The resort town of Sa Pa, in northern mountainous Lao Cai Province, will host a Culture - Tourism Week from April 30 to May 3 in a move to attract more visitors.
Thousands of visitors and nearly 100 delegations of pilgrims from Danang took part in the Ponaga Tower Festival 2009, which opened in Nha Trang in the south central province of Khanh Hoa on April 16.
The Vietnam Craft Village Fair 2009 and the Vietnam Handicraft Contest will be held at Thuong Bac Park, the former imperial city of Hue, from June 10 to 14.
A cultural day for ethnic Vietnamese people will take place at the culture and tourism village for Vietnamese ethnic minority groups in Dong Mo tourist resort, Son Tay Town, Hanoi on April 18-19.
Khanh Hoa Province is gearing up the Nha Trang Sea Festival, which will run from June 6-12 with the theme Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa) – Civilisation and Friendship.
The Do Son Tourist Festival 2009 will run from April 30 to May 3 at the Do Son tourist site, Hai Phong City.
The anniversary of the death of the Hung Kings, which falls on April 4, will be commemorated with ceremonies in more than 1,400 places of worship nationwide.
A wide range of cultural activities will be held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Truong Son Trail, also known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail, which opened on May 19, 1959
The third cherry blossom festival in Vietnam will be held at Quan Ngua Sport Complex on April 10-12 to celebrate the 999th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The Festival of Culture, Sports and Tourism will be held for northwestern ethnic groups from March 27-30, the Lai Chau provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has revealed.
Ho Chi Minh City’s 5th tourism festival will be held at Dam Sen Cultural Park from April 3-5, 2009 by the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Tourism Association.
The Halong Tourism Festival 2009 will be held as a carnival of the sea, air and land from April 25-May 2, according to the Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee.