The traditional Kate festival of the Cham people in the southern province of Binh Thuan is attracting thousands of local people and tourists.
Oc Om Boc, the annual Water Festival of the Khmer people, will this year coincide with the Vietnam Rice Festival in Soc Trang Province, home to a large community of the ethnic minority group.
A Vietnam Culture Days festival officially kicked off in Russia on September 20, sponsored by the International Cooperation Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The Hanoi Flower Festival 2012 will open in the capital city of Hanoi from December 30, 2011 to January 2, 2012.
The Vietnam Festival 2011 opened at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo on Sept. 17 under the theme “Beloved Vietnamâ€.
Every year on August 22 of the lunar calendar, people in Tho Xuan district, Thanh Hoa province, and visitors from across the country flock to the Lam Kinh Festival honouring the death anniversary of national hero Le Loi, also known as Le Thai To, the first king of the Vietnamese Le dynasty.
Hue Festival 2012 with the theme “Cultural heritage with integration and development – rendezvous of historic cities†will take place from 7 to 15 April, 2012. This event attaches to National Tourism Year 2012 organized by Thua Thien – Hue Province to build Hue as Festival City and affirm Thua Thien – Hue is one of Viet Nam’s culture and tourism centers.
The northern province of Hai Duong on September 13 held a ceremony to start the Kiep Bac - Con Son Autumn Festival 2011 in commemoration of the death anniversary of national hero General Tran Hung Dao.
The Lam Dong provincial People’s Committee held a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on September 9 to introduce the 4th Da Lat Flower Festival to be held in Da Lat from December 5-30.
The annual Nghinh Ong festival for fishermen to worship the whale to seek good luck at sea will open in HCM City's coastal district of Can Gio on Sept. 9.
The New Open World Corporation has added Vietnamese to the list of 12 languages used to vote for the New 7 Wonders of the World, including Vietnam ’s Ha Long Bay.
The seventh International Tourism Exhibition will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from Sept. 14-17, a municipal official has said.