

     district, Thái Bình
    Thai Binh
    Thái Bình is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Thai Binh province. It is located 110 km from Hanoi. The city area is 67.7 square km, with a population of 210,000 people . Before the prime minister declared it a city in June of 2004, it was officially a town....

     province.

Modern festivals

  • Huế Festival, Huế
    Hue
    Hue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically , as "the degree to which a stimulus can be describedas similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow,"...

     city, Thừa Thiên Huế province.
  • Flower Festival
    Flower Festival
    "Flower Festival" is the artists first compilation album with a spring theme. The CD has warm pieces of music by artists who have matched their songs to the theme, the season of flowers...

    , Đà Lạt city, Lâm Đồng province.
  • August, Nha Trang- Rendevouz Festival, Nha Trang
    Nha Trang
    Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the North by Ninh Hoà district, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by Cam Ranh town and on the West by Diên Khánh district...

     city, Khánh Hòa
    Khánh Hòa
    Khánh Hòa may refer to a number of places in Vietnam:*Khanh Hoa Province*Khánh Hòa, An Giang - a commune of An Giang Province...

    province.
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