Oktoberfest Festival 2014 to be held in Hanoi

On May 8th, the opening ceremony of Vesak Vietnam 2014 was officially held with the theme of “Buddhism contributes to the millennium goals of UN” at Bai Dinh Pagoda, Ninh Binh Province.

The International Kite Festival Ba Ria Vung Tau 2014 with the theme of “Flying with Vietnam” was held in Vung Tau City for the fifth time. This year festival is assessed to be greatly impressive with several attractive programs and competitions.

From August 2nd to 4th 2014, People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa Province will hold International Yacht Festival in Nha Trang beaches. It is one of the most large-scale festivals in Nha Trang this summer.

On April 15th, at An Dinh palace, the music festival in the framework of Festival Hue was celebrated with the attendance of many troupes over the world, especially the Australian band Deep Blue. It gave audiences an extremely impressive music show.

The 11th Southern Fruit Festival 2015 with exciting activities attracted thousands of both domestic and international visitors on the opening day. This is a chance for fruit in Southern Vietnam to be promulgate to other regions and to the world market.

Da Nang Light Festival 2015 with international scale will take place from April 24-16, 2015 on Bach Dang Street. The festival is held before the happening of Da Nang International Fireworks Competition 2015.

The Da Nang International Fireworks Competition 2015 (DIFC 2015) is officially announced to take place on April 28th and 29th 2015 with the theme of “Da Nang – a colorful symphony”.

Following the success of Noel Festival 2014 with "white park" and "snow road", Valentine Festival 2015 is a new event organized by Heartlink Joint Stock Company and Ho Tay Water Park. The festival will take place in two days February 13th and 14th.

In the evening of October 6th, UNESCO Hanoi organized Hanoi dance music festival with many special and attractive repertoires to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Hanoi Liberation Day and the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of UNESCO Hanoi.

At 20:00 on May 8, Halong Carnival 2015 was officially inaugurated on Hoang Quoc Viet Street in Hung Thang Ward, Halong City. This is the most exciting and biggest in 2015 with the theme of "Convergence of quintessence - Spreading Smiles".

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.