A wide range of cultural and tourism activities will be held during the sixth Cham Culture Festival 2026, which is expected to take place in the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa from June 26 to 28.
Currently, the pottery is not limited to the Cham culture but it incorporates other Vietnamese elements and western ones to improve the product quality for broader appeal.
Banh It Tower, which was built by the Cham ethnic group in the 10th century, has become a cultural icon and popular tourist attraction in the south-central province of Binh Dinh.
Fragrant lotus ponds now play an important role in the development of eco-tourism in Phuoc Dan town, Ninh Phuoc district, in south-central province of Ninh Thuan. Cultivation of lotus flowers has also provided better incomes for local Cham ethnic people in recent times.
The Ponagar Temple Festival was held recently in Nha Trang city in central Khanh Hoa province, to pay tribute to Goddess Thien Y A Na - Holy Mother of the Cham ethnic minority community in the central region who, according to Cham legend, taught local people how to cultivate crops and make handicrafts.
More than 17,000 Cham ethnic people are celebrating Roya Aidil Adha, the traditional new year festival of the Muslim community in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.
A festival on the cultural preservation and development of the Cham ethnic group will be organised in the south central province of Phu Yen on August 13-16.
Truong Thi Gach, 82, of the Cham ethnic group, is from a very long line of ceramic artisans. Her great-great grandmother made pottery, and now, her own great-granddaughter works in one of the oldest pottery villages in Southeast Asia, located 10km from the central coastal city of Phan Rang in Ninh Thuan province.
A contemporary dance show that places the Cham ethnic group’s culture centrestage will be introduced to local and foreign audiences next month at the Lune Hoi An performing centre in the central province of Quang Nam.
The Indian Embassy in Vietnam and the Vietnam-India Friendship Association’s Da Nang city chapter jointly held a seminar on the joint civilisation heritage of Vietnam and India in the central city on August 25.
The central province of Quang Ngai received on May 10 a certificate recognising the Truong Ba Temple Festival in Tra Xuan town, Tra Bong district, as part of the national intangible cultural heritage.
