Event schedule in Visit Viet Nam Year 2016 – Phu Quoc – Mekong River Delta

Event schedule in Visit Viet Nam Year 2016 – Phu Quoc – Mekong River Delta

(TITC) – Visit Viet Nam Year 2016 – Phu Quoc – Mekong River Delta with the theme “Exploring Southern Land” is a typical cultural-economic-social event with national scale hosted by Kien Giang in coordination with localities in the Mekong River Delta region, Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang City, provinces of Thua Thien Hue, Lam Dong and Lao Cai.

In the framework of Visit Viet Nam Year 2016 will take place many activities, including 14 ones organized by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) in coordination with others ministries and departments; 13 ones hosted by Kien Giang Province, and 38 ones held by other provinces and cities.

Event schedule in Visit Viet Nam Year 2016 – Phu Quoc – Mekong River Delta

Time	Activity	Location
Activities organized by MoCST in coordination with others ministries and departments
February	Performing poetry and calligraphy exhibition	Ha Tien Town, Kien Giang Province
March	The Mekong River Delta photographer camp	Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province
April	Workshop on Linking for tourism development of Mekong River Delta	Hau Giang Province
April	Poster exhibition on “Sea and Islands, our homeland”	Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province
April	National Sport Fishing Competition	U Minh Thuong National Park’s Ecotourism Area (U Minh Thuong District, Kien Giang Province)
June	National Water Motorcyle Competition	Phu Quoc District, Kien Giang Province
June, July	National Fitness Club Championship	Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province
June, July	National Boat Race Competition	Rach Gia City and Go Quao District, Kien Giang Province
July	National Beach Volleyball Competition	Ha Tien Town, Kien Giang Province
August	Ca Mau Volleyball Cup	Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province
August	Viet Nam Art Photos Exhibition 2016	Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province
August	National Folk Songs Festival	Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province
September	Excellent Tourguide Competition 2016	Phu Quoc District, Kien Giang Province
September	Mekong Delta Cuisine Festival	Phu Quoc District, Kien Giang Province
Activities hosted by Kien Giang Province
January	Announcement ceremony of Visit Viet Nam Year 2016 and ceremony to receive certificate recognizing U Minh Thuong National Park as the Ramsar site	Tran Quang Khai Square (Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province)
January	The death anniversary of Hero of People’s Armed Forces Phan Thi Rang	Hon Dat District Historical Relic Site (Kien Giang Province)
22 February	Tourism Culture Year Festival and the 280th anniversary of establishment Chieu Anh Literary Coterie (1736 – 2016)	Ha Tien Town’s Central Square (Kien Giang Province)
16 April	Hung King Temple Festival – Tan Hiep	Hung King Temple Historical Relic Site (Tan Hiep District, Kien Giang Province)
April	Trade Fair of Mekong River Delta key economic region	Tran Quang Khai Square (Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province)
9 April	Opening ceremony of Visit Viet Nam Year 2016	Old Airport (Phu Quoc District, Kien Giang Province)
May	International Half Marathon Competition	Long Beach Phu Quoc Resort (Phu Quoc District, Kien Giang Province)
10 June	The death anniversary of 4 martyr monks	Buddhist Tower (Chau Thanh District, Kien Giang Province)
August	The Mekong River Delta Bicycle Racing	Phu Quoc District, Kien Giang Province
26-28 September	National Hero Nguyen Trung Truc traditional Festival	Nguyen Trung Truc Historical Relic Site (Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province)
14 November	The 10th Culture, Sports and Tourism day of Khmer ethnic people in Kien Giang	Go Quao District, Kien Giang Province
14-15 November	Nghinh Ong Festival – Kien Hai	Kien Hai District, Kien Giang Province
24 December	Closing ceremony of Visit Viet Nam Year 2016; the flag handover to Lao Cai Province for Visit Viet Nam Year 2017	Phu Quoc District, Kien Giang Province
Activities organized by other provinces and cities
21–23 February	Lam Chay Festival	Tam Vu Town, Chau Thanh District, Long An Province
22 – 23 February	Nghinh Ong Festival	Thanh Hai Commune, Thanh Phu District and Binh Thang Commune, Binh Dai District, Ben Tre Province
23 – 24 February	Don Ca Tai Tu Music and Song Festival	Can Giuoc Town, Can Giuoc District, Long An Province
February	Sa Giang Flower Festival	Sa Dec City, Dong Thap Province
February	Lang Ong Festival	Thien My Commune, Tra On District, Vinh Long Province
March	Traditional dress (Ao Dai) Festival 2016	Dam Sen Park (District 11, Ho Chi Minh City)
March	Ho Chi Minh Tourism Day 2016	Area B, 23/9 Park (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City)
19 – 24 March	Nghinh Ong Festival – Song Doc	Song Doc Town, Tran Van Thoi District, Ca Mau Province
26 March	Tien Phong Newspaper Marathon	Can Tho City
16 April	Southern Traditional Cake Festival	Con Cai Khe Water Park, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City
29 April – 4 May	Hue Festival 2016	Thua Thien Hue Province
April	Contest of Young Talent for National Stage Director	Can Tho City
May	International Culinary Festival	Area B, 23/9 Park (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City)
May	Flower Offering Festival in Uncle Ho Temple	Luong Tam Commune, Long My District, Hau Giang Province
May	Travel Conference “Lam Dong – Kien Giang – connection, integration and development”	Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province
9 June, 6 – 9 July	Fruit Festival 2016	Cho Lach District Stadium, Ben Tre Province
June	Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival in Sam Mountain	Chau Doc City, An Giang Province
June	Southern Fruit Festival 2016	Suoi Tien Park (District 9, Ho Chi Minh City)
June	Southern Land Cuisine Festival 2016	Dam Sen Park (District 11, Ho Chi Minh City)
Quarter 2	International Mountain Bike Racing	Lao Cai City – Bat Xat – Y Ty – Muong Hum – O Quy Ho – Sa Pa racetrack
22 June – 11 July	“Summer Meeting” Program 2016	The East Sea Park and beaches in Da Nang City
1 – 3 July	Traditional Cultural Festival	Nguyen Dinh Chieu Relic Site (Ba Tri District, Ben Tre Province)
17 – 19 August	Nghinh Ong Festival – Binh Dai	Binh Thang Commune, Binh Dai District, Ben Tre Province
27 – 30 August	Vu Lan Festival 2016	Group 1, Cau Ke Town, Cau Ke District, Tra Vinh Province
August	Traditional Festival of National Hero Truong Dinh	Go Cong Town and Dong Go Cong District, Tien Giang Province
August	The 21st Art Exhibition of Southeast region 2016	Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province
14 – 15 September	Da Co Hoai Lang Festival 2016	Bac Lieu City, Bac Lieu Province
September	International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City 2016	Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC) (District 7, Ho Chi Minh City)
September	The 5th Asian Beach Games Da Nang 2016	The East Sea Park and beaches in Da Nang City
Quarter 3	Cultural Festival of Northwest Ethnic Group	Lao Cai City, Lao Cai Province
10 – 12 October	“Vam River Meeting” program	Happyland entertainment complex (Thanh Duc Commune, Ben Luc District, Long An Province)
12 October	The 148th death anniversary of National Hero Nguyen Trung Truc	Vam Nhut Tao Historical Relic Site (An Nhut Tao Commune, Tan Tru District, Long An Province)
October	Traditional Craft Village Tourism and culture Festival 2016	Quan Ngua Sports Palace (30 Van Cao Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi City)
October	Bay Nui Cow Racing Festival	Tinh Bien and Tri Ton districts, An Giang Province
13 – 14 November	Ok Om Bok Festival in Tra Vinh	Ba Om Pond Culture Tourism Area (Ward 8, Tra Vinh City, Tra Vinh Province)
13 – 14 November	Ok Om Bok Festival and Ghe Ngo Race in Soc Trang	Soc Trang City , Soc Trang Province
November	Tourism Festival in Dong Hoa Hiep Ancient Village – Cai Be	Dong Hoa Hiep Commune, Cai Be District, Tien Giang Province
December	The 155th anniversary of Vam Nhut Tao victory	Vam Nhut Tao Historical Relic Site (An Nhut Tao Commune, Tan Tru District, Long An Province)

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