Once a year, Hanoi's faithful gather to celebrate Christmas and pray for a peaceful year ahead.

Experience the vibrant dances and cultural connections that marked the celebration of friendship between Vietnam and Latin America.

The festival is not just about food with diverse culinary offerings but a culture where each country expects to showcase its traditional values.

Held in Nam Truc and Vu Ban District, Nam Dinh Province, Vieng Market Festival is launched on the annual 8th day of the first lunar month, only once in a year, when people have just finished their Lunar New Year.

The Vietnam Buddhism Sangha of the Ninh Binh province held a ceremony to open the Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival in Gia Vien district, the northern province of Ninh Binh, on February 2 (the sixth day of the first lunar month).

A popular saying goes: "Even after 100 years of virtuous religious life, if you don`t come to Yen Tu you cannot be called a true religious person". Pilgrimage to Yen Tu Festival in respect of Buddha and sightseeing is so meaningful...

A ceremony to celebrate the 1977th anniversary of the Trung sisters’ uprising and kick off the Hai Ba Trung Temple Festival 2017 was held at Hai Ba Trung Temple, a special national relic site in Hanoi’s Me Linh district on February 2 (the sixth day of the first lunar month).

On February 2 (i.e 6th of Lunar January), Huong Pagoda Festival has been officially opened in Hanoi.

“My friend, please stay here, do not return home. When doing so, you make me weep silently. The two flaps of my dress will be soaked with tears...” are the so beautiful words of a popular Quan Ho song named “Goodbye” (or “Gia ban” in Vietnamese), that makes our supposed upcoming pilgrimage to the Lim Festival so meaningful.

The expression lingered in the mind of the Viet people like a reminder of finding way back to the root in memory of Father and Holy Mother, who founded and protected the supernatural land. One of such traditional major festivals, serving as a pride of indigenous inhabitants as thinking about the kingly race of the Viet’s nation: Tran Temple Festival.

Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the biggest festival and public holiday in Vietnam. Officially, the festival includes the 1st, 2nd and 3rd day in Lunar Calendar.

As a decades-long Vietnamese tradition, the calligraphy markets in HCM City have attracted locals and tourists looking for artworks that will bring them happiness, success, wealth and health.

An international food festival will be held in the world heritage site of Hoi An, Vietnam`s central Quang Nam province, from March 20-26.

The fifth Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) is expected to take place on April 6-9 in capital Hanoi with the participation of over 600 domestic and foreign exhibitors.

The Ban (Bauhinia variegate) Flower Festival is scheduled to be held from March 11-14, 2017 in the northwestern province of Dien Bien, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

The third Vietnam-China Youth Festival, themed “Vietnam-China youth join hands in fostering friendship”, will take place in Vietnam from November 7-10.

The 6th Vietnam Culture Festival, which was held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK) on October 16, is one of the largest events for Vietnamese community who are living, studying and working in the RoK.

The second Tam Giac Mach Flower Festival was kicked off at an opneing ceremony in Dong Van district in the northwest province of Ha Giang on on October 15 night.

The 2016 Hanoi traditional craft village tourism festival will be kicked off at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long on September 29. This year`s event is expected to bring much exciting experience to local residents and visitors

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the People`s Committee of Lao Cai province held a conference to announce the 13th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of ethnic groups in the northwestern region.

The paragliding festival, themed "Flying over ripening rice fields", opened a culture and tourism week held at Khau Pha pass in Mu Cang Chai district, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on September 18.

Con Son-Kiep Bac Autumn Festival 2016 has been taking place with a wide range of activities in the northern province of Hai Duong.

The 12th International Travel Expo HCM City (ITE HCMC), entitled “The Gateway to Asia”, kicked off in the southern city in the night of September 7.