Schedule of typical culture, sports and tourism events in 2016
Update: Feb 03, 2016

Time

Event

Location

5 – 12 February

Flower Street on Lunar New Year 2016

Nguyen Hue Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

13 February

Opening ceremony of Huong Pagoda Festival

Huong Son Commune, My Duc District, Ha Noi City

13 February

Opening ceremony of Giong Festival in Soc Temple

Phu Linh Commune, Soc Son District, Ha Noi City

17 February

Opening ceremony of Yen Tu Festival

Yen Tu Mountain, Yen Cong Commune, Uong Bi City, Quang Ninh Province

17 – 27 February

Clipper Race 2016

Da Nang Port, Da Nang City

20 – 25 February

Tran Temple Festival in Thai Binh

Tien Duc Commune, Hung Ha District, Thai Binh Province

22 - 23 February

Nghinh Ong (Whale Worshiping) Festival

Thanh Hai Commune, Thanh Phu District and Binh Thang Commune, Binh Dai District, Ben Tre Province

22 – 27 February

Seal Opening Festival in Tran Temple (Nam Dinh)

Loc Vuong Ward, Nam Dinh City, Nam Dinh Province

23 – 24 February

Southern Don Ca Tai Tu Music and Song Festival

Can Giuoc Town, Can Giuoc District, Long An Province

24 – 28 February

Kiteboard Tour Asia 2016

Ninh Chu Bay, Khanh Hoi Hamlet, Tri Hai Commune, Ninh Hai District, Ninh Thuan Province

13 March

Bauhinia Flower Festival 2016

7/5 Square (Dien Bien Phu City, Dien Bien Province)

22 – 27 March

Ladies Golf Championship

The Dàlat at 1200 Golf Course (Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province)

27 – 29 March

Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) Festival 2016

Quan The Am Pagoda, Thuy Son Mountain, Ngu Hanh Son District, Da Nang City

28 – 29 March

Viet Nam-Asia Silk Culture Festival 2016

Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province

March

Ao Dai (traditional dress) Festival 2016

Dam Sen Cultural Park (District 11, Ho Chi Minh City)

March

Ho Chi Minh City’s Tourism Day 2016

Area B, 23/9 Park (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City)

 1 – 15 April

Preliminary of Da Nang computerized firework display competition 2016

Da Nang City

 9 April

Opening ceremony of Visit Viet Nam Year 2016

Phu Quoc District, Kien Giang Province

12 – 16 April

Hung Temple Festival

Hung Kings Temple Relic Site, Hy Cuong Commune, Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province

14 – 17 April

Viet Nam International Travel Mart 2016 – VITM Ha Noi 2016

Viet Nam Exhibition Fair Centre, Ha Noi

16 April

The 6th Southern Traditional Cake Festival

Con Cai Khe Water Park, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City

April

Ha Long Carnaval 2016

Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province

29 April – 4 May

Hue Festival  2016

Thua Thien – Hue Province

28 May

Opening ceremony of International Circus Festival

Hue City, Thua Thien – Hue Province

May

International Food Festival in Ho Chi Minh City

Area B, 23/9 Park (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City)

9 June and 6 – 9 July

Fruit Festival 2016

Stadium in Cho Lach District, Ben Tre Province

June

Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival

Chau Doc City, An Giang Province

June

Southern Fruit Festival

Suoi Tien Cuture Tourism Area (District 9, Ho Chi Minh City)

June

Southern Food Festival

Dam Sen Cultural Park (District 11, Ho Chi Minh City)

Mid-June

Da Nang International Tourism Fair 2016

Tien Son Sports Palace, Da Nang City

Late June

Da Nang – Summer Destination 2016

East Sea Park, Da Nang City

August

International Marathon Competition 2016

Along coastline from Pham Van Dong Park to Son Tra Peninsula and through the bridges in Da Nang city

August

National Folk Songs Festival

Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province

Late August – early September

Windsurfing on Han River and street music 2016

Han River and Bach Dang Street, Da Nang City

September

International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC) 2016

Sai Gon Exhibition and Convention Center (District 7, Ho Chi Minh City)

September

Mekong Delta Cuisine Festival

Phu Quoc District, Kien Giang Province

Quarter 3

Northwestern Ethnic Cultural Day

Lao Cai City, Lao Cai Province

24 September – 3 October

Asian Beach Games 2016

Along the beaches of Da Nang

October

Ha Noi Culture, Tourism, Traditional Craft Village Festival 2015

Quan Ngua Sports Palace (Van Cao Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi)

October

Dolta Festival and Ox Racing

Tinh Bien and Tri Ton districts, An Giang Province

About October (the 7th month according Cham calendar)

Kate Festival

Ninh Thuan Province

13 – 14 November

Ok Om Bok Festival in Tra Vinh

Ba Om culture and tourism site (Ward 8, Tra Vinh City, Tra Vinh Province)

13 – 14 November

Ok Om Bok Festival and Ngo boat race

Soc Trang City, Soc Trang Province

14 November

Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of Khmer people in Kien Giang

Go Quao District, Kien Giang Province

14 – 15 November

Nghinh Ong Festival - Kien Hai

Kien Hai District, Kien Giang Province

November

Dong Hoa Hiep – Cai Be Ancient Village Tourism Festival

Dong Hiep Hoa Commune, Cai Be District, Tien Giang Province

24 December

Closing ceremony of Visit Viet Nam Year 2016

Phu Quoc District, Kien Giang Province

December

Da Lat Flower Festival 2016

Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province

 
Hong Nhung

 

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