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Khau Vai Love Market
The 27th day of the third lunar month, when Hmong, Tay, Nung and other highlanders in Ha Giang meet old loves.
When is Khau Vai Love Market in 2027?
Khau Vai Love Market 2027 is on Monday, 3 May 2027. The date follows the moon or a local calendar, so it can move by a day. Other years: 2026, Wednesday, 13 May 2026; 2028, Friday, 21 April 2028.
About Khau Vai Love Market
Khau Vai is a remote village in Ha Giang province in far northern Vietnam. By tradition, men and women from several ethnic groups who loved one another but could not marry meet there once a year for a single day, even if each has since married someone else. Husbands and wives are said to accept the visit without anger. It is also a market, with courtship songs, flutes, rice wine, and young people finding partners. The Sapa market is separate: a weekly Saturday evening gathering in Lao Cai that began as a courtship meeting and is now mostly a tourist event.
Khau Vai Love Market dates: 2026, 2027, 2028
| Year | Khau Vai Love Market date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday, 13 May 2026 |
| 2027 | Monday, 3 May 2027 |
| 2028 | Friday, 21 April 2028 |
This date follows the moon or a local calendar and can move by a day, so check with a local source nearer the time.
What is served
- thang co stew
- corn wine
- sticky rice
Also part of it, and being written: Hmong people (One of the groups who attend.), Hà Giang province (The province where Khau Vai lies.).
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Background: "Hà Giang province" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.