The Ha Long Week 2012 will take place in the northern province of Quang Ninh from November 27-30, with a focus on European market.
The Kon Tum Ethnic Group Culture and Sports Festival 2012 on the theme "Kon Tum - A Legendary Land" opened on November 7 to celebrate the upcoming Heritage Day (November 23) and the 100th anniversary of the province's establishment (1913-2013).
A national festival featuring Then singing and Tinh lute music got underway in the northern province of Lang Son on November 4.
The Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2013, aiming to develop craft villages and expand tourism, will be held from April 27 to May 1, 2013.
Vietnam's first ever paragliding competition will be held in Lac Son District in the northern province of Hoa Binh from November 16-18.
A promotion aimed at the tourist industry, themed "three nations, one destination" took place in the northern province of Quang Ninh on October 29, with numerous travel agencies from Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand taking part.
The Vietnam-Japan Culture Exchange Festival 2013 is scheduled to take place at the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Culture House on February 23-24 next year.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has released decision No. 4089/QĐ-BVHTTDL on time adjustment of holding the 4th International Circus Festival, Hanoi.
The fourth National Then Singing Festival will be held in Lang Son city from November 2 - 6 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as part of the ministry's effort to seek UNESCO recognition for the art form as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.
According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the government agency will hold a series of activities to mark Vietnam's "Cultural Heritage Day" at the Culture-tourism village of Vietnamese ethnic groups on November 23 - 24.
The Thay Thim cultural-tourism festival 2012 will be held at Thay Thim Palace from Saturday until Tuesday in La Gi Town, Binh Thuan Province.
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has approved a project on organizing the cultural day of Vietnamese ethnic groups 2013 in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai from April 19th to 21st, with the participation of all 54 ethnic minority groups nationwide.