Vietnam Local Events

Vietnam has a number of cultural events, festivals and celebrations throughout the year. Click on the links below to take a look at upcoming events and news in that destination.

Can Tho
Chau Doc
Danang
Hoian
Hue
Nha Trang
Phu Quoc
Hanoi

Have you ever heard about Vietnamese water puppet show? What do you know about this performing art?

Water puppetry is a unique performing art derived from rice culture of Vietnam. Today, the puppet is recognized as a traditional art and accounts as high position in Vietnam national theater. Many different kind of puppet can be found in many countries, but water puppet is unique and only in Vietnam.

The entire country celebrates the birthday and the life of its most cherished historical figure Ho Chi Minh.

The international choir festival & Competition 2013 (third time) will be organised in Hoi An city, Quang Nam Province from June 19th to 22nd, 2013.

Festivities in Tra Co take place yearly from the 30th day of the fifth lunar month until the sixth day of the sixth lunar month.

Roughly 600 years ago, the Tra Co people joined together and to build a communal house dedicated to the tutelary genies of the village. The Tra Co festival now takes place to recognize the merit of the tutelary genies of the village and pray for good luck for villagers.

The festivities are organized yearly on the 18th day of the sixth lunar month, but the celebration lasts from the 10th to the 20th days of month.

The festival is organized to commemorate the victory against the Mongol invaders in 1288, as well as the feats of Tran Khanh Du, a famous Tran general. They also pray for good “harvest” from the sea.

Nguyen Trung Truc is a hero worshipped by people in six provinces of the country. His shrine is located on the waterfront city of Rach Gia, Kien Giang province.

Vienam's national Day - celebrated throughout the country

This festival is held mainly for children. Vietnamese families, especially those with little children, always prepare for this festival. On the night of the Festival, most families have a tray of specialties for members to get around and enjoy the Moon's beauty.

Honoring: King Tran Hung Dao (the legend general, politician and writer in Tran dynasty).

My Khanh Tourist Village in Can Tho, an event that attracts thousands of visitors each day are the "Pig Races". It is an extremely exciting and very fun game.

For a long time, Vietnam and some other Asian countries who follow the rite of worshipping the Moon Genie, welcome the Mid- Autumn Festival on the 15^th day of the 8^th lunar month.

Seven Mountains area-An Giang attracts many visitors. Beginning in October each year, more and more tourists come to enjoy the festival of the Khmer in An Giang: stopping cow racing.

Vietnamese celebrate Christmas Eve more than the actual Christmas day itself.

New Year's day around the globe.

The festivities take place annually at the Cua Ong Temple from the second day of the first lunar month until the end of the third lunar month.

Every year, the village starts the festivities on the seventh day of the first lunar month.

In commemorating the 19 founding fathers who built dykes, creating the populated island of today.

Yen Tu festivities begin on the ninth day of the first lunar month and last until the end of the third lunar month.

Yen Tu has been a center of Buddhism for many centuries, and is the starting point of the Buddhist sect of Trúc Lâm. Travellers to Yen Tu Festival to stay away from the mundane and go on a religion pilgrimage in the midst lush forest and rushing streams.

The Chol Chnam Thmay ceremony is celebrated by the Khmer ethnic minority people to welcome the New Year, similar to the Khmer New Year.

Thap Ba Ponagar Festival is a cultural tourism festival in Nha Trang city. Celebrated on the 21st to the 25th day of every third lunar month, this festival pays tribute to the Goddess Thien Y Ana or Po Inu Nagar. It is the most celebrated religious festival of the Cham people in the Highlands and Central Provinces regions.

The official festive day is on the 24th of the third lunar month.

Built in 1941, the Long Tien Pagoda is the largest pagoda in Ha Long City.  The pagoda holds festivals that are meant to have spiritual meaning for all those who participate, not only those who practice the Buddhist faith.