Tran Temple Festival – Nam Dinh

Nam Dinh Nam Dinh, Viet Nam

The Tran Temple Festival is one of the major traditional festivals in Nam Dinh, Vietnam. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month in Loc Vuong, Nam Dinh. The festival grounds consist of three main temples: Thien Truong Temple (Up Temple), Trung Hoa Temple (Center Temple), and Co Trach Temple (Down […]

Lam Kinh Festival – Thanh Hoa

Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa, Viet Nam

Lam Kinh Festival takes place on the 22nd day of the eight lunar month in King Le temple, Lam Kinh, Tho Xuan District, Thanh Hoa Province. Lam Kinh is the place of mausoleums and tombs of the Le Kings. At the Muc Son Quay, in front of the tomb area in the present-day Xuan Lam […]

Bay Nui Cow Race Festival – An Giang

An Giang An Giang, Viet Nam

The An Giang Cow Racing Festival takes place in Tri Ton or Tinh Bien district, An Giang province, from the 29th day of the eighth lunar month to1st day of the ninth lunar month (or to the 2nd day of the ninth lunar month in case of the eighth lunar month without the 30th day).The […]

Keo Pagoda Festival – Thai Binh

Thai Binh Thai Binh, Viet Nam

The Keo Pagoda Festival is one of the biggest spring festivals in Thai Binh province. It celebrates the Buddhist monk Duong Khong Lo, who made great contributions to the people […]

Nguyen Trung Truc Temple Festival – An Giang

An Giang An Giang, Viet Nam

Nguyen Trung Truc Temple Festival is held annually from the 18th to the 19th day of the tenth lunar month in a temple of the same name – Nguyen Trung Truc Temple, Long Kien Commune, Cho Moi District, An Giang Province. Nguyen Trung Truc Temple Festival is organized to worship Nguyen Trung Truc. He was […]

Dzao Dancing Festival

Bac Giang Bac Giang, Viet Nam

The Dzao Dancing Festival is a traditional festival of the Dzao ethnic group in the northern region of Vietnam. The festival is held from the 15th to the 27th day of the 12th lunar month, but it varies among different subgroups of the Dzao. The Dzao Tien people organize the festival for 13 days, while […]

Tet Holiday

Tet Holiday, or Vietnamese New Year, is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture. The word is a shortened form of Tet Nguyen Dan, which is Sino-Vietnamese for “Feast of the First Morning of the First Day”. Tet celebrates the arrival of spring based on the Vietnamese calendar, which usually has the date falling in […]

Perfume Pagoda Festival – Hanoi

Hanoi Hanoi, Viet Nam

Perfume Pagoda Festival is open in My Duc, Hanoi on the sixth day of the first lunar month, with the attendance of about 50,000 pilgrims. Situated in Huong Son Site, Hanoi, Huong Pagoda complex is considered as one among centers of Buddhism in Vietnam. The pagoda complex consists of several Buddhist pagodas and temples on […]

Khe Thuong Village Festival – Hanoi

Hanoi Hanoi, Viet Nam

The Khe Thuong Village Festival is a traditional festival that takes place from the 3rd to the 7th day of the first lunar month in Khe Thuong, an ancient village by the Da River. The festival honors Tan Vien Son Saint, one of the Four Immortal Saints of Vietnam, who is also the god of […]

Phat Tich Pagoda Festival – Bac Ninh

Bac Ninh Bac Ninh, Viet Nam

Phat Tich pagoda festival takes place on the 4th day of the first lunar month in Phat Tich Commune, Tien Du District, Bac Ninh Province. The ancient pagoda is famous for its beautiful architecture, serene landscape and sets of precious stone statues imbued with sculptures of the Ly Dynasty (the 11th century). The festival is […]

Hao Xa Festival – Hai Duong

Hai Duong Hai Duong, Viet Nam

Hao Xa pagoda festival opens from the 4th day to the 6th day of every first lunar month, the days King Monk Tran Nhan Tong visited the place. There are many special customs and rituals at the festival, such as edict and palanquin processions of families and feast and fruit tray contests. The most attractive […]

Dong Ky Village Festival – Bac Ninh

Bac Ninh Bac Ninh, Viet Nam

The Dong Ky Village Festival is a traditional festival that celebrates the tutelary god of Dong Quang commune, Tu Son district, Bac Ninh province, northern Vietnam. The festival is held from the 4th to the 6th day of the first lunar month to honor the god’s great merit, who was known as Thien Cuong De. […]