Tết in Boston 2027 at the Menino Convention Center

Tết in Boston lists its 2027 festival for Sunday, January 10, 2027, at the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street. Organizers call it New England's largest Vietnamese Lunar New Year festival and frame the Year of the Goat, Năm Đinh Mùi. The day is ticketed. Ticket sales were not open yet as of this check; the tickets page says they open later in 2026. Exact door hours were still thin on the homepage, so confirm both price and open time on tetboston.org before you promise a morning arrival.

Lunar New Year Day itself falls on February 6, 2027. This community festival is nearly a month earlier, which is a venue and programming choice, not a calendar error on the organizer site. Treat January 10 as the civic festival date Boston Vietnamese households are planning around, then keep temple and family Tết for early February.

The bigger story this year is the hall. Organizers say the Menino / Boston Convention Center space is nearly ten times larger than the previous Flynn Cruiseport site. That move is meant to cut congestion and hold more guests after recent years drew thousands. Vendor booths start at $200 and sponsorships at $2,000 on the current call. Both applications close December 1, 2026. Proceeds have supported scholarships and cultural programs in past editions.

Who this is for: Vietnamese American families across Greater Boston, Dorchester and Quincy households who mark Tết together, and anyone who wants the region's largest Vietnamese New Year floor under one roof. Skip it only if you already have a temple or family schedule that day and cannot move. This is the civic-scale card, not a quiet lunch.

Summer Street puts you on the South Boston waterfront convention campus, not the old Cruiseport rhythm. Plan transit or a ride share the first time you go. The Orange and Red lines do not drop you at the door the way Chinatown Gate does for a Beach Street fair. Give yourself extra walk time from South Station. Food, performances, fashion-show energy, and all-ages activities are the promise on organizer channels. Áo dài photo culture is part of the day; dress for that if you want to be in the gallery the team posts during the festival.

Between now and January, Boston still has nearer dates on the calendar. Chinatown Loy Krathong is November 21. Use this page as the early bookmark for Tết, then reopen the official site when ticket sales and door hours post.

When: January 10, 2027 (hours and ticket price TBA; sales open later in 2026)
Where: Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA
Last checked: November 10, 2026

Updates at tetboston.org.