Schedule of activities at Vietnamese Ethnic Group Cultural Festival

Update: Apr 03, 2012

On 18 and 19 April 2012, the Vietnamese Ethnic Group Cultural Festival with the theme "Opportunities in the Year of Dragon" will be held at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism (Dong Mo, Son Tay Town, Ha Noi).

Time	Activity	Location	Characteristics
9h00-11h30 on 18 April	Preliminary conference to review 03 years of implementing Decision 1668/QD-TTg on 17/11/2008 of the Prime Minister on "Vietnamese Ethnic Group Cultural Day" on 19 April	Meeting-hall of Public Service House	- Preliminary reviewing and evaluating the implementation of the decision - Commending and rewarding the groups and individuals who have contributed actively and effectively to preservation and promotion of ethnic cultural values in cities and provinces
18 and 19 April	Exhibition of traditional craft village	Highland Square in the Ethnic Villages Area	- 30 spaces for exhibition of 10 traditional craft villages such as Dong Ho, Hang Trong paintings, Dai Bai bronze casting, Doi Tam drum, Bat Trang pottery...
From 18 to 20 April	Camping festival of Ho Chi Minh Youth Union of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST)	Space of Village 4 in the Ethnic Villages Area	- The Ho Chi Minh Youth Union of the MOCST makes 19 breakthrough missions in 2012, contributing to preservation and promotion ethnic cultural identity
8h30-12h00 on 19 April	Conference on promotion and investment to develop culture-tourism products	Meeting-hall of Public Service House	- Promoting and introducing the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism to attract investors - Developing culture-tourism products; connecting tours and tourist destinations with cultural tourism programs in the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism;
20h00-22h00 on 19 April	Gala Night to honour the culture of Vietnamese ethnic groups	Floating stage in the Ethnic Villages Area	- With the participation of 13 ethnic groups from 08 provinces and city (Ha Giang, Son La, Hoa Binh, Lang Son, Kon Tum, Dak Lak, An Giang, Ho Chi Minh City)
19 April	Performances of traditional games, sports	Ethnic Villages Area	- Performances of terrain cars, wrestling, fire jumping, Lam Son Dong martial arts, flute martial arts, roller-skating contest, fishing contest...
From 19 to 22 April	Northern mountain markets	Space of Village 1 in the Ethnic Villages Area	- Representing the space of traditional markets of some ethnic groups - Displaying and introducing features of ethnic culture through cultural products, local products, traditional crafts, special art forms of ethnic groups
From 15 to 22 April	Activity programs of representatives of 13 mobilized ethnic community groups (H'mong, Tay, Dao, Thai, Muong, Nung, Ba Na, Gia Rai, M'Nong, Ede, Cham, Khmer, Hoa)	Ethnic Villages Area	- Participating in the training program for the Gala Night to honour the culture of Vietnamese ethnic groups - Participating in the space of the Northern mountainous markets - Organizing traditional festivals, fork games in their own cultural spaces - Participating in 03 ethnic sports including tu lu (top) playing, crossbow, rod pushing.