Central coastal Quang Nam province's Hoi An City and Thai-owned Index Living Mall will jointly organise the Light Festival to welcome 2017, the Year of the Rooster.

The fifth Vietnam Art Kite Festival kicked off on December 3 at the Bien Dong Resort in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau as part of a series of events during the International Kite Festival.

The Christmas tree lighting ceremony of the JW Marriott Hanoi, which takes place from 5.30pm to 7.30pm on December 1, aims to make orphans’ wishes come true.

Cua Ong Temple Festival in the northern province of Quang Ninh was one of 17 new items on the national intangible cultural heritage list recognised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The “Cau Ngu” (Whale Worshipping) Festival of the central province of Phu Yen has been recognised as national intangible cultural heritage.

A cultural festival of Mong ethnic people will take place between November 18 and 20 in the northern province of Ha Giang with the participation 13 provinces nationwide.

The ethic Khmer people in the southern province of Soc Trang are looking forward to their traditional Ok Om Bok festival from November 13-14, particularly the Ghe Ngo (Khmer boat) race.

About 30,000 people visited the 2016 Hanoi traditional handicraft village tourism festival at the Thang Long Royal Citadel between September 29 and October 2.

Thousands of people and tourists have flocked to the northern mountainous province of Lang Son to join the Mau Son Summer Tourism Festival, which opened in Loc Binh district on July 9.

Hundreds of unique fruits in the southern region are being sold at a 10-day fruit festival that opened in the Suoi Tien area of Ho Chi Minh City’s District 9 on June 1.

Traditional rituals, folk games as well as other cultural exchanges attracted crowds of locals and visitors at the Tan Vien Son Thanh (Tan Vien Mountain Saint) festival which opened on February 21.

The sixth Da Lat Flower Festival was opened in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, in the evening of December 29.

Over 200 paragliders from Vietnam and other foreign countries showed off their skills in a paragliding festival which opened in Khau Pha mountain pass in Yen Bai province.

The first Tam Giac Mach Flower Festival will be organised in the northwest province of Ha Giang from November 13-15.