Myriad activities honouring the traditional dress of ao dai brought close to 3.5 million visitors, including 480,000 foreigners, to Ho Chi Minh City last month.
Clay firecracker, mimicking the ritual of praying for a good harvest, have been ingrained in the Vietnamese culture as a symbol of resilience against natural disasters and adversities. In folk beliefs, the louder the clay firecracker makes, the more auspicious the upcoming season for crops.
A kaleidoscope of festive activities will be held throughout 2024 in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue in the framework of the Hue Festival 2024.
The pedestrian space in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district will open from December 29 through January 1, to serve local residents and visitors during the 2024 New Year holiday.
A kaleidoscope of activities that honour the cultural values of the Central Highlands are being held during the first culture, sports and tourism festival for ethnic groups in the region that opened in Kon Tum province on November 29.
The first festival of ethnic minority groups with population of less than 10,000 will be held in Lai Chau city in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau from November 3-5, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced at a press conference on October 23.
Impressive sports, cultural, and artistic performances taking place along the Saigon River, Binh Dong Wharf, and Thi Nghe Canal within the framework of the Ho Chi Minh City River Festival, have left a deep impression on city residents and tourists from near and far.
The Ban Gioc Waterfall Tourism Festival 2023 kicked off in the northern province of Cao Bang on October 6 evening, attracting thousands of domestic and foreign tourists.
A series of cultural and tourism events will take place as part of the culture - tourism week and the yellow season festival of Binh Lieu, a border district in the northern province of Quang Ninh, from October 15 through the end of December.
A festival dedicated to Shan Tuyet (Snow Shan), a specialty tea from Vietnam’s northern mountainous region, is scheduled for September in Yen Bai province’s Van Chan district.
Fireworks teams from Australia and Italy are carefully preparing for their shows themed “Conquer Dreams”on June 17 at the ongoing Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2023 in the central city of Da Nang.