2025 Mid-Autumn Festival

Autumn festival is one of yearly festival in Vietnam that also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated in Vietnam culture. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the calendar. On this day, the Vietnamese believe that the moon is at its fullest and brightest, coinciding with the time of harvest in the middle of autumn.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important holidays and celebrations in Vietnam culture.

During the festival, lanterns of all sizes and shapes – symbolizing beacons that light the path toward prosperity and good fortune for the people – are carried and displayed. Mooncake, a rich pastry typically filled with sweet-bean or lotus-seed paste, are eaten during this festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is based on the legend of Chang'e, the Moon goddess in Vietnam culture.