30th Annual Independence Day Celebration & Community Picnic
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Celebrate Independence Day at AmCham’s 4th of July Community Picnic!
Join the American community in Ho Chi Minh City as we celebrate the 4th of July at AmCham’s Independence Day Celebration & Community Picnic! This year marks the 249th anniversary of American independence and AmCham’s 30th year hosting this beloved event.
One of AmCham’s signature events, this celebration promises a day full of fun for the whole family:
- Opening Ceremony with the U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard and the U.S. national anthem
- Free-flow of beverages, including assorted refreshments, beer, and wine
- Live Music Performances featuring rock, pop, blues, and folk genres
- All-You-Can-Eat Buffet with classic American and international favorites, including BBQ ribs, hot dogs, hamburgers, and more
- Fantastic Prizes including round-trip airfare to the U.S., luxury resort stays, restaurant vouchers, and many more exciting rewards!
- Children’s Activities featuring face painting, sandbag toss, a bouncy castle, and more!
Tickets are available for pick-up at the AmCham office, so be sure to get yours early and join us for a memorable celebration!
Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow members of the American community, enjoy great food, music, and prizes, and celebrate the spirit of independence in style!
See schedule, prizes, food and beverage options, and more below.
Happy 4th of July!
Please note this event is not pet-friendly.
View photos of our 2024 celebration
Sponsors
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
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Costs
TICKET PRICES
Price includes ALL you-can-eat, ALL you-can-drink.
AmCham Members & Invited GuestsAdult: VND 1,300,000 Children (2-12): VND 500,000 Children (under 2): Free |
AmCham Non-MembersAdult: VND 1,600,000 Children (2-12): VND 600,000 Children (under 2): Free |
All tickets include welcome gifts from our sponsors and one (1) raffle ticket.
Ticket Pickup Information:
- Location: AmCham Office, Room #323, New World Hotel, 76 Le Lai Street, District 1, HCMC
- Dates: June 18th to June 26th
- Payment Methods: Cash, credit card, or wire transfer
Please ensure payment is made in advance to secure your tickets. Don’t miss out on this fantastic celebration of American culture and community!
For ticket inquiries and purchases, please contact the AmCham Events Team at:
- Tel: 3824 3562 / 3824 3563
- Email: [email protected]
Schedule
| 9:30am | Gate Opens.
Drink Stations Open |
| 9:30am – 3:00pm | Games & Activities for children
Face Painting, Hula Hoop Contest, Sandbag Toss, and more by Pennsylvania International School (PennSchool) Lucky Wheel, Dry Clay, Wood Block Removal Game, Magnetic & Wonden Puzzle Game,Magnetic Sand by Renaissance International School Saigon Card Creating, Play Quiz by BITEX |
| 9:30am – 1:45pm | Raffle Ticket Sales |
| 9:45am – 10:45am | Live Music Starts
Featuring – Soul Kinsmen Band |
| 10:00am – 1:30pm | Food Stations Open |
| 11:30am – 12:30pm | Live Music Continues |
| 12:30pm – 1:15pm | Introduction: AmCham Executive Director Travis Mitchell
Entry of the United States Marine Color Guard Welcome: AmCham Chair Mark Gillin Entry of “July 4th Birthday Cake” |
| Door Prize Winners Announced
Winners of Door Prizes on stage (MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN)
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| 1:15pm – 2:00pm | Live Music Continues |
| 2:00pm – 2:20pm | Raffle Prize Winners Announced
Winners of Grand Prizes on stage (MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN) |
| 2:20pm – 3:00pm | Live Music Continues |
| 3:00pm | Event Ends |
Sponsorship Opportunities
SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES
If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you.
Door Prizes
DOOR PRIZES
Don’t Forget to Drop Your Entrance Ticket for a Chance to Win!
Make sure to drop your Entrance Ticket into the designated boxes at the Reception Desk for a chance to win one of our three exciting door prizes! A list of prizes will be posted later, so stay tuned!
The door prize drawing will take place at approximately 1:05 PM. Remember, you must be present to win! If your name is drawn and there’s no response after three attempts, we will conduct a re-draw.
Get ready for the exciting moment, and don’t miss your chance to win some fabulous prizes!
Thank you for your participation, and best of luck to all attendees!
| Sponsor | Prize |
|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | A USD 2,000 E-Voucher for flight |
| An Lam Retreats Saigon River | One night stay in a Garden Pool Villa, includes breakfast for 2 persons |
| Wanek Furniture | A Beaman Peak Leather Reclining Loveseat with Console |
Grand Raffle Prizes
GRAND RAFFLE PRIZES
Boost Your Chances to Win with Raffle Tickets!
Along with your Entrance Ticket, you’ll receive a complimentary Raffle Ticket, giving you a chance to win fantastic prizes! Want to increase your odds? Additional raffle tickets are available for purchase at our Raffle Ticket Sales Counters during the event, priced at just 70,000 VND each. The prize list will be posted soon.
The top Raffle Prizes will be drawn at around 2:00 PM. Remember, you must be present to win! If your name is called and there’s no response after three attempts, we will conduct a re-draw.
Even if you don’t win the grand prizes, don’t despair! Keep your ticket stubs, as we’ll be announcing winners for other exciting prizes on our Raffle Prizes Board near the Reception Desk, and also posting them on our AmCham website the morning of Sunday, June 29.
Thank you for being part of the celebration, and may the odds be ever in your favor!
| Sponsor | Prize |
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| Starlux Airlines | A roundtrip economy ticket to the USA (3 winners) |
| EVA Air | A roundtrip premium economy ticket to the USA |
| Six Senses Ninh Van Bay | Two nights stay in a Beach Pool Villa, includes breakfast and airport transfers for 2 persons |
| An Lam Retreats Ninh Van Bay | Two nights stay in a Beachfront Pool Villa, includes spa treatment and breakfast for 2 persons |
| Mövenpick Resort Cam Ranh | Two nights stay in a Two Bedroom Villa, includes breakfast for 4 persons |
| Garmin Vietnam | A Fēnix 7 Pro – Sapphire Solar Edition Watch (3 winners) |
| Sailing Club Phu Quoc | Two nights stay in a Three Bedroom Pool Villa, includes breakfast |
| Crowne Plaza Phu Quoc Starbay | Two nights stay in a Junior Suite Oceanfront, includes breakfast for 2 persons |
Raffle Prizes
RAFFLE PRIZES
Enhance Your Chances to Win with Raffle Tickets!
In addition to your Entrance Ticket, you’ll receive a complimentary Raffle Ticket for a chance to win exciting prizes! To boost your odds, extra raffle tickets will be available for purchase at our Raffle Ticket Sales Counters during the event, priced at just 70,000 VND each.
A list of raffle prizes will be posted later, and the winners’ names will be displayed on the Raffle Prizes Board near the Reception Desk, as well as on the AmCham website on the morning of Sunday, June 29. If you’re a lucky winner, you can redeem your prize by picking it up at the AmCham office before July 31, 2025.
Be sure to SAVE YOUR TICKET STUBS for prize redemption!
Thank you for your participation, and good luck to all!
| Sponsor | Prize |
|---|---|
| Wanek Furniture | A Sleep Gruve Plush King Mattress |
| Crowne Plaza Phu Quoc Starbay | Two nights stay in a Pool Villa, includes breakfast for 2 persons (2 winners) |
| The Bluffs Grand Ho Tram | One flight of golf for 4 persons |
| Furama Resort Da Nang | Two nights stay in a Garden Room, includes breakfast for 2 persons (2 winners) |
| L7 West Lake Hanoi by Lotte | Two nights stay in a Lake View Superior Room |
| Hilton Saigon | One night stay in a Premium Corner Riverview Room for 2 persons (2 winners) |
| New World Saigon Hotel | A Surf and Turf dinner buffet at Parkview Restaurant for 5 persons, includes a bottle of house-wine (2 winners) |
| Saigon Boat Company | Two hours private boat trip on Saigon River for 23 persons |
| Wink Hotels | Two nights stay, includes breakfast for 2 persons (4 winners) |
| Wafaifo Resort Hoi An | Two nights stay, includes breakfast for 2 persons |
| New World Saigon Hotel | One night stay in a Residence Club Premier Room for 2 persons (2 winners) |
| An Phuoc Group | One silver suitcase |
| Novotel Saigon Centre | One night stay in a Superior Room, includes breakfast and international buffet lunch for 2 persons |
| An Phuoc Group | One black suitcase |
| Le Méridien Saigon | One night stay for 2 persons |
| Logical Moves | A VND 5,000,000 relocation service voucher (2 winners) |
| Vinpearl Landmark 81, Autograph Collection | A buffet brunch for 2 persons |
| Sheraton Saigon Grand Opera Hotel | A buffet dinner for 2 persons at Saigon Cafe Restaurant |
| Vinpearl Landmark 81, Autograph Collection | A buffet dinner for 2 persons |
| Riverside Apartments | Two nights stay in a Two Bedroom Apartment |
| Nike Vietnam | One pair of Nike shoes (5 winners) |
| Rodd Patten | One pair of New Balance shoes (10 winners) |
| Cocotte | A VND 1,000,000 dining voucher (2 winners) |
| EL GAUCHO Argentina Steakhouse | A VND 1,000,000 dining voucher (2 winners) |
| An Phuoc Group | A VND 1,000,000 voucher (12 winners) |
| iBasic | A VND 1,000,000 shopping voucher (10 winners) |
| Eddie’s | A free flow Pancake Party for 6 persons |
| AFG Vietnam | A VND 500,000 dining voucher (4 winners) |
| Eddie’s Wok | A VND 500,000 dining voucher |
| Kepi | A VND 500,000 voucher |
| Shelley’s | A VND 500,000 voucher |
| Wish | A VND 500,000 gift voucher |
| Bread Talk | A VND 500,000 voucher (20 winners) |
| Eddie’s | A VND 500,000 dining voucher (2 winners) |
| Treats & Sweets | A VND 250,000 voucher |
| Ben Tre Import Export Joint Stock Corporation (Betrimex) | A fresh and sustainable gift set (15 winners) |
| Dan On Foods | A gift set of nuts (10 winners) |
Food & Beverage Partners
FOOD & BEVERAGES – by our Sponsors
| Sponsor | MENU |
|---|---|
| Anan Saigon | Duck pizza Beef Taco |
| Bread Talk | Coconut Bun Yaya Tart Cranberry Cream Cheese Donut Twist Spicy Floss Chicken Parmesan Lobster Sandwich Mini Birthday Cake |
| Burger King | Whopper JR Cheese Burger |
| Dai Thuan Company | Spring roll Bulla ice Cream Binggrae Ice Cream |
| Dominos Pizza | Pizza |
| Eddie’s | Corn Dogs Hot Dogs Chocolate Chunk Cookies Lemonade |
| G Kitchen | Banh mi Fermented Pork with Pork Skin and Green Chili Spicy Mala Grilled pork snack Tomyum pork rind Salted Egg fish skin Spicy Salted Egg fish skin Black Pepper fish skin |
| Harvest Baking | Double Cheese Bagels Cinnamon Raisin Bagels Cookies Cinnamon Rolls Croissant Hot Cross Buns Brownie Cupcake English muffin |
| KFC Vietnam | Fried Chicken |
| La Fiesta | Tacos |
| Ly Gia Vien Company Limited | |
| New Zealand Ice Cream | Ice Cream |
| Ngoc Suong Restaurant | Mini Seafood Spring Rolls Beef Tongue Tacos Deep Fried Apple Snail |
| Popeyes Chicken | Bone in Chicken Chicken wings – Honey Lemon Pepper sauce |
| Quan Ut Ut | BBQ Pork Ribs Italian Sausage Corn-on-the-cob Grilled Okra |
| Tan Hung – Binh Tay Food | Vegetarian fresh spring roll Fresh Spring Rolls with Shrimp Pork Stir-Fried Tom Yum Vermicelli Noodles |
| The Caterers | Kung Pao chicken Stir-fried beef and broccoli Fruit yoghurt salad Water Melon |
| Uncle Jax | Mixed Flavor Popcorn |
| Ben Tre Import Export Joint Stock Corporation (Betrimex) | Coconut Water Coconut Milk Chocolate Cocokumquat Cocktail Cocofotu Mocktail |
| Bia Craft | Craft Soda Sam BC Lieu An Nhieu BC Dragon Fruit Hard Soda BC Tram Pham Tram BC Sparkling Sangria BC Xau Ma Chanh BC Ao Ma Gorilla |
| Budweiser | Beer |
| Coca-Cola | Softdrink, Water |
| Deli Caffe | Coffee |
| Edelweiss | Beer |
| LightHouse Group Indochina | Tito’s Handmade Vodka Heaven Hill Distillery wine |
| Red Apron Fine Wines and Spirits | Coppola Diamond Merlot Coppola Diamond Claret Clay Creek C.V Cabernet Sauvignon Clay Creek C.V Pinot Noir Coppola Rosso Bianco Cabernet Sauvignon Coppola Rosso Bianco Pinot Grigio Gnarly Head Chardonnay Cali Gnarly Head Old Vine Zinfandel Locatour Chardonay Locatour Cabernet Sauvignon |
| STAR Kombucha & Chill | MaMaPop sparkling drink Cela – The new generation of soda |
| Suntory PepsiCo | Soft drink, Water |
| TH True Milk | Mistory Milk Topkid Milk Tea |
More Information
America’s Independence Day commemorates the historic signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. This monumental document marked the unanimous declaration of the thirteen “United States of America.”
As we celebrate this significant day, we invite you to delve into the profound words of the Declaration of Independence by reading its complete transcription. This enduring piece of American history is preserved by the U.S. National Archives.
Did you know that the American Declaration of Independence served as an inspiration for Vietnam’s own Declaration of Independence? On National Foundation Day, September 2, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh echoed the timeless words of the Declaration of Independence, emphasizing the principles of equality, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. His poignant opening words resonated with the spirit of freedom and self-determination:
“‘All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.’ This immortal statement was made in the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America in 1776. In a broader sense, this means: All the nations on the earth are equal from birth, all the nations have the right to live, to be happy and free.”
Let us reflect on the profound impact of these words and honor the enduring legacy of freedom and independence, not only in America but also around the world.
Happy Fourth of July!