Festivals

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.

People`s Committee of Hanoi’s outlying district of Ba Vi held a ceremony to open the Tan Vien Son Thanh (Tan Vien Mountain Saint) festival in Minh Quang commune on February 10.

The opening ceremony of the National Tourism Year 2017, themed "Northwest Colours", will take place in Lao Cai city in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on February 11, according to the organising board.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2017, themed “Hanoi - Destination of Vietnam”, will take place from April 6-9 at the International Exhibition Centre, No.91 Tran Hung Dao street, in Hanoi, according to the organising board.

20 Vietnamese flower artisans are displaying original floral installation works at a new exhibition entitled “Love Party” in Hanoi to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

The annual festival, which is being held in Tien Du district in the northern province of Bac Ninh on February 8 and 9, spotlighted love duet singing.

Annually held after Tet Holiday, Co Loa Festival taking place in Dong Anh District, Hanoi pays homage to King An Duong Vuong who built the Au Lac Kingdom and the Co Loa Citadel to fight the battle against enemies in III B.C.

The Yen Tu Spring Festival 2017, the largest festivals in Vietnam’s northern region, officially kicked off at Trinh Pagoda at the Yen Tu historical site in Uong Bi city, the northern province of Quang Ninh on February 6, the 10th day of the first lunar month.

The Central Highlands Steering Committee in collaboration with the People`s Committee of Dak Lak province held a press conference in Hanoi on February 5 to introduce the sixth Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival that will take place in Buon Ma Thuot city from March 8-13.