National Ca Tru Festival 2014 in late this month

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.

In the framework of the contest seeking for “The Golden Spoon”, the “Taste of Home” Cuisine Festival was held in the afternoon of September 23rd at National Planning Exhibition Palace.

In the night of September 11th, the 10th Craft Viet Festival 2014 was officially opened in Hanoi. There were over 300 booths of 200 agencies and enterprises participating in the fair.

In August 2014, Hanoi will coordinate with Vietnam Women’s Union to celebrate 2000th Anniversary of Trung Sisters’ Birthday. The celebration aims to tribute and honor two greatest heroines in Vietnam’s history.

On the occasion of International Children Day - June 1, and Month of Action for children, Dongdo-show coordinated with theaters and artists to stage many plays, children dance music scene, circus and magic shows on stages in Hanoi.

At the press conference, it is officially announced that in addition to the opening and closing ceremony, Vietnamese Cuisine Festival 2014 has 8 official activities taking place from July 8th to 13th.

Mr. Luu Quang Huy, the director of historical monument Hung Temple, said that Hung King Festival 2014 attracted six million tourists which increased about 1 millions compared to the number in 2013.

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.

As expected, on April 15th 2014, “the Royal night”, a program in the framework of Festival Hue 2014 has been celebrated for tourists to experience and explore lives of Kings inside the Forbidden City in ancient times.

On October 7th, 2014 (September 13th lunar calendar), a thousand of visitors and locals gathered at a cultural relic Dinh Thay Thim (Thay Thim Palace) in Binh Thuan province to make a pilgrimage and attend in Dinh Thay Thim Festival 2014.

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.