The Buon Ma Thuot Culture and Tourism Week 2009 on the theme of the “Legend of the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) Elephant†will be held in the central highland province of Dak Lak’s Buon Ma Thuot City and Buon Don District from November 16-22, 2009.
A "three countries - one destination" programme promoting tourism to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam will remain the theme of this year’s International Travel Expo, a conference was told.
As many as 450 travel and tourism companies both domestic and from overseas are expected to take part in the Ho Chi Minh City International Travel Expo 2009 scheduled from October 1 to 3.
The Hue Festival 2009 will be held from June 12-14 to celebrate its tradition of producing pottery, lacquer artworks and cloisonné.
An art troupe from China’s Guangdong province will perform in Vietnam from June 12-22 as part of its tour of three Southeast Asian countries.
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology on May 30-31 will organise a programme entitled “Vietnamese children and international friendsâ€, which aims to promote cultural exchange between ethnic groups in Vietnam and other countries.
It is summer and Vietnamese growers are busy picking ripe fruit and delivering it to Suoi Tien Park in HCMC’s District 9 as the Southern Fruit Festival returns to the city from May 24 to 28.
The Thac Ba Discovery Festival 2009 will be held from June 26-30 by the Yen Bai Provincial People’s Committee in an area near the Thac Ba Hydroelectric Power Plant, the first and biggest hydropower project during the anti-US resistance war.
Hanoians will have a chance to taste European cuisines at the 4th European Food Festival to be held on May 16 in capital city.
“Quang Nam – Heritage Journey†Festival 2009 will take place in Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province from June 4 to 7, 2009 with many special programmes.
A delegation of 30 overseas Vietnamese will return home to take part in the celebrations commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Truong Son Trail, scheduled to take place in central Quang Binh Province on May 16.
The European Days Festival 2009 will take place across the country between now and early June, featuring 16 cultural and intellectual events imbued with different European identities.