The anniversary of the death of the Hung Kings, which falls on April 4, will be commemorated with ceremonies in more than 1,400 places of worship nationwide.
A wide range of cultural activities will be held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Truong Son Trail, also known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail, which opened on May 19, 1959
The third cherry blossom festival in Vietnam will be held at Quan Ngua Sport Complex on April 10-12 to celebrate the 999th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The Festival of Culture, Sports and Tourism will be held for northwestern ethnic groups from March 27-30, the Lai Chau provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has revealed.
Ho Chi Minh City’s 5th tourism festival will be held at Dam Sen Cultural Park from April 3-5, 2009 by the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Tourism Association.
The Halong Tourism Festival 2009 will be held as a carnival of the sea, air and land from April 25-May 2, according to the Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee.
Products created by more than 50 handicraft villages from all three regions across the country will be introduced at a festival slated to take place in the central city of Danang from March 24-29.
The authorities and people of Hanoi are implementing a series of activities to mark its 1,000th birthday of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar will organize Vietnamese culture days from April 3-4 to mark the year of Vietnamese cultural diplomacy.
The festival “Vietnamese Craft Village 2009†will take place from March 24-29, 2009 at 29/3 Park in the central city of Da Nang, gathering 60 typical craft villages in Vietnam.
A competition to find the best fireworks display will take place in the central coastal city of Danang on March 27-28, attracting teams from Spain, Australia, China and the Philippines as well as a large number of tourists.
The Sapa Culture and Tourism Week 2009 will be held in Sapa Dist in the northern province of Lao Cai, from April 30 to May 3.