Accordingly, the opening ceremony of National Tourism Year 2019 and Nha Trang Beach Festival will be held on May 10.

The artistic show Seas and Islands of Vietnam will be held later on May 11, with the Colourful World Music Festival and closing ceremony set for May 13.

The Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa Sea Festival 2019 will be held from May 10 to 13 this year, with activities showing the mix of national traditional and contemporary culture.

Some 50 arts and sports programmes will be held across stages of Tran Phu street with swimming competitions, bamboo baskets competitions, fishing competitions and reformed theatre and ‘quan ho’ (love duet) singing from Bac Ninh province.

The festival also includes scientific seminars, arts exhibitions and displays, sports activities and other cultural and artistic activities of Khanh Hoa, like the cultural villages festival at Dien Khanh district, art space at Cam Ranh city and food markets at Ninh Hoa hamlet.

Nguyen Dac Tai, Deputy Chairman of the Khanh Hoa People’s Committee and head of the organising board, said most activities in the festival are carried out by entrepreneurs, organisations, groups and individuals. Activities are organised openly with community interaction in mind.

The festival was held for the first time in 2003 and has become a commercial brand of the province. It is held every two years, attracting domestic and international tourists and boosting local tourism.

Hue International Hot Air Balloon Festival opens

The third Hue International Hot Air Balloon Festival 2019 opened on April 27 with the participation of hot air balloons from Thailand, the Republic of Korea, Japan, the Netherlands, and host Vietnam. 

 

Cua Lo Sea Tourism Festival opens in Nghe An province

The 2019 Cua Lo Sea Tourism Festival officially opened at Binh Minh Square in the town of the same name, the central province of Nghe An, on April 26.

 

Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2019 opens

The Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2019, the 8th edition, opened in the former imperial capital of Hue on April 26 with a grand ceremony.

 

Ha Giang’s Khau Vai love market festival to start in April 28

The 100th festival of Khau Vai Love Market – a unique cultural practice of locals in Khau Vai commune, Meo Vac district of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, will be held from April 28 to May 1. 

 

2019 Do Son Tourism Festival kicks off

The 2019 Do Son Tourism Festival kicked off in Sea Square, Do Son District, Hai Phong City, on April 30.

 

Source: VNA