Southern Cuisine Festival 2014 honoring local specialties

On July 20th, “Yang Bay Waterfall Legend” Festival will be held in Yang Bay Tourist Park. It is a unique celebration and one of the largest festivals in Nha Trang, which is deeply imbued with local identity.

People's Committee of Hai Phong City has held the opening of the third Red Flamboyant Festival 2014 with the theme “Hai Phong colors of Red Flamboyant” and received Cat Ba archipelago’s certification as a special national relic site.

Halong Cherry Blossom Festival 2015 with the theme of Peace, Prosperity, Cooperation and Development will be held from April 2 to April 5, 2015 at 30-4 Square in Halong City. Halong Cherry Blossom event is one of annual festivals in Halong.

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.

On May 10th, the closing ceremony of United Nations Day of Vesak Vietnam 2014 has been formally celebrated at Bai Dinh Pagoda, Ninh Binh Province.

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.

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.

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.

Da Nang International Fireworks Competition 2015 will be highly appreciated more than 6 previous competitions (held from 2008). Five teams joining the competition come from five continents. They have reputable brands and gain precious world awards.

During Hung Temple Festival 2015, offerings will be selected strictly than those of many years ago, said Mr. Luu Quang Huy, director of Hung Temple historical relic. Last year, the organizers also refused to receive "recorded" flag and hot air balloon.

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.