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Buddhist observances and practice days

Browse Buddhist observances and practice dates in the Vietnamese lunar calendar. Open the calendar to set reminders for your family or practice community.

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Observances in 2026

DayHoly days
5 January 2026Amitābha Buddha Observance
26 January 2026Śākyamuni Buddha’s awakening
17 February 2026Maitreya’s birthday
3 March 2026Full moon of the first lunar month • Shangyuan Festival
3 March 2026Great Assembly of the Noble Sangha • Māgha Pūjā
26 March 2026Śākyamuni Buddha's renunciation
2 April 2026Śākyamuni Buddha's Parinirvāṇa
6 April 2026Avalokiteśvara Day • Birth anniversary
8 April 2026Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Observance
22 April 2026Venerable Mahākāśyapa Commemoration
2 May 2026Cundī Bodhisattva’s observance day
20 May 2026Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva’s observance day
31 May 2026Buddha's Birthday Celebration
1 June 2026Start of the summer retreat • Northern Buddhism
5 June 2026Commemoration of Bodhisattva Thích Quảng Đức
8 June 2026Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Commemoration • Enlightenment
13 June 2026Medicine Buddha’s birthday
27 June 2026Observance of the Monastery Protectors
16 July 2026Skanda Dharma Protector’s observance day
28 July 2026The Buddha turns the Dharma wheel
1 August 2026Avalokiteśvara Observance • Awakening
25 August 2026Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva’s observance day
27 August 2026Ullambana: honoring parents
10 September 2026Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Commemoration
18 September 2026Venerable Ānanda Commemoration
24 October 2026Pavāraṇā ceremony • Theravāda
28 October 2026Avalokiteśvara Observance • Renunciation
8 November 2026Medicine Buddha Day
13 November 2026Commemorating Patriarch Bodhidharma
23 November 2026Full Moon of the Tenth Lunar Month • Hạ Nguyên
9 December 2026Commemorating Buddha Emperor Trần Nhân Tông
25 December 2026Amitābha Buddha Observance

Observances in 2027

DayHoly days
15 January 2027Śākyamuni Buddha’s awakening
6 February 2027Maitreya’s birthday
20 February 2027Full moon of the first lunar month • Shangyuan Festival
20 February 2027Great Assembly of the Noble Sangha • Māgha Pūjā
15 March 2027Śākyamuni Buddha's renunciation
22 March 2027Śākyamuni Buddha's Parinirvāṇa
26 March 2027Avalokiteśvara Day • Birth anniversary
28 March 2027Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Observance
12 April 2027Venerable Mahākāśyapa Commemoration
22 April 2027Cundī Bodhisattva’s observance day
9 May 2027Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva’s observance day
20 May 2027Buddha's Birthday Celebration
21 May 2027Start of the summer retreat • Northern Buddhism
25 May 2027Commemoration of Bodhisattva Thích Quảng Đức
28 May 2027Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Commemoration • Enlightenment
2 June 2027Medicine Buddha’s birthday
17 June 2027Observance of the Monastery Protectors
6 July 2027Skanda Dharma Protector’s observance day
18 July 2027The Buddha turns the Dharma wheel
22 July 2027Avalokiteśvara Observance • Awakening
14 August 2027Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva’s observance day
16 August 2027Ullambana: honoring parents
31 August 2027Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Commemoration
8 September 2027Venerable Ānanda Commemoration
14 October 2027Pavāraṇā ceremony • Theravāda
18 October 2027Avalokiteśvara Observance • Renunciation
28 October 2027Medicine Buddha Day
2 November 2027Commemorating Patriarch Bodhidharma
12 November 2027Full Moon of the Tenth Lunar Month • Hạ Nguyên
28 November 2027Commemorating Buddha Emperor Trần Nhân Tông
14 December 2027Amitābha Buddha Observance

Actual observance dates may vary by practice community. Buddhist observances are presented separately from folk date selection.