A wide range of entertainment activities will be organised in Ho Chi Minh City during the National Day holidays from September 2-4.

A wide range of entertainment activities will be organised in Ho Chi Minh City during the National Day holidays from September 2-4

During the holidays, the Dam Sen Cultural Park in District 11 will offer numerous activities themed the “Autumn Festival”. A kite that is 50 metres long and 30 metres wide and carries about 4,000 wishes written by visitors to the park in the summer, along with two other giant kites, will help fly 70 smaller kites.

Visitors can also enjoy unique traditional and modern arts and take part in street music performances. They can benefit from 50 percent discount tickets when wearing Vietnamese flag-themed T-shirts.

At the Ho Chi Minh Monument Park and on Nguyen Hue walking street in District 1, a free musical programme will be held by the HCM City Student Culture Centre on August 30 evening. A number of students will perform pieces of traditional and modern music along with school fashion designs.

Also at the Ho Chi Minh Monument Park, the municipal Department of Culture and Sports is going to organise an art programme marking the 72nd anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2). 

Hundreds of famous singers and actors will participate in special singing and dancing performances to re-enact the country’s struggle for national freedom and impendence.

While many plays will be performed at theatres across HCM City, local cinemas will also introduce new films and promotion programmes during the holidays.

National Day celebrations focus on ethnic groups’ culture

A cultural activity at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi 

A cultural programme will be held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi throughout September to celebrate the country’s 72nd National Day (September 2).

As many as 300 people, including artists and students, from 12 ethnic groups of 11 localities, are expected to take part in the event.

A Tet market in the Dong Van Karst Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang will be re-enacted during the programme.

Visitors could taste local traditional dishes, enjoy folk music and games, and contemplate photos capturing the life and people on the plateau, a member of the Global Network of National Geoparks.

A pair of pan-pipes with the largest size in Hanoi (nearly 7 meters) created by Mong ethnic artisans will be displayed at the event.

Furthermore, a traditional swimming festival in the northern province of Phu Tho will be also re-enacted at the village, demonstrating the martial art spirit and resilience of ancestors.

The organising board will also host a full-moon day festival of the Dao ethnic minority people from Hanoi’s Ba Vi district to pay tribute to the deceased.

Two historical documentary films will be also screened during the month.

VNA