The three-day event features over 330 booths from organisations and foreign embassies and communities in Australia.

Vietnam’s booth displays cultural publications, tourism products and handicrafts, luring a great number of visitors.

Visitors at the Vietnamese booth.

Art performance programmes joined by hundreds of art troupes from many countries have been arranged within the framework of the event.

Chris Steel, Minister of Australian Capital Territory’s Multicultural Affairs, said the festival aims to create connectivity in the community and encourage the harmony among different races and cultures in the country.

The annual festival is expected to welcome over 200,000 visitors, he said.

Traditional festivals of ethnic minority groups restored

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) has issued a document guiding the implementation of restoring traditional festivals of ethnic minority groups.

‘Going to the field’ festival of Tay and Nung ethnic minorities in Bac Giang province

(BGO) - The Tay and Nung ethnic minorities in Bac Giang province still preserve many fine traditional customs and festivals shown in their treasure of cultural heritage, including the "long tong" (going to the field) festival held in early spring.

Sen Village Festival 2020 to take place in mid-May

The annual Sen (Lotus) Village Festival 2020 will be held from May 15 to 19 in Vinh City, Nam Dan District and other districts and towns in Nghe An Province to show gratitude to President Ho Chi Minh.

Red Spring festival: Vietnam’s biggest blood donation campaign

Launched in 2008, the annual Red Spring festival has seen 215,000 blood donors through the previous 12 editions, with 78,620 blood units collected. This year, it takes place from February 11 to 22.

Bac Giang postpones and cancels traditional festivals

(BGO) – The Chairman of Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee (PPC) on February 1 issued the official message about prevention of the acute respiratory epidemic caused by the novel coronavirus (nCoV) in organizing the festival and relic activities in the province.

Source: VNA