Festivals

According to Head of the Department of Ethnic Culture under the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Hoang Duc Hau at the recent press conference held in Hanoi, the 9th tourism, sports and culture festival of ethnic groups in the northeast region aims to promote and preserve their cultural identities.

A four-day festival of Vietnamese culinary delights is taking place in Beijing, China through August 24.

The UNESCO World Heritage Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park will be honoured at the Quang Binh Cave Festival 2015 taking place in the province from August 14-21.

The first tourism gala was held in Chandigarh, India by the Vietnamese Embassy and two domestic travel agents, Vidotour and Victoria Tour on August 10 attracting around 100 representatives of Indian travel agents and news reporters.

The 2015 International Travel Expo will be held in HCM City from September 10-12.

From August 5-20, Vietnam`s first top-rope climbing competition will take place in the world heritage site of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh province as part of the Quang Binh Cave Festival 2015.

An art performance took place in central Quang Binh province in the evening of July 29 to launch the “ Quang Binh Spectacular Cave System Discovery Week”.

Various activities of "Hanoian cultural and tourism Days in Thanh Hoa province" program will take place in the central province of Thanh Hoa from July 24-28 to promote tourism development links between the two localities.

The 2015 Nha Trang Sea Festival concluded on July 14 in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa after an eventful week, luring nearly 150,000 Vietnamese and foreign visitors.

The central coastal city of Nha Trang will hold several exciting cultural and sports activities during the 2015 Sea Festival, scheduled to take place from July 11-14.

The “Cave Festival 2015” will be held in the central province of Quang Binh from July 15-21. The opening ceremony is set to kick-off at Bao Ninh Sea Square on July 17.

According to Director of Khanh Hoa provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Truong Dang Tuyen at a press conference held in HCM City on June 12, Nha Trang Sea festival will be held in the central coastal city of Nha Trang from July 11 to 14.

A water puppetry performance marked the commencement of the Vietnam tourism and culture festival, which opened in the Japanese prefecture of Osaka on June 9.

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.