In 2026, the Hung Kings Commemoration Day (10th day of the 3rd lunar month) falls on Sunday, April 26th of the solar calendar.
The Hung Kings Commemoration Festival holiday lasts 3 consecutive days, from April 25th to the end of April 27th.
Southern Liberation Day, National Reunification April 30 and International Labor Day May 2026 are scheduled to be on Thursday and Friday respectively. This holiday will last 4 consecutive days, from April 30 to the end of May 3.
According to general regulations, the Hung Kings Commemoration Day 2026 falls on Sunday, April 26, so workers and many educational institutions will have compensatory leave on Monday, April 27. For schools that do not organize classes on Saturday, students may have 3 consecutive days off from April 25 to April 27.
Immediately after that is the April 30th holiday and International Labor Day 1. 5. If including the two consecutive weekends, many schools can give students 4 consecutive days off from April 30th to May 3rd.
Because these two holidays take place quite close together, many students only study a few days after the Hung Kings Commemoration Day and then continue to enter the April 30 - May 1 holiday. Depending on the training plan of each school, the Hung Kings Commemoration Day 2026 holiday schedule can be arranged into two separate phases or combined into a long holiday, even lasting up to 9 days.
At some training institutions, students may have a holiday lasting up to 9 consecutive days, causing many people to be interested in how many days the Hung Kings Commemoration Day 2026 is off and what the specific holiday schedule is.
Among the schools that have announced, Gia Dinh University (HCMC) currently has the longest holiday. According to the school's plan, students are off from April 26 to the end of May 3. If adding the previous Saturday (April 25), the total holiday time can be up to 9 consecutive days, including the Hung Kings Commemoration Day 2026 and the April 30 - May 1 holiday.
Foreign Trade University chooses a more flexible option to both ensure the curriculum and create conditions for students during the holidays. In addition to the official holidays of the Hung Kings Commemoration Day (April 26 - 27) and the April 30 - May holiday, the school switches all direct classes on April 28 and April 29 to online learning. Thanks to that, students can still study remotely at home or on a trip without having to go to school. Including the time off and online learning, students also do not have to go to school for 9 consecutive days.
Many other schools arrange two separate holidays for each holiday. At Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry, because the Hung Kings Commemoration 2026 falls on Sunday (April 26), students are compensated for a break on Monday, April 27. Thus, the whole school has 2 days off from April 26 to April 27. For the April 30 and May 1 holidays, students have 4 consecutive days off from April 30 to May 3.
Similarly, Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages and Informatics also divides the holiday schedule into two phases. On the occasion of Hung Kings Commemoration Day 2026, students have a holiday from April 26 to April 27, while the April 30 - May 1 holiday lasts from April 30 to May 1.
At Dong A University of Technology, students and graduate students are off from April 27 to May 1. If including the previous Sunday, the total holiday time can be about 6 days. Students return to study from May 2, while interns will be off according to the company's schedule.
The early announcement by schools of the 2026 Hung Kings Commemoration holiday and the April 30 - May 1 holiday helps students proactively plan their studies, travel, return to their hometowns or participate in personal and tourism activities during the holidays.
