Nghinh Ong Festival in Can Gio returns with bigger scale

Nghinh Ong Festival, an event for fishermen to show their respect for the whale and gratitude for a bumper catch, will return to Can Gio district of Ho Chi Minh City in October with a bigger scale.

Handmade lanterns survive half century

Artisans from the Phú Bình Lantern Village in HCM City’s District 11 are busy with orders this week, making traditional cellophane lanterns to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival. The 50 year-old village is a traditional craft village located in the district’s Lạc Long Quân Street.

Khmer culture, sports, tourism festival slated for November

The seventh Khmer Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival will be held in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu from November 11-19, according to the organising board.

Museum’s mid-autumn fest to focus on Đồng Tháp

This year’s middle autumn festival at the Việt Nam Museum of Ethnology will focus on the cultural identity of people in the southern province of Đồng Tháp in the Mekong Delta.Titled “Colours of Đồng Tháp Culture,” the festival will take place on September 30 and October 1 at the museum.

ASEAN village opens in HCM City

Ho Chi Minh City began the ASEAN village event, the first of its kind, in the evening of September 21 to mark the bloc’s 50 years of operation (1967-2017) and Vietnam’s 22 years of membership (1995-2017).

Housing a communal tradition for centuries

Hoàng Văn Kỳ remembers the đình (communal house) mostly as a place of festivities, full of laughter and gaiety. The 65-year-old native of Thụy Phiêu Village in Ba Vì district on the outskirts of the capital city has particularly fond memories of the laughter of children as they wait to see the “living deity” of the Full Moon Festival appear in the sky, and the sounds of joyful music rehearsals held by the village’s women.

Ancient house in Tây Ninh given recognition

A 123-year-old house in Phan Chu Trinh Street in the southern province of Tây Ninh was recognised Tuesday as a provincial relic of arts and architecture by the local People’s Committee.

Dien Bien has two more national intangible cultural heritage

The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien has two more heritages named in the list of national intangible cultural heritage, raising its total to six.

First national festival of Dao ethnic culture to run in Tuyen Quang

The first national festival of Dao ethnic culture will take place in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang on September 29 and 30.

Ninh Bình to host world dance festival

Hundreds of international and Vietnamese dancers will perform at International Dance Festival in northern Ninh Bình Province from September 16 to 22. "The festival will be the first international important art and culture event to be held in Ninh Bình Province," said Tống Quang Thìn, the provincial deputy-chairman of People’s Committee and head of the festival organisation.