Southern Fruit Festival 2014 in Ho Chi Minh City update

Gong of Central Highlands, an intangible heritage of Vietnam, has been introduced at the Tropical Carnival in Paris taking place at Léon Blum Square. It is the first time Gong culture to be performed in this carnival.

Vietnam Southern Cuisine Festival 2015 will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from May 29 to June 1 with many interesting activities. There are participations of food businesses in Vietnam. The ticket of the event costs 200,000VND.

As expected, Saigon International Guitar Festival will be firstly held in this year from November 12th to 16th in Conservatory of Ho Chi Minh City. There are around 20 celebrated guitarists from other nations in the world attending in the festival.

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.

On June 29, in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa People's Committee held a press conference to introduce the Nha Trang Sea Festival 2015. The festival will be held on 11-14 July 2015. The Nha Trang Sea Festival is organized every two year, from 2003.

Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival 2015 is one of the most important events in Vietnam in general and in Buon Ma Thuot in particular. The festival is characterized by many outstanding activities to attract visitors and promulgate Vietnam coffee.

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.

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.

After three days with amazing performances and programs, in the evening of May 11 2014, at Intourco Resort, Vung Tau City officially closed the fifth International Kite Festival Ba Ria Vung Tau 2014.

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.

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.