The Legal Consulting Office of Lao Dong Newspaper answers: National Day holiday 2. 9 years 2026, workers are entitled to 2 days off including September 1st and September 2nd.
However, due to the application of working day swaps, this holiday lasts 5 consecutive days from August 29 to September 2 (including 2 weekend days, i.e. from Saturday to the end of Wednesday of the following week).
This holiday schedule applies to officials, civil servants, and public employees. Businesses are also encouraged to take leave in this direction.
Based on Notice 9441/TB-BNV in 2025 clearly stating the National Day holiday schedule 2. 9 years 2026 for officials, civil servants, and public employees as follows:
Civil servants and public employees are entitled to holidays on National Day 2026 as follows: 2 days off according to regulations including September 2, 2026 Gregorian calendar and 1 consecutive day before September 1, 2026 Gregorian calendar; Exchange from Monday, August 31, 2026 Gregorian calendar to Saturday, August 22, 2026 Gregorian calendar weekly holiday (Wednesday, August 31, 2026 and compensatory work on Saturday, August 22, 2026).
Subjects who can take 5-day holidays on National Day September 2nd are as follows:
(1) Officials, civil servants, public employees and employees of administrative agencies, non-business units, political organizations, socio-political organizations:
2 days off according to regulations including September 2, 2026 Gregorian calendar and 1 consecutive day before September 1, 2026 Gregorian calendar;
Exchange from the working day of Monday, August 31, 2026 Gregorian calendar to the weekly holiday of Saturday, August 22, 2026 Gregorian calendar (holiday on Monday, August 31, 2026 and make-up work on Saturday, August 22, 2026).
(2) Private workers working have weekly Saturdays and Sundays off
According to Notice 9441/TB-BNV in 2025, it encourages employers to apply Lunar New Year holidays and National Day holidays in 2026 for employees as prescribed for civil servants and public employees;
Encouraging more beneficial agreements for workers, the holiday schedule for National Day 2/9 for private workers going to work has weekly Saturdays and Sundays:
Employees take 2 days off according to regulations, including September 2, 2026 Gregorian calendar and 1 consecutive day earlier, September 1, 2026 Gregorian calendar;
Employers and employees agree to swap the working day from Monday, August 31, 2026 Gregorian calendar to Saturday, August 22, 2026 weekly holiday (Wednesday, August 31, 2026 and make-up work on Saturday, August 22, 2026) Gregorian calendar.
Specifically, the National Day holiday schedule lasts 5 days from August 29, 2026 to the end of September 2, 2026:
