Can Tho Province will organize the Cai Rang Floating Market Festival and the honouring ceremony of national intangible cultural heritage from July 8-9.
The Cai Rang Floating Market first appeared 100 years ago, becoming a destination for consumers of agricultural products in the Mekong Delta region.
The festival comprises many activities: photo display “Cai Rang floating market beauty”; “displaying stalls on Can Tho tourism; some stalls of traditional products, cuisine and fruits; and “Don ca tai tu” exchange.
The market is open every day from 4am to 9am, and attracts nearly 300 boats daily. During festivals and holidays, up to 500 boats a day visit the 1 km-long floating market. The market normally attracts about 500-700 local and foreign tourists each day.
On July 09, the festival will organize art program themed “Can Tho yeu thuong”(Loving to Can Tho province). Some performing programs praise the country, the homeland and the western region with beauty of the land, architectural construction, historical relc sites.
Le Minh Son, Deputy Director of Can Tho Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that on the occasion, Can Tho will promote and introduce the province’s tourism products, traditional products, cuisine and fruits.
Recently, Can Tho has also taken measures to accelerate the approval of the “project to preserve and upgrade the Cai Rang Floating Market”. The city Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has launched 5,000 flyers in a bid to enhance the awareness of environmental protection and traffic safety on waterways among local traders, tourists and residents. Other incentives have been offered to facilitate household businesses and traders in the market.