With only three weeks to go before the Mid-Autumn Festival, markets are full of people buying mooncakes and colourful lanterns made by local artisans and manufacturers.
The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang will hold the Tuyen Quang City Festival from September 5-7, with the participation of performance troupes from the Republic of Korea, Laos, China and Belarus.
The annual Mid-Autumn Festival will be held at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts from September 5 – 8, featuring a fun and exciting programme of events for children.
The World Heritage site and ancient town of Hoi An is organising numerous activities in celebration of this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, including sport competitions and musical performances, in order to promote the heritage site’s cultural and historical value for tourists.
Children will be able to explore the cultures of Vietnam ’s coastal areas during the ocean-themed Mid-Autumn Festival held on September 6-7 at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology.
People are still flocking to colourful Hang Ma street in Hanoi's Old Quarter during these days. The shops are festooned with lanterns, masks and toys, creating a fanciful and festive atmosphere.
Children noisily shouted as two colourful lions, one red, one yellow, appeared at the entrance to Kim Ngan Communal House on Hang Bac street on September 5.
Thousands of children, residents and tourists came together at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square in Phan Thiet city, Binh Thuan province, on September 7 for a Mid-Autumn lantern parade.
Vietnamese embassies and expat community in many countries held mid-Autumn celebrations for their children with the purposes of enhancing community ties and nurturing the children’s love towards their homeland’s culture.