The Kien Giang Department of culture, sports and tourism announced that the Festival to commemorate the 143rd birthday anniversary of national hero Nguyen Trung Truc will open on September 9 in Rach Gia city (Kien Giang).
According to the organising board, all units have carried out all the tasks assigned to hasten the preparation for the festival to ensure they produce a quality event on time. This year’s festival will take place from September 23-25 (August 26-28 in lunar calendar).
In addition to the festival, there will be many other exciting activities. Many fair exhibitions and kermis will be held at the Cultural Centre of Kien Giang province and Vinh Thanh Van quarter– Rach Gia City.
Besides these, there will be many artistic, cultural and culinary activities at Lac Hong - Bai Duong park, while folk games, performances of Lion - Dragon dances will be held at the Cultural Centre of Rach Gia City.
At the same time, the Kien Giang Literature and Arts Association will hold a photo exhibition on the country and showcase documents about national hero Nguyen Trung Truc. A poetry and music night will also be held, introducing new compositions about the national hero Nguyen Trung Truc at the Nguyen Trung Truc park.