Ben Tre Coconut Festival 2015 brings cultural activities

At the press conference on United Nations Day of Vesak Vietnam 2014 at Bai Dinh Pagoda, authorities of Ninh Binh province declared that all preparations for Vesak 2014 had been completed.

In order to diversify tourism activities and simultaneously introduce unique cultural identity of Hmong ethnic groups in Lao Cai, from February 28th, Lao Cai Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism will put Gau Tao Festival to test in Bac Ha District.

On April 20 morning (the 21st day of the third month in lunar calendar), the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Khanh Hoa opened Po Nagar Festival 2014 in in Po Nagar Tower in Nha Trang. This festival appealed attention of thousands of people.

From April 27 to May 1 in Can Tho City, the 4th Vietnam Southern Folk Cake Festival 2015 will be organized with the theme of Southern folk cakes towards integration. The event is held to introduce and promulgate typical folk cakes widely.

Southern Fruit Festival 2015 will take place from June 1 - June 20 at Suoi Tien Cultural Park, in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City. It will be the convergence of many kinds of fruit and interesting music performances to attract local and foreign visitors.

From June 1 to June 26, 2015, the 11th Southern Fruit Festival with many featured activities will take place in Suoi Tien Cultural Park, in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City. The festival is expected to have many interesting activities.

Hanoi Traditional Craft Village Festival 2014 will be held from October 9th to 12th at Quan Ngua sport palace. Expectedly, essence of Vietnam craft villages will be promoted in this festival.

Ake Ome – a Japan Festival will take place in two days December 27th and 28th in Giang Vo Exhibition Center, Hanoi Capital. This year festival will promise to bring visitors a special and unique space to enjoy new experiences and explore Japanese culture.

In order to celebrate the Vietnam National Day on September 2nd and attract more tourists to Dong Van Plateau, the 2nd Khen Mong Festival will be held on August 30th and 31st 2014 with so many fascinating activities.

At present, Vietnam - Europe Documentary Film Festival 2015 is being held in Hanoi with many outstanding documentary films of Vietnam and other countries. The festival is a good chance for Vietnam documentary films to be promulgated to the world.

Ba Na Hills has officially inaugurated the first Flower Festival Ba Na Hills at D' amour flower garden with the convergence of a variety of flowers from all over the country and renowned flowers in the world.

After Tet Nguyen Dan Festival, Tet Doan Ngo Festival held on the 5th of the fifth lunar month is the warmest and biggest reunion festival of Vietnamese people. Traditionally, the festival is held to protect the crops and health of people with fruit feast.

Annually, on the 10th day of the third month in lunar calendar, people from everywhere in Vietnam and international tourists come to Phu Tho to join Hung King Festival. This is one of important festivals in the country.

The Dragon Dance Festival 2014 will take place on October 4th 2014 at Statue of King Ly Thai To area in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. The festival is held by Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The opening ceremony of Southern Fruit Festival 2014 will be held on June 1st. The festival is an annual cultural event which is the most awaited every summer in Ho Chi Minh City.

Folk Cake Festival, one of the traditional festivals in Southern Vietnam, will be held on February 2nd at the Hoa Su Restaurant in Can Tho. The festival aims to introduce to tourists the cultural traditional feast in Tet occasion of Vietnamese.

The plan of Coconut Festival 2015 in Ben Tre is a favorable condition to promulgate Coconut industry in Ben Tre to nationwide and worldwide through tourist activities. The 4th Ben Tre Coconut Festival is going to be held in April, 2015.

From August 17th to 23rd, Week of Korean Traditional Culture Experience will be celebrated at Vietnamese Women’s Museum on Ly Thuong Kiet Street. It is an opportunity to explore and experience Korean culture.

The second Halong Cherry Blossom Festival took place successfully. After two times of organizations, the festival proved itself in defining relationships between Vietnam and Japan in particular, Quang Ninh and other cities of Japan in general.

In order to introduce and honor the quintessence of Vietnamese cuisine as well as the creative talent of Vietnamese artisans, Vietnamese cuisine festival 2014 will be celebrated in Nha Trang City since July 1st to 6th 2014.