Festivals

From July 28 to 30, the Vietnam - Japan Cultural Exchange Festival 2017 will be held at Han River Port Da Nang City and aims to strengthen the solidarity and friendship between the two countries and attract international visitors, especially Japanese, to the city and Vietnam.

The Vietnam Festival in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture (Vietnam Festa) is scheduled to take place in Yokohama city from September 15 to 17, as heard at a local press conference on July 19.

Authorities of Ho Chi Minh City will closely coordinate with Republic of Korea to prepare for the Ho Chi Minh City – Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2017.

The Quang Ngai Sea and Island Culture Week will be held on the South Central Coast of the Quang Ngai Province and other coastal districts at the end of August.

On July 10, the sixth Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards contest was launched, calling for submissions from both amateur and professional photographers living in Vietnam and abroad.

The Northwest Cuisine Festival kicks off in the northern province of Lao Cai, as part of activities of the Lao Cai – Northwest National Tourism Year 2017.

The second National Youth Photo Festival 2017 was launched on Wednesday to encourage young professional and amateur photographers to capture images of Vietnam and its people.

On Jul 5, the second Cultural, Sports and Tourism Exchange Festival for Vietnam – Laos border areas officially opened in Son La Province, with Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Lao NA Chairwoman Pany Yathotu in attendance.

The “Steel in fire prison” exhibition opened at Hoa Lo prison, Hanoi on July 4, as part of activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of War Invalids` and Martyrs` Day (July 27, 1947 – 2017).

The 6th Culture Festival for Children of all Ethnic Groups in the Southern region 2017 has taken place in Kien Giang province to help preserve the traditional cultural values and boost solidarity between ethnic groups in the area.

From July 5 to 7, various activities will be held within the second Vietnam - Laos cultural, sports and tourism festival, scheduled of Son La province.

From June 27 to Jul 11, Hanoians can enjoy the exhibition Korea – Tradition and Modernity at Korean Cultural Center in Vietnam.

A pyrotechnic team from Italy has been crowned champion of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) for their amazing display on the final night of competition on last Saturday.

The number of visitors to the Da Nang International Firework Festival (DIFF) 2017 has surged by 50% in the two months of festival.

Vietnam International Finger-Style Guitar Festival 2017 will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city from Jul 18 to 19.

Yoga lovers in Hanoi are invited to the International Day of Yoga held by Embassy of India Hanoi on this weekend June 17th.

A Vietnamese Exhibition pavilion, combining tradition and modernity, has received hundreds of visitors in the last few days, at Expo 2017 Astana, in the capital of Kazakhstan.

Monsoon Music Festival (MMF), Vietnam’s biggest music event, will now be celebrated annually as part of an ambitious plan to develop culture in the capital through 2020, with a vision to 2030.

Nha Trang Sea Festival 2017 with themed “Extending the circle of friendship” was opened in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province on June 10th.

On June 10th, thousands of Vietnamese and Japanese visitors flocked to the opening ceremony of the 10th Vietnam Festival in Tokyo, Japan.