HCM City will host the 2022 Hozo International Music Festival from December 8-11. (Photo: VNA) The 2022 Ho Do (HOZO)International Music Festival will be held from December 8-11, bringingVietnamese and the world’s music to the city's residents and tourists.
Hundreds of famous international and Vietnamese musicians and local performerswill offer performances at two outdoor stages at Nguyen Hue pedestrian streetin District 1 and Thu Thiem Park in Thu Duc city from 8am to 11pm.
Highlighted musicians include twelve-time Grammy Award winning singer,songwriter and producer Babyface, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter AlastairMoock, and Moscow-based band Leoid and Friends.
Vietnamese artists will include Tung Duong, Bui Lan Huong, Soobin Hoang Son andDong Nhi.
Deputy head of the city Department of Culture and Sports Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy,said the festival would not only connect Vietnamese music with the world butalso send a positive energy to the community.
The department will kick off a hot air balloon festival at 6:30 am on November8 at The Thiem Park.
The city will celebrate the New Year with a music countdown partyon Nguyen Hue pedestrian street on December 31, featuring a lineup of famousVietnamese singers and rappers.
After the countdown, there will be a 15-minute fireworks performance beginningat 12am on New Year’s Day at Thu Thiem Tunnel.
Meanwhile, the Tet celebration will include 19 events highlighting a dynamiccity full of love and kindness.
Familiar festivities such as the flower fair and flower street will be heldduring the Tet holiday, falling on January 20-26 or December 29 to January 5 ofthe lunar calendar.
The Nguyen Hue Flower Street, the city’s most visited attraction in Tet, willopen from January 19-26.
This year’s 600-metre flower street, with the theme XuanAn Vui – Xuan Thinh Vuong (Happy and Prosperous New Year), extendsfrom the statue of President Ho Chi Minh in front of the People’s Committeeheadquarters down Nguyen Hue pedestrian street to Ton Duc Thang street.
To celebrate the mascot of the year 2023, the entrance of the street will bedecorated with four-metre cat statues.
More than 100 kinds of flowers, including chrysanthemums, roses, orchids,azalea, lotus and cactus, will be used in arrangements on the street.
As usual, the Tet Book Street Fair will take place on Mac Thi Buoi, Nguyen Hueand Ngo Duc Ke streets in District 1 on January 19-26, featuring thousands ofbook titles on various subjects from major Vietnamese and internationalpublishers and distributors.
Meanwhile, the annual HCM City Spring Flower Fair will open from January 16-27at Tao Dan Park, featuring more than 2,500 endangered and imported plants andornamental plants./.
VNA
