Twelve international art troupes and five Vietnamese puppetry troupes will attend the Second International Puppetry festival in Hanoi from September 4-9.
The Thang Long-Hanoi International Tourism Festival will take place at Bao Son Paradise Theme Park in Hanoi from October 2-5 to mark the 1000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
Hanoi will organise firework displays in four locations on September 2 to celebrate the 65 th anniversary of National Day.
The fourth Hong Kong-Nha Trang International Yacht Race is scheduled to take place from October 20-27, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The northern port city of Hai Phong will organise the first Culture, Sports and Tourism Week from Sept. 28 to October 2 in response to the grand ceremony of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
Phan Thiet City will hold the traditional Nghinh Ong Quan Thanh Festival on August 30 - September 1 (from the 21st day to the 23rd day of the 7th lunar month) with some important rituals at Ong Pagoda including a Buddhist prayer ceremony, whale worshipping and a ceremony where people release lanterns on the river to pray for a good life.
The organising board of the International Yachting Festival has decided to delay the event until December 8-11, instead of October 21-24, in Mui Ne bay in the central province of Binh Thuan , said an official on August 5.
The Hanoi municipal People’s Committee will cooperate with Fukuoka prefecture of Japan to organise Fukuoka Cultural Days in Hanoi from August 10-13.
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh will have another chance to promote its abundant tourism potential when the East Asia Inter-regional Tourism Forum (EATOF) takes place in the province from September 13-17.
The third International Circus Festival will kick off at Hanoi’s Central Circus Theatre on August 6.
An International Tourism Festival will be held at Hanoi’s Bao Son Paradise Theme Park from October 2-5 to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and National Tourism Year 2010.
The third International Circus Festival will take place in the capital city of Hanoi from August 6-11.