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Nha Trang to be graced with Sea Festival 2024

A string of sensational cultural and sports activities are expected to excite spectators at the Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival, scheduled in the beach city of Nha Trang of the south-central province of Khanh Hoa from March 13-16.
Nha Trang to be graced with Sea Festival 2024 ảnh 1Nha Trang Sea Festival 2024 expects to welcome 15,000 visitors. (Photo: VNA)

Khanh Hoa (VNA) – A string of sensationalcultural and sports activities are expected to excite spectators at the NhaTrang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival, scheduled in the beach city of Nha Trang of the south-central province of Khanh Hoa from March 13-16.

Director of the provincial Department of TourismNguyen Thi Le Thanh said that themed “Nha Trang bay- sparkling pearl”, thefestival is anticipated to welcome more than 150,000 visitors to experienceservices and products from about 200 booths and manylarge-scale, diverse, and unique activities at the event.

The event is an opportunity for businessesthroughout the country to promote their images, brands, products and services, and connect cooperation, she added.

The biennial festival will include several activities suchas a seminar on tourism, a food festival, regional fruit and “one commune, oneproduct” (OCOP) specialty festivals, art programmes, street dances, and lightcarnival parades.

In 2024, Khanh Hoa province targets 40trillion VND (1.6 billion USD) in tourism revenue and more than 9million arrivals, including 3 million foreign visitors.

In addition to the sea festival, the province will alsoorganise an international lighting festival with the theme of “BrilliantMilky Way” with thousands of drones lighting up the night sky of the beachcity from June 29-July 20 with four participating teams from China, India, theRepublic of Korea, and the host Vietnam./.

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