Khen Mong Festival to be held in Dong Van Plateau

On June 1st, at Suoi Tien Amusement Park in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City, the opening ceremony of 11th Southern Fruit Festival 2014 was held by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

From the end of April to early May 2015, Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2015 will be held in Hue Heritage Area. In this festival, there are many outstanding activities relating to traditional handicraft in Hue and in Vietnam.

Recently, in Haiphong City, the 4th Red Flamboyant Festival was held and finished successfully. The event appealed a lot of locals and tourists. Continuing the success of the previous festivals, the 4th one brought wonderful performances and programs.

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.

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.

On April 15 morning, Mr. Ho Van Loi, Director of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Tourism, Sports and Culture Department hosted a press conference on organizing the 4th Vung Tau International Kite Festival 2015 in Vung Tau with the theme of Fly with Vietnam.

In the evening of April 20th, Festival Hue 2014 with the topic of “Cultural Heritage with integration and development” ended after 9 days of taking place. The closing ceremony is held in Gia Dinh Park, Hue City.

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.

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”.

After 3 days being held with many cultural activities, Khmer Festival of Culture, Sports and Tourism was officially ended in Hau Giang Province. The closing ceremony was organized by Hau Giang Department of Culture Sport and Tourism on November 29th.

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.