Calendar of Events

Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2013

The 5th Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2013 will take place from April 27 to May 1, 2013 at the center of Hue city, the capital of Thua Thien – Hue province. The traditional craft festivals were held once every two years in odd years. And in 2013, its theme is “Craft villages in tourism development”. This event is organised by ...

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Huong (Perfume) Pagoda Festival

People living in the Song Hong (Red River) Delta are preparing to celebrate the Huong Pagoda festival 2013, which a local official has promised will be the biggest ever.   Festivities will begin on the sixth day of Tet Holiday (February 15th) when visitors can enjoy a photography exhibition of ancient Vietnamese Pagodas and watch birds being released on the ...

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International Sea and Island Tourism Fair 2013 in Nha Trang

According to Khanh Hoa Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Nha Trang-Vietnam International Sea and Island Tourism Fair 2013 will take place from June 8-10 in the beautiful coastal city of Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa province). This is the first international thematic fair on sea and island tourism that has been organized inVietnam. The fair will introduceVietnam’s best marine ...

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Long Tong festival kicks off in northern provinces

The Long Tong (going to the field) festival got underway in Bo Lu field, Nam Mau commune, Ba Be district of Bac Kan province on February 19 (the tenth day of the first lunar month). This is the biggest agricultural festival of the northern mountainous province and Viet Bac region (including six provinces of Bac Kan , Thai Nguyen, Tuyen ...

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Me Tri Green Rice Flakes Festival

Special products made from green rice flakes in Hanoi, such as cake, sweetened porridge and sticky rice, will be introduced at 30 stalls at the Cultural Festival of the green rice village of Me Tri on October 6th, 2012 in Me Tri commune, Tu Liem district, Hanoi. During the festival, spectators will have a chance to enjoy special products made ...

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Danang International Firework Competition 2013

After five times of organizations, Danang International Firework Competition 2013 (DIFC) will be held on two nights of 29th and 30th of April, 2013. The theme of DIFC 2013 is “Love for Han River”. DIFC 2013 has the participations of 5 teams: team Russia (Khan Fireworks Center), team Italy (Parente Co.), team Japan (Marutamaya Co.), team USA (Melrose Pyrotechnics Co.) ...

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Christmas in Vietnam

Christmas is a foreign holiday in Vietnam, but everyone seems to join in the festive spirit and thoroughly enjoy themselves. In recent years, Christmas (also called Noel) is becoming one of the most important festivals in Vietnam. Vietnam’s traditional religions are Buddhism and the Chinese philosophies of Taoism and Confucianism. However, during French rule, many became Christians. This is the ...

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Hanoi Gift Show 2012

After the success of Hanoi Gift Show 2011, Hanoi Gift Show 2012 will be consequently organized from 27th to 30thOctober 2012 with the expansion to 550 booths of over 200 exhibitors from Hanoi and other provinces nation-wide. This is the only handicraft and gift specialized fair being organized in Hanoi. The fair will be organized in a friendly and open ...

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