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X-WR-CALNAME:Ho Chi Minh City Events - December 2026
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
X-WR-CALDESC:Dated events in Ho Chi Minh City, checked against the organiser's page and a second source. Sources are carried in each event's description.
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TZOFFSETTO:+0700
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UID:20261204-d1-ch-l-n-food-story-2026-4th-editi@ho-chi-minh-city.asia
DTSTAMP:20261108T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261207
SUMMARY:Chợ Lớn Food Story 2026 (4th edition)
LOCATION:Trung tâm Cung ứng Dịch vụ công phường An Đông\, 105 Trần Hưng Đạo\, Chợ Lớn\, District 5
DESCRIPTION:Fri 4 – Sun 6 December 2026\; opening ceremony 18:00 on Friday 4 December\n\nTrung tâm Cung ứng Dịch vụ công phường An Đông\, 105 Trần Hưng Đạo\, Chợ Lớn\, District 5\n\nAround sixty stalls of Việt–Hoa cooking from the neighbourhood that invented Saigon's Chinese food vocabulary\, plus a hands-on cooking session.\n\nNo entry price is published in any source read — do not assume free\, and do not print a fee.\n\nNot confirmed: It is inside Tourism Week #6\, which is why it lands the same weekend as the marathon and the street festival.\n\nSources: https://thanhnien.vn/tphcm-sap-co-le-hoi-am-thuc-cho-lon-60-gian-hang-khach-duoc-trai-nghiem-gi-185261028171737264.htm | https://www.vietnam.vn/tphcm-nganh-du-lich-trien-khai-nhieu-chuong-trinh-su-kien-trong-giai-doan-cao-diem-cuoi-nam
CATEGORIES:EAT & DRINK
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UID:20261204-d2-saigon-urban-street-fest-4th-edi@ho-chi-minh-city.asia
DTSTAMP:20261108T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261207
SUMMARY:Saigon Urban Street Fest (4th edition)
LOCATION:The forecourt of the Central Post Office (Bưu điện Thành phố)\, District 1
DESCRIPTION:Fri 4 – Sun 6 December 2026\n\nThe forecourt of the Central Post Office (Bưu điện Thành phố)\, District 1\n\nStreet art\, live music\, food and interactive installations in the most photographed square in the city.\n\nNo ticket published (walk-up street festival).\n\nSources: https://thanhnien.vn/tphcm-sap-co-loat-le-hoi-cuoi-nam-di-dau-choi-an-gi-trong-thang-12-185261104112223223.htm | https://www.vietnam.vn/tphcm-nganh-du-lich-trien-khai-nhieu-chuong-trinh-su-kien-trong-giai-doan-cao-diem-cuoi-nam
CATEGORIES:WATCH & LISTEN
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UID:20261205-d3-techcombank-ho-chi-minh-city-int@ho-chi-minh-city.asia
DTSTAMP:20261108T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261207
SUMMARY:Techcombank Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon (9th edition)
LOCATION:Start: Lê Duẩn – Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm\, at the gate of the Zoo and Botanical Garden\, District 1
DESCRIPTION:Sat 5 December 2026 (5KM race day) and Sun 6 December 2026 (42.195 km\, 21.1 km and 10 km)\n\nStart: Lê Duẩn – Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm\, at the gate of the Zoo and Botanical Garden\, District 1\n\n24\,000 runners and a route through the centre before dawn — the biggest single morning of the month\, and a road-closure event you need warning about either way.\n\nFree to watch\; road closures on the route.\n\nNot confirmed: The finish line is the one element of this row the organiser will not confirm. The start is published.\n\nSources: https://marathonhcmc.com/en/faq | http://marathonhcmc.com/en/blog/get-ready-for-a-memorable-5km-experience-on-its-new-race-date | https://marathonhcmc.com/en/partners | https://vietnamnews.vn/sports/1803150/techcombank-hcm-city-international-marathon-to-be-held-in-december.html
CATEGORIES:LEARN & DO
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UID:20261204-d4-ho-chi-minh-city-tourism-week-6-@ho-chi-minh-city.asia
DTSTAMP:20261108T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261213
SUMMARY:Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week #6 — “Thức cùng Thành phố – Chạm từng trải nghiệm”
LOCATION:City-wide\; launch at Saigon Riverside Park\, An Khánh ward
DESCRIPTION:Fri 4 – Sat 12 December 2026\; launch 4 December at Saigon Riverside Park\; run-up activities from 23 November\n\nCity-wide\; launch at Saigon Riverside Park\, An Khánh ward\n\nThe umbrella the whole first week of December sits inside — and the honest way to explain why the marathon\, the Chợ Lớn food festival and the street fest all land on the same weekend.\n\nProgramme varies by activity.\n\nNot confirmed: A three-hub split (4–6 Dec\, 7–9 Dec\, 10–12 Dec\, with Bình Dương and Vũng Tàu hubs) appears in one repackaged listing only. The nine-day window and the 4 December launch are on two sources\; the hub calendar is not printed here.\n\nSources: https://www.vietnam.vn/tphcm-nganh-du-lich-trien-khai-nhieu-chuong-trinh-su-kien-trong-giai-doan-cao-diem-cuoi-nam | https://thanhnien.vn/tphcm-sap-co-loat-le-hoi-cuoi-nam-di-dau-choi-an-gi-trong-thang-12-185261104112223223.htm
CATEGORIES:LEARN & DO
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UID:20261226-d5-say-hi-2027-new-year-concert-on-@ho-chi-minh-city.asia
DTSTAMP:20261108T000000Z
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20261226T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20261226T233000
SUMMARY:“Say Hi 2027” — New Year concert on the Saigon River axis
LOCATION:Saigon Riverside Park and Ravo Park (An Khánh ward)\, the Tôn Đức Thắng pavement\, and Nguyễn Huệ Walking Street
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 26 December 2026\, 19:00–23:30\; fireworks 23:20–23:30\n\nSaigon Riverside Park and Ravo Park (An Khánh ward)\, the Tôn Đức Thắng pavement\, and Nguyễn Huệ Walking Street\n\n27 Vietnamese artists plus ten minutes of high-altitude fireworks over the river\, a week before New Year.\n\nFree to watch from the riverside.\n\nNot confirmed: This is not the New Year's Eve countdown. The city has not published its 31 December sites or programme for 2026.\n\nSources: https://vietnamnet.vn/tphcm-to-chuc-dai-nhac-hoi-say-hi-nam-2027-ben-song-sai-gon-2570790.html | https://thanhnien.vn/tphcm-to-chuc-dai-nhac-hoi-say-hi-nam-2027-don-nam-moi-ben-song-sai-gon-185261103131745938.htm | https://voh.com.vn/xa-hoi/tp-ho-chi-minh-to-chuc-dai-nhac-hoi-chao-nam-2027-voi-man-phao-hoa-10-phut-ben-song-sai-gon-677548.html
CATEGORIES:WATCH & LISTEN
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UID:20261205-d6-igs-german-christmas-market-2026@ho-chi-minh-city.asia
DTSTAMP:20261108T000000Z
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20261205T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20261205T210000
SUMMARY:IGS German Christmas Market 2026
LOCATION:International German School HCMC\, 253/11 Lương Định Của\, Bình Trưng ward
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 5 December 2026\, 16:00–21:00\n\nInternational German School HCMC\, 253/11 Lương Định Của\, Bình Trưng ward\n\nChriststollen and Glühwein\, gift stalls and children's activities — back after a one-year pause during the school's campus move.\n\nNo entry price is published in the sources behind this row\; the stall prices are the cost.\n\nNot confirmed: “30+ stalls” comes from a listings site\, not the school's page\, and is treated as secondary.\n\nSources: https://igs-hcmc.org/igs-german-christmas-market-2026 | https://dichoi.live/su-kien/cho-giang-sinh-duc-2026-tai-truong-quoc-te-duc-tp-hcm-ki4my
CATEGORIES:BUY & BROWSE
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