Lo Khe Festival – Hanoi

Hanoi Hanoi, Viet Nam

Lo Khe Festival takes place twice a year, on the 13rd day of the first lunar month and the 6th of the fourth lunar month. The festival is held in […]

Dau Pagoda Festival – Bac Ninh

Bac Ninh Bac Ninh, Viet Nam

The Dau Pagoda Festival takes place every year on the 8th day of the 4th lunar month in celebration of Buddha Man Nuong, the goddess of fertility and childbirth. This […]

Giong Festival – Hanoi

Hanoi Hanoi, Viet Nam

Giong Festival is a traditional festival in commemoration and praise of the mythical hero Saint Giong, one of the four immortals of Vietnamese folk beliefs. The festival is held in […]

Van Village Festival – Bac Giang

Bac Giang Bac Giang, Viet Nam

Van village water praying festival takes place in April of lunar calendar every year in Van village, Van Ha commune, Viet Yen, Bac Giang province. The festival is a particular […]

Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival – An Giang

An Giang An Giang, Viet Nam

Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival is held annually from the 23rd to the 27th day of the fourth lunar month at Sam Mountain, Chau Doc City, An Giang Province. The […]

Tra Co Festival – Quang Ninh

Quang Ninh Quang Ninh, Viet Nam

Tra Co Festival starts annually from the 29th or 30th day of the 5th month to the 1st day of the 6th lunar month in Tra Co village which is 8 kilometres from Mong Cai town, is part of Hai Ninh district, Quang Ninh province. Tra Co temple is located on a small peninsula, at the […]

Quan Lan Festival – Quang Ninh

Quang Ninh Quang Ninh, Viet Nam

Quan Lan festival takes place on the 18th day of the sixth lunar month in Dinh Wharf and Quan Lan Communal House, Quan Lan island, Quang Ninh Province. Quan Lan 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 […]

Worshipping Forest Festival of the Nung – Lao Cai

Lao Cai Lao Cai, Viet Nam

The Worshipping Forest Festival of the Nung is a traditional festival that honors the forest and the ancestors who sacrificed their lives for the village. The festival is held twice a year, on the 30th day of the first lunar month and the second day of the seventh lunar month, in Muong Khuong District, Lao […]

Hon Chen Temple Festival – Thua Thien Hue

Thua Thien Hue Thua Thien Hue, Viet Nam

Hon chen Temple Festival is organized twice every year in the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month and on 3rd day of the 7th lunar month. The festival takes place at the Hon Chen temple, 10 km west of Hue. It starts with a procession referred to as the God Welcoming ceremony, said to bring […]

Dao Xa Village Festival – Phu Tho

Phu Tho Phu Tho, Viet Nam

Dao Xa village festival is held on the 9th day of the 7th lunar month, in Dao Xa, Thanh Thuy, Phu Tho, northern Vietnam. The Dao Xa festival is organized to honor Hung Hai Cong and three Royal Highest mandarins who had merit of helping people control floods, Princess Que Hoa. Dao Xa village is located […]

Long Chu Festival – Hoi An

Quang Nam Quang Nam, Viet Nam

Long Chu Festival takes place on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month in coastal villages of Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province. This festival of the boatmen living around Hoi An is believed to hold back epidemics and diseases in the transition of a season. Long Chu is a royal boat, a symbol […]

Vu Lan Festival

Vietnam , Viet Nam

Vu Lan Festival, also known as Mother’s Day in Vietnam, is held annually on the 15th of the 7th month of the lunar calendar. The main objective of this festival is for the people to express their gratefulness and appreciation to deceased ancestors, especially mothers. Popular activity is to buy and release caged birds, fish and […]