VOV.VN - Thousands of Buddhist monks, nuns and followers gathered across Vietnam on May 31 to celebrate Vesak 2026, commemorating the birth of the Buddha through traditional rituals, prayers and community activities.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang on May 29 visited and extended greetings to leaders of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Hue City on the occasion of Vesak 2026 celebrations (Buddhist Calendar 2570).

VOV.VN - Vesak 2026 celebrations in the central city of Hue are featuring a wide range of cultural, spiritual and charitable activities aimed at supporting poor families, orphans and disadvantaged people.

The Vesak Celebrations 2026 kicked off on May 23 with a wide range of activities in downtown Da Lat city, the central province of Lam Dong.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Central Committee's Board for Cultural Affairs has announced that Vesak Celebrations 2026 will take place in Da Lat of Lam Dong province, featuring 15 experiential activities combining Buddhist rituals with cultural, artistic and community programmes.

VOV.VN - A large number of Vietnamese Buddhist monks, nuns, lay followers, and Vietnamese expatriates in Laos gathered at Phat Tich Pagoda in capital Vientiane on May 12 for the Vesak celebration in Buddhist Calendar 2569.

Over 2,000 domestic and international delegates gathered at Ba Den Mountain National Tourist Site in the southern province of Tay Ninh on May 8 to conduct a sacred ceremony to enshrine the sacred Śarīra of Shakyamuni Buddha and pray for world peace as part of the UN Day of Vesak Celebrations (Vesak 2025).

State President Luong Cuong attended the opening ceremony of the UN Day of Vesak Celebrations 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City on May 6, during which he affirmed that Vietnam always respects and protects everyone’s right to freedom of belief and religion, considering this an imporant foundation for strengthening great national unity.

The UN Day of Vesak Celebrations 2025 in Vietnam will further strengthen solidarity and offer meaningful contributions to global peace and development, according to Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, the Supreme Patriarch of the Patronage Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS).

The upcoming state visit of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka to Vietnam is expected to strengthen political trust and foster deeper, more effective cooperation across a wide range of sectors.