Festivals

An art, cultural and exchange programme highlighting ethnic cultures of the northern mountainous provinces will be held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Dong Mo tourism area of Son Tay town in Hanoi from April 29 to May 2.

Performances of hot-air balloons will be organized from April 27 to the opening ceremony of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2017 on April 30.

The Danang International Fireworks Festival 2017 (DIFF 2017) with the theme “Shining Marble Mountains” will take place from April 30 to June 24, 2017.

The ‘Colourful Ha Long’ programme will replace the Carnaval Ha Long during the Ha Long – Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2017, which will be held from April 28 to May 7, in Quang Ninh province.

Le Mat is a small village at Viet Hung Ward, Long Bien District, about 7 kilometers away from Hanoi, which is famous for its tradition of catching snakes and making delicious food from them. To honor such a long standing profession, the village`s festival transpires annually on the 23rd day of the third lunar month.

The International Kite Festival in Quang Nam province’s Tam Thanh commune from 2017 June 5 - 9.

The Red Flamboyant Festival 2017 will be held from May 12 - 14. The theme of the festival this year is “Hai Phong reaching out to the sea”.

To celebrate 25th anniversary of the Korea - Vietnam diplomatic relations, on April 8 at Ly Thai To Monument, the Korea Days in Hanoi 2017 opening ceremony took place.

Foodies have chance to satisfy their taste with over 1,000 dishes at the Food Fest 2017, an international gastronomy and cultural event scheduled to take place in Hanoi from April 7 to 9.

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Korea (1992 – 2017), you are invited to the program Korea Days 2017 (April 8 – 9).

During the Vietnam International Travel Mart 2017 (VITM 2017), which is scheduled for April 6-9, over 45,000 promotional air fares and more than 15,000 tours with special discounts will be available.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2017 will be organised from April 6-9 at the International Exhibition Center in Hanoi, Deputy Chairman of Vietnam Tourism Association, Head of the fair`s organising board Vu The Binh said at the recent press conference in Hanoi.

Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Day 2017, which is being held at Le Van Tam Park, District 1 from March 23-26, is expected to attract about 300,000 visitors, according to the organising board.

A Vietnamese delegation is participating in the 24th Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (MITT - 2017) which is being held from March 14-16 in Russia.

The Ban Flower Festival 2017 and the fifth Culture – Sports – Tourism Festival kicked off on March 12 at Square 7/5 in Dien Bien city, the northern province of Dien Bien.

Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the opening ceremony of the sixth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival and the gong festival on the night of March 10 in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

The Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Ha Van Sieu is joining International Tourism Exchange Berlin (ITB) 2017, the most important event of the world’s tourism industry, in Germany, which runs from March 8 – 12.

The cherry – Yen Tu yellow apricot blossom festival which is scheduled to take place in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh from March 11-15, will display nearly 60 yellow apricot trees at Yen Tu Pagoda, 50 Japanese cherry trees and 5,000 cherry blossom branches.

The International Fireworks Festival 2017, which will last nearly two months from April 29 to June 24, is expected to become a cultural highlight of the central city of Da Nang this summer.

The Con Son-Kiep Bac Spring Festival 2017 is taking place in the northern province of Hai Duong from February 12-19, aiming to commemorate the 683th death anniversary of monk Huyen Quang, who was the third founder of the Truc Lam Zen sect.