The festival, which is held every two years, organised for the first time in 2000, aims to honour cultural and historical values of the former capital city.
Hue Festival is the first contemporary festival in Vietnam developed from the new concept of festival based on festival models from various cities in the world.
Hue Festival 2016 will celebrate the founding of Thuan Hoa, Phu Xuan, Thua Thien – Hue and highlight the central province's cultural heritage in the development and integration process.
The 9th Hue festival will gather artists from 18 countries with France playing as the main partner.
Artistic performances of Vietnamese and foreign artists will be organised in the Hue Citadel, An Dinh Palace and other places.
Domestic arts companies and street arts troupes will also bring interesting performances to this festival such as the Cleopatra belly dance group from Hanoi and Vietnam Circus Federation.
Besides, the festival is also a combination of traditional culture, art and tourism activities with great attractions and high community orientation, including: Royal Night, Orient Legends, beer carnival, international food festival, old car exhibition, ancient village festival in Phuoc Tich Village, traditional boat race on Huong River and kite festival.
The festival will hold several exhibitions featuring cultural icons, traditional games, and specialties from many localities across the country.
The event will be organised in coincidence with the conference of Mayors from member countries of the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Co-operation.
This year's festival will be organised for the first time on the holiday occasion of Liberation Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1).
Besides attending the festival, tourists can choose to enjoy sightseeing tours and eco-tours to discover local destinations such as Lang Co Beach, A Luoi mountainous region and Tam Giang Lagoon.
Hue Festival 2014 received 200,000 tourists.
Hue Festival is the first contemporary festival in Vietnam developed from the new concept of festival based on festival models from various cities in the world.
Hue Festival 2016 will celebrate the founding of Thuan Hoa, Phu Xuan, Thua Thien – Hue and highlight the central province's cultural heritage in the development and integration process.
The 9th Hue festival will gather artists from 18 countries with France playing as the main partner.
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Domestic arts companies and street arts troupes will also bring interesting performances to this festival such as the Cleopatra belly dance group from Hanoi and Vietnam Circus Federation.
Besides, the festival is also a combination of traditional culture, art and tourism activities with great attractions and high community orientation, including: Royal Night, Orient Legends, beer carnival, international food festival, old car exhibition, ancient village festival in Phuoc Tich Village, traditional boat race on Huong River and kite festival.
The festival will hold several exhibitions featuring cultural icons, traditional games, and specialties from many localities across the country.
The event will be organised in coincidence with the conference of Mayors from member countries of the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Co-operation.
This year's festival will be organised for the first time on the holiday occasion of Liberation Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1).
Besides attending the festival, tourists can choose to enjoy sightseeing tours and eco-tours to discover local destinations such as Lang Co Beach, A Luoi mountainous region and Tam Giang Lagoon.
Hue Festival 2014 received 200,000 tourists.
