First international Da Nang Light Festival to be held

At the press conference, it is officially announced that in addition to the opening and closing ceremony, Vietnamese Cuisine Festival 2014 has 8 official activities taking place from July 8th to 13th.

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.

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.

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.

After a long time of preparation, on 6th of the third lunar month, Hung King Festival was officially open in Hung Vuong Square. The Anniversary Hung King’s Death is held with many art programs on the theme of Coming to rural heritage.

Perfume Pagoda Festival 2015 will officially open on February 24th (January 6th in the lunar calendar). On the occasion of Tet Holiday, the organizing committee will offer free tickets for visitors when making a pilgrimage in Perfume Pagoda during 3 days.

During Hung Temple Festival 2015, offerings will be selected strictly than those of many years ago, said Mr. Luu Quang Huy, director of Hung Temple historical relic. Last year, the organizers also refused to receive "recorded" flag and hot air balloon.

Taking place in two days on November 29th and 30th in outdoor garden at Calidas Keangnam Hotel, Vietnam - Korea Food and Culture Festival 2014 is a great chance for anyone who loves Korea to explore the country's culture and cuisine.

Halong Cherry Blossom Festival 2014 was open on April 11. This festival was assessed to be more successful than the previous one with many types of beautiful cherry blossoms gathered here appealing local people and tourists.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.