The annual Poetry Day will take place on February 17 in Ha Noi, Nghe An and HCMC. Huu Thinh, chairman of the Vietnam Writers Association, said the occasion would also be used to mark the 100th anniversary of Ho Chi Minh who left the country in 1911 to seek ways for national salvation from the French colonists.
HCMC is preparing for traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) with music shows, charity activities, art exhibitions and calligraphy markets.
Phan Thiet has announced the cultural and sports events for Lunar New Year 2011. From January 30 until February 8 (the 27th of the 12th lunar month until the 6th of the 1st lunar month), there are numerous music performances, sports activities, folk games and lion dances at most of the province’s 18 wards.
National Tourism Year 2011 which highlights the southern central coastal region will kick off in Phu Yen Province on April 1. The organising board said at a press on January 25 that an artistic programme to celebrate the 400th founding anniversary of Phu Yen Province will also take place.
A bursting spring atmosphere will be bought to downtown Hanoi by festival gathering typical products such as bonsai trees from handicraft villages on the outskirts of the city between January 27 and February 1.
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology will hold its annual Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations on February 6-8, with music, food and games – and the participation of 90 representatives from six ethnic groups from around the country.
A festival of Spring Flowers and Drinks will be organised on January 25 to celebrate Tet (the Lunar New Year). The festival will be held in Hanoi's Vietnam Culture and Arts Exhibition Centre.
The HCMC People's Committee has assigned local tour company Saigontourist Holding Company and other administrative agencies to organise the Tet Tan Mao (Lunar New Year of the Cat) Festival in the city's downtown.
A fair entitled “Tet Festival Fair 2011†will take place in Hanoi from January 20 to 31, according to Nguyen Van Tan, Director of the Vietnam Exhibition and Fair Centre.
Local food and bonsai will be showcased at the Hue Handicrafts Festival in April as the former royal capital central city strives to consolidate its status as Viet Nam's cultural and festival city.
A newspaper festival to welcome New Year 2011 will be held January 20 and 21 from 9 a.m. at the Youth Cultural Center, 1 Pham Ngoc Thach St., HCMC’s District 1.
A folk painting exhibition of Vietnam was held in the Lao Capital of Vientiane on January 10 to mark the 81 st anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s foundation (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2011), the 11 th National Party Congress and the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.