Vietnamese puppet act wins world carnival in Bangkok

Lam Dong Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that from August 7th to 10th, 2014, Rainy Season Festival in Dalat will be taken place. Visiting Dalat this time, tourists have many chances participating in a variety of special activities.

The theme of Da Nang Fireworks Festival 2015 is “Da Nang - Symphony of Colors”. According to plan, each team participating in the Da Nang International Fireworks Competition will have 20-22 minutes to perform.

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.

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.

National Ca Tru Festival will be held in Hanoi in late August with the participation of troupes from 15 cities in Vietnam. The festival is celebrated by the Institute of Music and Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

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.

Da Nang Fireworks Festival 2015 is coming closer. All activities in this competition are ready to show. Not only can locals and tourists in Da Nang contemplate these fireworks shows, but also international friends can see on reputable world channels.

On December 23rd, Lam Dong Province kicked off Dalat - Colors of Winter Festival, an important event in a series of activities to finish Central Highlands – Dalat National Tourism Year. The Festival will be organized with 12 main activities.

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.

On 23 June, leaders of Khanh Hoa Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism had a meeting with representatives of Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and discussed about the organization of the 6th International Hong Kong - Nha Trang Sailing Regatta 2015.

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.