Some 30,000 people gathered on May 18 in the Gia Lam district of Hanoi to attend the main day of Giong Festival 2013, commemorating Saint Giong, who legend says turned from a child to a giant overnight to fight against invaders in the past.

Nhan Dan Online – The 2013 Red River Delta region Kite Festival opened Nam Dinh province on May 18, as part of the 2013 National Tourism Year Red River Delta – Hai Phong.

Nhan Dan Online – The tenth Thua Thien – Hue Ethnic Minority Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival 2013 concluded yesterday in A Luoi district, Thua Thien – Hue province.

Nhan Dan Online – The International Sea Tourism Fair entitled ‘Sea, Island and Tourism Development’ will take place from June 7-10 in Nha Trang city in the central province of Khanh Hoa.

A 20-theme street carnival, two firework displays and art performances by leading domestic and foreign artists will be highlights of an upcoming culture-sports-tourism week in northern Hai Phong city.

Hoi An ancient town and My Son relic site, both the world’s heritage sites, will be open free-of-charge to visitors during the fifth Quang Nam Heritage Festival 2013, which is slated for June 21-26.

Nhan Dan Online – The 2013 ‘Sapa in the Clouds’ Festival wrapped up on May 5 in the northern mountainous district of Sapa in Lao Cai province.

Nhan Dan - The 2012 Southern Land Cusine Festival, featuring over 100 booths from 15 central and southern provinces, will open at the Dam Sen Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City on May 16.

The 2013 Khau Vai Love Market Festival and Culture-Tourism Week, which opened on May 4 in Meo Vac district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, expects to draw about 10,000 visitors.

Nhan Dan Online – The 2013 Traditional Craft Festival, the ‘Quintessence of Vietnamese Crafts’, officially concluded in the central city of Hue on May 1.

Nhan Dan Online - The annual Ponagar Temple Festival opened in Khanh Hoa province on April 30 to commemorate the Goddess Thien Y A Na, Holy Mother of the Cham community in the Southern Central region.

Various art and cultural activities were held from April 25-29 in response to the Feast and Commemoration Festival for Hoang Sa Soldiers and Quang Ngai Sea and Island Culture Week, which wrapped up in central Quang Ngai province on April 29.

Nhan Dan – The 2013 International Cuisine Culture Festival, one of the feature attractions of the 2013 Da Nang International Fireworks Competition (DIFC), is taking place in the central city of Da Nang from April 27-30.

Nhan Dan – The 2013 Traditional Craft Festival, themed ‘Quintessence of Vietnamese Crafts’, officially kicked off in the central city of Hue on April 27.

Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh sparkled with lights and colours during the 2013 Ha Long Carnival that kicked off on the night of April 27.

The 7th gong festival kicked off in Cat Tien district, Lam Dong province in the Central Highlands on April 26.

A trade-tourism-food fair was inaugurated on April 26 in Ha Long city in Quang Ninh province as part of the Ha Long Carnival which officially opens on April 27.

Nhan Dan Online – The traditional Mai An Tiem Festival officially opened on April 20 (the 11th day of the third lunar month) at the Mai An Tiem’s temple in Nga Phu commune, Nga Son district in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Nhan Dan – A festival, attended by State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan, to commemorate what would have been the 2,290th birthday of General Cao Lo opened in Cao Duc commune, Gia Binh district, Bac Ninh province on April 18.

Nhan Dan Online - Thousands of pilgrims flocked to the opening of the 2013 Hoa Lu Ancient Capital Festival yesterday at the historic Dinh and Le dynasty royal temples in Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province.