Hung King Festival 2014 attracted over six million tourists

To pay respect to Rice God, local people in Central Highlands Vietnam hold many festivals annually. One of the most typical festivals of ethnic minorities in Central Highlands is Rice Growth Festival in Dak Nong.

During December 2014, End-of-Year Festival in Ho Chi Minh City will take place with many interesting activities. Visting the city at this time, travelers will have a great chance to join special events like food festival, consumer fair, shopping tours...

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.

Hung King Death Anniversary - Hung Temple Festival 2015 will take place in six days in the coordination with participation of five provinces, including Son La, Phu Yen, Dac Mong, Tien Giang, and Bac Lieu, along with many outstanding cultural activities.

Ba Chua Xu Festival in An Giang has been recognized as national intangible cultural heritage. The festival is held from June 8 to 10, 2015 with many meaningful rituals and interesting activities. It attracts many visitors and pilgrims annually.

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.

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.

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.

It is estimated that Ben Tre Coconut Festival will take place from April 7-13 with the participation of some country members of World Coconut Association, 10 provinces having strength of coconut in Vietnam, coconut enterprises in Vietnam, and farmers.

On May 8th, the opening ceremony of Vesak Vietnam 2014 was officially held with the theme of “Buddhism contributes to the millennium goals of UN” at Bai Dinh Pagoda, Ninh Binh Province.

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.