Festivals

The Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City hosted a tourism promotion programme, inviting local people to experience the different flavours of Indian culture, cuisine, and nature.

A festival highlighting Vietnam and Japan cuisine will be held from March 23 to 25 in Hanoi.

With more innovation and investment, Danang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018 promises to make Danang known as “the City of Fireworks.”

The 3rd Hoi An International Food Festival (HAIFF) will be held from March 14 - 17 with the participation of 12 famous chefs from around the world.

A Vietnamese delegation will attend the world’s leading travel trade show ITB Berlin which will be held in the German capital city from March 7 - 11.

Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival 2018, with title “Charming Ao Dai,” officially commenced on Nguyen Hue walking street in the last weekend.

Ban Flower Festival, Cultural exchange event highlights Japan’s charm in Hanoi… many activities will be held on tourism development.

Various annual spring festivals have opened in the northern province of Quang Ninh to celebrate the National Tourism Year 2018-Ha Long-Quang Ninh.

More than 400 athletes from 27 teams competed fiercely in rowing races at the Hanoi Dragon Boat Race Open Festival in 2018, jointly organized by the Hanoi People`s Committee and National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on February 24.

The Hung Kings Temple historical site in the ancestral province of Phu Tho welcomed nearly 1 million worshippers during the six-day festival of the Tet holiday (Lunar New Year), reported the Relic Management Board.

Huong Pagoda has received around 50,000 visitors on the first day of its festival (February 21), according to a report published by the Management Board of Huong Pagoda.

The Saint Giong Festival was launched on February 21, the 6th day of the Lunar New Year, at Soc Temple in Soc Son district, Hanoi.

Activities to mark the 229th anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory against the Chinese Qing invaders took place in Dong Da Cultural Park in Hanoi on February 20.

The scenic spot of Huong Pagoda, designated by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site, makes visitors cannot help having the feeling of losing in a world of fairies.

With the theme “Online travel, Vietnam tourism looks toward the fourth industrial revolution,” the 6th Vietnam International Travel Mart—VITM Hanoi 2018 will highlight hi-tech tourism.

The ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) and the ASEAN Travel Expo (TRAVEX) will be held in the northern province of Quang Ninh in January 2019 with participation of neighboring localities.

The 12th food festival held by Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has been taking since January 11-14 at Le Van Tam Park, with the theme of "The culinary journey connecting the world".

Excellent cuisines of Vietnam and foreign countries will be introduced at 100 booths at the 12th Taste of the World festival scheduled for January 11 to 14 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Art troupes from at least 12 countries as well as Vietnam are scheduled to perform in the biennial Hue Festival scheduled to take place from April 27 to May 2 in the former royal city of Hue.

Vietnam has begun exploiting the huge potentials of festival tourism with the successful organisation of some festivals in recent years.