Ho Chi Minh City Events Calendar 2027
7 events in Ho Chi Minh City for 2027, January to February; January is the busiest month with 4.
What this calendar is
Seven dated entries across January and February 2027, plus a clearly labelled list of Tết fixtures that have no published date yet. Vietnamese city programmes typically announce two to six weeks ahead, so March onward is not written off — it is simply not published.
January 2027 — 4 events
January 2027 splits in two.
Eximbank HCMC Marathon 2027
Sunday 17 January 2027 — 42 km 03:00, 21 km 03:30, 10 km 04:15
Start and finish: 30/4 Park, Lê Duẩn Street, Sài Gòn ward, District 1
The only race that starts and finishes in front of Independence Palace, and it starts at three in the morning.
Saigon River pedestrian bridge — scheduled opening
Scheduled to open Saturday 30 January 2027 — the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month (23 Tết)
Bến Bạch Đằng (District 1 riverfront) to Thủ Thiêm
The first pedestrian bridge across the Saigon River: 720 m, a nipa-palm-leaf steel arch, and a walk that finally connects the old centre to Thủ Thiêm on foot.
NSƯT Kim Tiểu Long — 35-year liveshow “Dòng Chảy Thanh Âm”
Sunday 10 January 2027, evening (no clock time published)
Nhà hát Hòa Bình (Hoa Binh Theatre), Ho Chi Minh City
A 35-year anniversary show by one of cải lương's best-known voices, with veteran Kim Tử Long directing the traditional-opera segment.
Chợ Tết Công đoàn – Xuân 2027 (trade-union Tết market)
Saturday 23 – Monday 25 January 2027 (planned)
Cung Văn hóa Lao động Thành phố (city Labour Culture Palace), District 1
The scaled, dated Tết market of the season: around 10,000 visitors expected, essential goods at discounted prices and zero-VND stalls.
January 2027 in full, with sources →
February 2027 — 3 events
February 2027 is Tết and its aftermath.
Tết Nguyên Đán Đinh Mùi — Lunar New Year
Giao thừa (New Year's Eve) Friday 5 February 2027; Mùng 1 on Saturday 6 February; public holiday Thursday 4 – Wednesday 10 February 2027
City-wide — the centre of gravity is Nguyễn Huệ, Chợ Lớn and the pagodas
The reason you plan around February at all: the city half-closes for a week and the days either side run on a completely different rhythm.
Tết Nguyên Tiêu — Lantern Festival in Chợ Lớn
Saturday 20 February 2027 — the 15th day of the first lunar month, the festival's main day
Chợ Lớn, District 5 — the temple streets are the traditional centre
The biggest night of the Chinese-Vietnamese year in Saigon: lion and dragon troupes, lanterns and a street parade.
2nd International Ethnic Folklore Festival
Wed 3 – Wed 10 February 2027 (participation packages run 3–8 February)
Ho Chi Minh City — venues across the city; the hall list is not published
An international folk-dance and music gathering that overlaps the Tết week: foreign troupes pay to attend and perform.
February 2027 in full, with sources →
What is not on this calendar yet
The Tết fixtures — Nguyễn Huệ Flower Street, the Tao Đàn spring flower fair, Tết Book Street, the giao thừa fireworks sites and the spring flower markets — have no published 2027 dates, hours or sites, so they are named here and not dated. March 2027 onward is not yet published. Nothing on this page should be planned around as if it were a date.
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