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X-WR-CALNAME:Ho Chi Minh City Events 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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TZID:Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
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TZOFFSETTO:+0700
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UID:20261111-n1-vibrant-hcmc-shopping-season-202@ho-chi-minh-city.asia
DTSTAMP:20261108T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261116
SUMMARY:Vibrant HCMC · Shopping Season 2026
LOCATION:Lam Sơn Park\, District 1\, plus Diamond Plaza\, Nowzone\, Union Square (B2) and Chi Lăng Park
DESCRIPTION:Wed 11 – Sun 15 November 2026\n\nLam Sơn Park\, District 1\, plus Diamond Plaza\, Nowzone\, Union Square (B2) and Chi Lăng Park\n\nThe city's own year-end retail push: 100+ brands and about 97 promotion packages worth more than 250 billion VND\, with the launch evening on 11 November.\n\nFree entry at the week's sites (city listings).\n\nNot confirmed: The centralised promotion behind it runs 1 November 2026 – 5 February 2027. That is the window\, not a second November event.\n\nSources: https://hello.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/en/events | https://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/tphcm-kich-cau-tieu-dung-tet-doanh-nghiep-huong-ung-som-20261106093820198.htm | https://luatvietnam.vn/thuong-mai/ke-hoach-591-kh-ubnd-tp-ho-chi-minh-to-chuc-chuong-trinh-tong-kich-cau-cuoi-nam-2026-tet-nguyen-dan-2027-454031-d2.html
CATEGORIES:BUY & BROWSE
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UID:20261114-n2-qvthxv-15-years-of-ng-v-live-con@ho-chi-minh-city.asia
DTSTAMP:20261108T000000Z
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20261114T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20261114T230000
SUMMARY:QVTHXV — “15 Years of Đường Về” live concert
LOCATION:Capital Theatre\, 212 Lý Chính Thắng\, Nhiêu Lộc\, District 3
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 14 November 2026\, 20:00–23:00\n\nCapital Theatre\, 212 Lý Chính Thắng\, Nhiêu Lộc\, District 3\n\nQuái Vật Tí Hon play their 2011 album Đường Về in full\, all twelve tracks\, plus new material\, on the fifteenth anniversary.\n\nFrom 1\,200\,000 VND\; the two cheapest tiers were sold out on 8 November 2026\, so in practice lead with 2\,000\,000 VND.\n\nNot confirmed: Sold status moves daily — check the seller page before you plan around a tier.\n\nSources: https://ticketbox.vn/liveconcert-qvth-xv-26686 | https://districtm.vn/quai-vat-ti-hon-xv-15-nam-duong-ve-dia-than/
CATEGORIES:WATCH & LISTEN
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UID:20261118-n3-ng-y-h-i-i-o-n-k-t-s-c-m-u-v-n-h@ho-chi-minh-city.asia
DTSTAMP:20261108T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261125
SUMMARY:Ngày hội Đại đoàn kết — “Sắc màu văn hóa Việt”
LOCATION:Nguyễn Huệ Walking Street\, Sài Gòn ward\, District 1
DESCRIPTION:Wed 18 – Tue 24 November 2026\, all day\; opening ceremony 19:00 Sunday 22 November\n\nNguyễn Huệ Walking Street\, Sài Gòn ward\, District 1\n\nThe city-level Great Unity festival on the street it was built for: folk performance\, sport demonstrations and heritage craft stalls\, free and open-air.\n\nFree\, open-air.\n\nSources: https://baovephapluat.vn/van-hoa-xa-hoi/goc-van-hoa/tp-ho-chi-minh-ban-phao-hoa-trinh-dien-3d-mapping-dip-ngay-van-hoa-viet-nam-208622.html | https://vnexpress.net/tp-hcm-ban-phao-hoa-tam-cao-ba-diem-ngay-24-11-5141981.html | https://en.vietnamplus.vn/localities-work-to-enrich-vitality-of-vietnamese-culture-post354688.vnp
CATEGORIES:LEARN & DO
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UID:20261119-n4-hcmc-international-photography-f@ho-chi-minh-city.asia
DTSTAMP:20261108T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261125
SUMMARY:HCMC International Photography Festival
LOCATION:Lê Văn Tám Park (District 1)\, Book Street (Nguyễn Văn Bình)\, Đồng Khởi Street\, plus the City Photography Association and the Union of Literature & Arts Associations
DESCRIPTION:Thu 19 – Tue 24 November 2026\n\nLê Văn Tám Park (District 1)\, Book Street (Nguyễn Văn Bình)\, Đồng Khởi Street\, plus the City Photography Association and the Union of Literature & Arts Associations\n\nOutdoor print exhibitions across three central locations\, with workshops and contests alongside them — the part of the Culture Day programme you can see in an afternoon on foot.\n\nFree to walk (outdoor exhibition sites).\n\nNot confirmed: Dates come from the Department of Culture and Sports announcement of 5 November 2026\; VnExpress prints the venues but not the dates.\n\nSources: https://www.vietnam.vn/en/tp-hcm-to-chuc-loat-su-kien-van-hoa-nghe-thuat-dac-sac-dip-24-11 | https://vnexpress.net/hon-400-hoat-dong-chao-don-ngay-van-hoa-viet-nam-5141106.html
CATEGORIES:LEARN & DO
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UID:20261120-n5-art-exhibition-tp-hcm-v-n-h-a-s-@ho-chi-minh-city.asia
DTSTAMP:20261108T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261125
SUMMARY:Art exhibition “TP.HCM – Văn hóa sáng tạo\, kiến tạo tương lai”
LOCATION:The Fine Arts Museum\, District 1\, and the outdoor space of Lam Sơn Park
DESCRIPTION:Fri 20 – Tue 24 November 2026\n\nThe Fine Arts Museum\, District 1\, and the outdoor space of Lam Sơn Park\n\nThe curated painting and sculpture show of the same Culture Day cluster — indoor\, and a five-minute walk from the photography park.\n\nThe sources behind this row print no entry price for the exhibition — check at the museum.\n\nNot confirmed: Whether the show is open during normal museum hours on all five days is not stated by any source — do not assume museum hours.\n\nSources: https://www.vietnam.vn/en/tp-hcm-to-chuc-loat-su-kien-van-hoa-nghe-thuat-dac-sac-dip-24-11 | https://tuoitre.vn/tin-tuc-sang-29-10-quoc-hoi-thao-luan-sua-luat-dat-dai-duyet-thiet-ke-duong-hoa-nguyen-hue-tet-dinh-mui-2027-100261028213852949.htm
CATEGORIES:LEARN & DO
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UID:20261121-n6-vietnam-culture-day-3d-mapping-a@ho-chi-minh-city.asia
DTSTAMP:20261108T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261125
SUMMARY:Vietnam Culture Day — 3D mapping and fireworks
LOCATION:86 Lê Thánh Tôn (People's Committee HQ) and the Rex Hotel\; fireworks at Nguyễn Huệ Walking Street\, Công viên Bạch Đằng (Thủ Dầu Một ward) and Quảng trường Tháp Tam Thắng (Vũng Tàu ward)
DESCRIPTION:Mapping 21 – 24 November 2026 (evenings)\; Tuesday 24 November: arts programme from 20:00\, fireworks at 21:00\n\n86 Lê Thánh Tôn (People's Committee HQ) and the Rex Hotel\; fireworks at Nguyễn Huệ Walking Street\, Công viên Bạch Đằng (Thủ Dầu Một ward) and Quảng trường Tháp Tam Thắng (Vũng Tàu ward)\n\nTwenty minutes of projection mapping on a colonial façade followed by a fifteen-minute high-altitude display — the biggest free spectacle of the month.\n\nFree.\n\nNot confirmed: An earlier version of the city plan put the Bình Dương site at the new-city central park. It moved to Công viên Bạch Đằng — print the corrected location\, not the earlier plan.\n\nSources: https://vnexpress.net/tp-hcm-ban-phao-hoa-tam-cao-ba-diem-ngay-24-11-5141981.html | https://baovephapluat.vn/van-hoa-xa-hoi/goc-van-hoa/tp-ho-chi-minh-ban-phao-hoa-trinh-dien-3d-mapping-dip-ngay-van-hoa-viet-nam-208622.html
CATEGORIES:WATCH & LISTEN
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UID:20261123-n7-hozo-2026-kick-off-night@ho-chi-minh-city.asia
DTSTAMP:20261108T000000Z
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20261123T200000
SUMMARY:HOZO 2026 kick-off night
LOCATION:Saigon Riverside Park (Công viên bờ sông Sài Gòn)\, An Khánh ward
DESCRIPTION:Monday 23 November 2026\, 20:00\n\nSaigon Riverside Park (Công viên bờ sông Sài Gòn)\, An Khánh ward\n\nThe city's flagship international music festival opens its 2026 edition on the riverfront\, free.\n\nFree.\n\nNot confirmed: Main-festival dates are not published. Do not print a programme you cannot source.\n\nSources: https://baovephapluat.vn/van-hoa-xa-hoi/goc-van-hoa/tp-ho-chi-minh-ban-phao-hoa-trinh-dien-3d-mapping-dip-ngay-van-hoa-viet-nam-208622.html | https://www.vietnam.vn/en/tp-hcm-to-chuc-loat-su-kien-van-hoa-nghe-thuat-dac-sac-dip-24-11
CATEGORIES:WATCH & LISTEN
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UID:20261122-n8-hbso-rare-masterpieces-by-great-@ho-chi-minh-city.asia
DTSTAMP:20261108T000000Z
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh:20261122T200000
SUMMARY:HBSO — “Rare Masterpieces by Great Romantic Composers”
LOCATION:Saigon Opera House (Nhà hát Thành phố)\, 7 Công trường Lam Sơn\, District 1
DESCRIPTION:Sunday 22 November 2026\, 20:00\n\nSaigon Opera House (Nhà hát Thành phố)\, 7 Công trường Lam Sơn\, District 1\n\nVan Anrooy's Piet Hein Rhapsody in its Vietnam premiere\, Weber's Clarinet Concerto No. 2 and Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 2\, under Leon Bosch.\n\nNo price is published online on the orchestra's programme page (checked 8 November 2026) — that is an absence\, not a fee of zero. Ask at the box office.\n\nSources: http://www.hbso.org.vn/chuong-trinh/rare-masterpieces-by-great-romantic-composers-983.html | https://evabiz.vn/danh-thuc-nhung-kiet-tac-lang-man-an-minh-trong-dem-nhac-dac-biet-cua-hbso-27087
CATEGORIES:WATCH & LISTEN
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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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