1 dayThu, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 4 days off (Jan 1 – 4).
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Long Weekends in Vietnam 2026
Vietnam has 2 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Feb 14 – 17). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 2
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
4 daysSat, Feb 14 – Tue, Feb 17
Vietnamese New Year Holidays · Vietnamese New Year
14151617
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Feb 18–20) for 9 days off (Feb 14 – 22).
2 daysSat, Apr 25 – Sun, Apr 26
2526
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 27–29) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
4 daysThu, Apr 30 – Sun, May 3
Day of liberating the South for national reunification · Labour Day
30123
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 27–29) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
1 dayWed, Sep 2
National Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
2
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Aug 31 – Sep 1) for 5 days off (Aug 29 – Sep 2).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 3d · Feb 18–20 | Feb 14 – 22 |
| 9 | 3d · Apr 27–29 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 5 | 2d · Aug 31 – Sep 1 | Aug 29 – Sep 2 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 31 – Sep 1 + Sep 3–4 | Aug 29 – Sep 6 |
| 5 | 2d · Sep 3–4 | Sep 2 – 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 26 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Vietnam's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.