Ho Chi Minh City Book Street Festival welcomes Lunar New Year

It is reported that on August 26th, Mr. Doan Xuan Hung, the Vietnam Ambassador in Japan has officially announced the plan of Vietnam Festival in Japan 2014 held at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo.

Mother Goddess Worshiping Festival 2014 will be organized from October 15th to November 17th at the county level and from November 28th to 30th at the municipal level at Cultural Friendship Palace in Hanoi.

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.

Instead of being held at the end of April before Da Nang International Fireworks Festival, Da Nang Light Festival will be organized in September 2015. The change makes the light festival have more time to prepare better to serve locals and tourists.

All preparation for Da Nang Fireworks Festival is being conducted. On April 1, tickets for the international fireworks competition 2015 will be sold. The price is different from scaffolds of B3, B4, and C1 with 500,000 – 400,000 – 300,000 respectively.

The Da Nang International Fireworks Competition 2015 (DIFC 2015) is officially announced to take place on April 28th and 29th 2015 with the theme of “Da Nang – a colorful symphony”.

Hoi An has successfully held Vietnam ASEAN Silk Festival for the first time on December 28th, 2014 with interesting shows. This event contributed to the silk production cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, and the development of Vietnam silk.

Red Flamboyant Festival 2014, an annual organized event will take place in three days (9 – 11 May) in Hai Phong city. “Cat Ba in color of Red Flamboyant”, the highlight of festival will be held on the evening of 10th May at Opera House Square.

During the beginning of February 2015, many cultural activities are held in Hanoi. One of them is Spring Festival. Hanoi Spring Festival is portrayed by highlights of introduction booths and promotions of unique festivals in Hanoi.

Nha Trang Sea Festival 2015 will take place from July 11 – 14, 2015 with the theme of Love, Peace, and Creativity. It is expected that many outstanding acitivities in Nha Trang Sea Festival 2015 will satisfy the expectation of visitors.

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.