Hung King Festival 2014 to be held

From April 14 to April 16, Khmer people will celebrate Chol Chnam Thmay Festival. This is the most important festival in a year. It is similar to Tet Nguyen Dan of Kinh people or Vietnamese people. During these days, people give best wishes to each other.

Under the theme Celebrating Family, the 2nd ASEAN Pride Music Festival held by the Embassy of the United States of America in Hanoi and CAMA will take place from 13am to 23pm on Saturday on June 20, at the American Club, 19-21 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi.

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.

Today, December 27th, the first Thai Ethnic Cultural Festival will be held with the attendance of 8 provinces to preserve and promote the cultural identities of Thai ethnic minority groups in the cultural diversity of 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups.

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.

During Tet holiday 2015, Calligraphy Writing Festival in Hanoi is organized from February 8 to March 3 at Literature Lake belonging to Temple of Literature in Hanoi. The Calligraphy Street will be promoted to become Calligraphy Writing Festival.

The Mid-autumn Festival in Hanoi will take place with a large number of interesting and attractive activities from September 5th to 8th 2014 in the Vietnam Culture and Arts Exhibition Center at 2 Hoa Lu Street.

There are so many special activities to be held on occasion of 60th Anniversary of Hanoi Liberation Day. Particularly, in the night of October 10th, there will be fireworks at 30 locations throughout the city.

Tonight, the biggest Noel Festival in Vietnam will take place. Hanoians and travelers can take part in exciting activities in the festival. Skilled artisans are rushing to complete 40-meter "snow road" which will be very shimmering under colorful lights.

From July 11-14 in Nha Trang City, Nha Trang Sea Festival 2015 will take place with many attractive and diverse activities. Being organized every two years, Nha Trang Sea Festival is one of the most outstanding events in Nha Trang City.

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.