Festivals

The northern province of Lang Son will hold the Mau Son Summer Tourism Festival at the eponymous tourism site in Cao Loc and Loc Binh districts on May 17.

The 7th Nha Trang Sea Festival themed “Peace and Creativity” will be organized from July 11-14, said Vice Standing Chairman of the Khanh Hoa People’s Committee Tran Son Hai at a press conference in Hanoi on May 8.

Vacationers, at home and abroad, swarmed around places of attractions across Vietnam during the six-day holiday starting from April 28 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of southern liberation and national liberation (April 30).

Restoration progress on the Hung Kings Temple Relic Site in the northern midland province of Phu Tho has been pushed forward to welcome the national festival taking place on April 28, said director of the Site Luu Quang Huy.

The 2015 Carnaval Ha Long, is set to open on April 27 on Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Hung Thang Ward, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province.

The traditional Chol Chnam Thmay Festival of the Khmer people is being celebrated at the Khmer pagoda complex in the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese ethnic groups in Dong Mo, Hanoi starting on April 14.

The fourth annual week-long coconut festival wrapped up in the southern province of Ben Tre on April 13, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors and raking in nearly 20 billion VND (950,000 USD) in revenue.

The opening ceremony of the 2015 Khmer ethnic culture, sports and tourism festival was held in Tinh Bien district, An Giang province on April 12. The festival will be run until April 14.

The 2015 Japan Festival to be held in Ho Chi Minh City is a cultural activity that strengthens the traditional bilateral ties between the two countries, said a city senior official.

The 2015 Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival with many new and attractive activities will be held at the Thang Long royal citadel in Hanoi on April 11-12.

The opening ceremony of the 2015 Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM-Hanoi 2015) was held in Hanoi on the evening of April 2. Vice President of State Nguyen Thi Doan, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee Le Hong Son attended the event.

Le Loi flower street in the central province of Thanh Hoa, themed “Connecting World Heritages”, was opened by the provincial People’s Committee and the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association on April 1.

Visitors to a weekend Thai festival at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology can mingle with artistic dance performers and learn about the country`s cuisine.

The 11th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2015, themed “Impression of the World’s Heritage in Vietnam”, will take place at 23/9 Park from March 26-29, as released at a press conference on March 12.

The 2015 Ban Flower Festival kicked off in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on March 13.

Vietnam International Travel Market 2015 (VITM 2015) held in Hanoi from April 3-6, will attract to the participation of more than 700 international tourism businesses from 25 nations and territories.

The fifth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival opened on March 10, attracting hundreds of local and international businesses. The event was part of celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the Buon Ma Thuot Victory.

Vietnam’s travel and tourism agencies have actively promoted Vietnam as a peaceful, hospitable and attractive destination to tourism markets around the world through a number of international tourism fairs.

A ceremony to receive the special national relic honour for the Tran Temple complex was held March 3 in Tien Duc commune, Hung Ha district in the Red River province of Thai Binh.

With the aim to honour tea farming and prominent farmers, “Huong sac tra Xuan” (Colour of Spring Tea) Festival kicked off on March 1 in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.