Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Ho Chi Minhstad, Vietnam

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Dry season

• Feestdag

  Tet

  14–22 febChinees nieuwjaarSluitingen

  Half the city goes home to the provinces and the other half shuts for a week. Flights and buses sell out days ahead, and the empty streets are the one time Saigon is quiet. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (15 nov – 30 apr)

Topdrukte — Tet, Dry season

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Tet (14–22 feb), Dry season (15 nov – 30 apr)

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Dry season

• Festival

  Ao Dai Festival

  1–31 mrt · meestalGroot festival

  The city tourism department gives Nguyen Hue and the Nha Rong wharf over to ao dai parades and workshops for a few weeks in March, and office workers in District 1 wear one to work for it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (15 nov – 30 apr)

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Hung Kings' Commemoration Day

• Feestdag

  Hung Kings' Commemoration Day

  5–20 apr · meestalNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  A public holiday on the tenth day of the third lunar month, usually mid-April. Offices shut, and in years when it lands near the end-of-April holidays the whole country takes one long break and the coast fills. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Reunification Day and May Day

  30 apr – 1 meiSchoolvakantiesDruk

  Two public holidays run together, so the whole country moves at once. Domestic flights and coastal hotels are the first things to go. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (15 nov – 30 apr)

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Reunification Day and May Day

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Reunification Day and May Day (30 apr – 1 mei)

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Southern Fruit Festival

• Festival

  Southern Fruit Festival

  1–30 jun · meestalEet- & drinkfestivalDruk

  Suoi Tien theme park in District 9 turns over to a market of the Mekong Delta's fruit harvest, with giant fruit sculptures and folk games, running since 2004. Bron ↗

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Summer break in Vietnam

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Summer break in Vietnam

• Festival

  Vu Lan and the ghost month

  1 aug – 5 sep · meestalReligieus feest

  The seventh lunar month: pagodas in Cho Lon burn paper offerings, vegetarian stalls take over the food streets, and many Vietnamese put off buying a car, a house or a big trip until it is over. Bron ↗

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, National Day

• Feestdag

  National Day

  1–2 sepNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  Offices and government buildings close for two days and the city centre fills for the evening fireworks over the river. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Mid-Autumn Festival

  25 sepLicht & vuurDruk

  Luong Nhu Hoc street in District 5 turns into a wall of paper lanterns for a fortnight beforehand, and mooncakes appear on every corner. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Peak tide flooding

  15 sep – 15 dec · meestalOverstromingsseizoen

  The year's highest tides push the river back into District 7, Nha Be and Binh Chanh, usually around the new and full moons. Roads there flood for a couple of hours at a time. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Vu Lan and the ghost month (1 aug – 5 sep (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — tussen de pieken in, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Mid-Autumn Festival (25 sep), Peak tide flooding (15 sep – 15 dec (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Dry season

• Seizoen

  Dry season

  15 nov – 30 aprDruk

  Six months with almost no rain, which is when the city is worth walking. It comes with dust and the traffic haze that goes with it.

Nog steeds bezig: Peak tide flooding (15 sep – 15 dec (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Dry season

• Festival

  Ho Chi Minh City Marathon

  1–10 dec · meestalSportevenementDrukSluitingen

  Around twenty thousand runners on a Sunday in early December, on closed streets through District 1 and along the riverfront. Le Duan and the roads by the cathedral shut well before dawn. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Peak tide flooding (15 sep – 15 dec (meestal)), Dry season (15 nov – 30 apr)