Major Events

A tourism festival will be held in the northern coastal city of Halong from April 29 to May 2, 2010 as the city is making every effort to promote itself as a tourism destination and mobilise votes for Halong bay as among seven new world nature wonders.(Detail)

The first Chau Van (trance) singing festival for the Red River Delta will be held in March 2010 in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.(Detail)

Twenty-five festivals and other programmes will be carried out over the next year under the theme “Hue - The City of Festivals, Heritage and Tourism” to promote tourism in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue and remotely celebrate the great 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi. (Detail)

  Festivals in December

- Ky Yen Festival at Nguyen Tri Phuong Temple, from December 2nd to 3rd (from the 16th day to 17th day  of the tenth lunar month)
- Nguyen Trung Truc Temple Festival, from December 4th to 5th (from the 18th day to 19th day  of the tenth lunar month)
- Phu Le Communal House Festival, from December 24th to 25th (from the 9th day to 10th day  of the eleventh lunar month)
- Ha Thai Festival, from December 24th to 26th (from the 9th day to 11th day  of the eleventh lunar month)
- Duong Phuc Festival, December 31st (the 16th day  of the eleventh lunar month)

Two national art festivals will be organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Communist Party and the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi.(Detail)

The first Chau Van (ritual song) singing festival for the Red river delta will be held in March 2010 in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Songs at the festival will be about the Party, late President Ho Chi Minh, national heroes and Thang Long-Hanoi.(Detail)

Chinese low cost airline, Viva Macau, has announced it will open a direct air route to Hanoi on February 13, 2010 with three flights per week every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.(Detail)