The festival featured 350 kites by hundreds of artisans from various provinces and cities around the country including Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Binh Duong, Dak Lak, Thai Nguyen, Quang Ninh, Nam Dinh and Thai Binh.

The second National Kite Festival features the participation of 35 clubs.

Visitors to the festival also had the chance to learn the ways of making kites, including sharpening frames, glueing paper and painting the kites, followed by flying the kites.

The kite festival is a traditional cultural beauty highlighting people’s great respect for the gods, thereby contributing to raising public awareness of preserving and promoting traditional cultural values.

The custom of playing flute kites during the Sao Den festival in Song An commune, Vu Thu district, Thai Binh province was honoured as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Vietnam-Japan Festival 2022 opens

The 2022 Vietnam – Japan Festival officially opened at East Sea Park, Da Nang City, on July 14, attracting a large number of residents and visitors.

Da Nang welcomes visitors with food festival

A festival titled 'Enjoying Da Nang cuisine and beer space’ took place at Bien Dong (East Sea) Park, Son Tra District, Da Nang City, on July 3-6, bringing local people and visitors many wonderful feelings when coming to the coastal city.

Nha Trang hosts 2022 paragliding festival

The 2022 Paragliding Festival officially opened in the south-central coastal city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province, on July 1.

Food festival attract visitors’ attention

A food festival themed “Glorifying the past, shaping the future” has attracted a large number of visitors as part of the Hue Festival 2022.

Hue Festival 2022 opens with colourful show

The week-long Hue Festival 2022 was kicked off on June 25 evening by a unique art programme and an Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional gown) show.

Source: NDO