The festival “Vietnamese Craft Village 2009†will take place from March 24-29, 2009 at 29/3 Park in the central city of Da Nang, gathering 60 typical craft villages in Vietnam.
A competition to find the best fireworks display will take place in the central coastal city of Danang on March 27-28, attracting teams from Spain, Australia, China and the Philippines as well as a large number of tourists.
The Sapa Culture and Tourism Week 2009 will be held in Sapa Dist in the northern province of Lao Cai, from April 30 to May 3.
A Vietnam ethnic minority cultural day will be held for the first time at the culture and tourism village of Vietnamese ethnic minority groups in Son Tay, Hanoi from April 18 to 19, 2009.
The Nha Trang Sea Festival 2009 will be organised from June 6-12 to attract more domestic and foreign tourists to the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, said a local official.
The province of Gia Lai’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced that a cultural day of ethnic minority groups in Gia Lai Province will take place in the city of Pleiku from April 3 to 4, 2009.
The carnival 2009 is scheduled to take place in Halong City, Quang Ninh Province from April 25 to May 2, featuring floating stages and impressive fireworks displays.
The 2009 Vietnam Sea Festival will be held in Paris, France on April 28-29 to promote advertising programmes and attract foreign visitors to tourist sites in Vietnam.
Vice-Chairman of the Thua Thien – Hue’s provincial People’s Committee Ngo Hoa presided over a meeting to listen a report by the city of Hue’s People’s Committee about their plans for the upcoming Hue Traditional Handicrafts Festival 2009.
The International Kite Festival 2009 is scheduled to open on the morning of March 27 in Ho Tram Beach Resort & Spa, Xuyen Moc District, Vung Tau City.
A royal music exchange programme between Vietnam and Japan will be held at Okinawa National Theatre of the latter country from February 12-15, 2009.
The Co Loa-Hanoi Ancient Citadel Preservation Centre’s annual cultural festival will be held at the Thang Long citadel site from January 29 to February 9.