Record Store Day in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Independent record shops open in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Bluish Records
Women-owned record shop and coffee bar in the bohemian An Khánh/Thảo Điền area, mostly secondhand vinyl, CDs, cassettes and books across genres; cash only, with an impressive personal collection to browse.
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- Đĩa Than 51 Sài Gòn
Vinyl Cafe corner inside 51 Sài Gòn cafe in Tân Phú district, selling new and secondhand Vietnamese and international vinyl, CDs, turntables and accessories alongside coffee; a newer addition to the city's vinyl-café scene.
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- Đĩa Than Băng Cối
Bảy Hiền vinyl shop especially strong on secondhand classical records, with reel-to-reel tapes and cassettes too; reviewers praise the friendly, English-speaking staff and cozy space.
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- Hãng Đĩa Thời Đại (Times Records)
Long-running Tân Định vinyl and cassette shop and home-grown record label, stocking Vietnamese and international pressings including original local releases; staff give enthusiastic, detailed listening recommendations.
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- Tiệm Đĩa Dakao (Dakao Records)
Hidden-gem vinyl shop tucked behind a Silk Studio clothing store in District 1's Tân Định ward; sells used records, CDs and cassettes alongside turntables, CD players and cassette players at friendly prices.
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- Vina Groove
District 1 record shop on Pasteur St with an eclectic stock spanning classic rock, jazz, rare indie pressings and imports; LGBTQ+-friendly and praised by reviewers for knowledgeable, welcoming staff and a hard-to-find entrance.
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- Vinyl Sài Gòn
Bình Thạnh hi-fi and audio shop selling turntables, amps and headphones alongside pre-owned vinyl; run by an audiophile owner reviewers describe as expert and easy to talk to about rare pressings.
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- Vinyl Việt
Tân Hòa vinyl shop skewing toward newer pop, R&B and rock pressings, run largely single-handed by its enthusiastic owner; a small second-floor space above a ground-floor storefront hung with records on the wall.
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- Yêu Đĩa Than
Tân Sơn Nhất vinyl specialist reviewers call the widest source for Vietnamese vinyl in Saigon; every record carries a QR code linking to a full streamed preview, plus CDs, SACDs, turntables and reel-to-reel tapes.
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See the full record store listing for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.