Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
Across Vietnam · Next full moon: September 25, 2026
Mooncakes, paper lanterns, and lion dances — a family festival with plenty of street food.
What's on
Festivals, markets & activities across Vietnam
Cultural festivals, seasonal highlights, food events, and things to do — month by month and region by region. Many events follow the lunar calendar, so dates shift a little each year.
25 events found
Activity
Water Puppet Theatre
Across Vietnam · Jan–Dec
A uniquely Vietnamese art form performed nightly in Hanoi and HCMC — easy to book and perfect for a rainy evening.
Market
Sapa Saturday Love Market
Northern Vietnam · Jan–Dec
Hill-tribe communities gather every Saturday night in Sapa for music, courtship traditions, and handicraft stalls.
Market
Bac Ha Sunday Market
Northern Vietnam · Jan–Dec
The region's most colorful hill-tribe market, held every Sunday morning — arrive early and come hungry.
Market
Hanoi Old Quarter Night Market
Northern Vietnam · Jan–Dec
Hang Dao street closes to traffic on Friday–Sunday evenings for stalls, snacks, and street performers.
Market
Quang Ba Flower Market
Northern Vietnam · Jan–Dec
Hanoi's wholesale flower market peaks before dawn — arrive by 5am for the freshest, most atmospheric scene.
Activity
Hoi An Memories Show
Central Vietnam · Jan–Dec
A grand open-air performance tracing Hoi An's history, staged nightly on the island in the Thu Bon river.
Festival
Hoi An Lantern Festival
Central Vietnam · Jan–Dec
On the full moon each month, the ancient town switches off electric lights and floats lanterns on the river.
Activity
Hoi An countryside cycling
Central Vietnam · Jan–Dec
Flat lanes loop through rice fields, mat-weaving villages, and Tra Que herb gardens — best at sunrise.
Market
Cai Rang Floating Market
Southern Vietnam · Jan–Dec
Can Tho's famous river market peaks before sunrise — join a sampan tour at dawn for the full Mekong scene.
Market
Binh Tay Market
Southern Vietnam · Jan–Dec
Cholon's grand covered market overflows with dried goods, fabrics, and produce — best visited in the morning.
Market
Ben Thanh Night Market
Southern Vietnam · Jan–Dec
After the day market closes, HCMC's landmark square fills with souvenir stalls, seafood grills, and live music.
Show
AO Show
Southern Vietnam · Jan–Dec
Saigon Opera House's gravity-defying bamboo circus: acrobatics, live music, and a story of Vietnamese village life.
Show
My Village
Southern Vietnam · Jan–Dec
A contemporary circus-and-dance show from the creators of AO, exploring Vietnamese childhood and rural memory.
Show
Teh Dar
Southern Vietnam · Jan–Dec
An atmospheric night show of Vietnam's ethnic highland cultures — drums, stilt houses, and jungle soundscapes in HCMC.
Show
Quintessence of Tonkin
Northern Vietnam · Jan–Dec
An open-air performance outside Hanoi combining water puppetry, music, and light shows about the Red River delta.
Nightlife
Ta Hien Beer Street
Northern Vietnam · Jan–Dec
Hanoi's famous bia hoi corner — plastic stools, cold draught beer, and grilled snacks on the busiest street in the Old Quarter.
Activity
Nha Trang diving season
Central Vietnam · Apr–Sep
Calm seas from spring through early autumn make Nha Trang's islands the country's most accessible dive base.
Season
Ha Long Bay summer cruising window
Northern Vietnam · May–Sep
Warm weather and calm mornings make May–September the most comfortable months for overnight cruises.
Festival
National Day
Across Vietnam · Sep
September 2 celebrates independence with flags, fireworks, and street festivals in every major city.
Sport
Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival
Northern Vietnam · Sep
Hai Phong's centuries-old buffalo-fighting festival on the 9th day of the eighth lunar month — loud, fast, and unforgettable.
Season
Mu Cang Chai rice terrace season
Northern Vietnam · Sep–Oct
Terraced fields turn gold at harvest; September–October is the classic photo window in Yen Bai.
Season
Sapa trekking season
Northern Vietnam · Sep–Nov
Golden terraces and dry trails make September–November the best window for multi-day valley treks.
Season
Tra Su Cajuput Forest flood season
Southern Vietnam · Sep–Nov
September–November brings the Mekong flood, turning Tra Su's forest into a boatable bird sanctuary in An Giang.
Family
Hanoi Old Quarter Mid-Autumn Street Festival
Northern Vietnam · Sep
Days before the full moon, Hanoi's Old Quarter turns into a lantern wonderland with toy stalls, lion dances, and kid-friendly workshops.