The second Ho Chi Minh City River Festival, taking place from May 31 to June 9, is a series of diverse events on tourism, culture, entertainment, art, sports, cuisine food, and shopping. The goal of the festival is to build a branded event, contributing to positioning Ho Chi Minh City as a “river city rich in cultural identity”.
The Opening Ceremony will take place at 8:00 p.m. on May 31 at Khanh Hoi Dragon House Area – Saigon Port.
The highlight is the art program “Legendary Boat” which tells a heroic historical story in the form of contemporary music and dance combined with modern and unique performance and entertainment technologies on the Saigon River. The performance space is staged like a large film studio, with the context constantly changing to create surprises in the second Ho Chi Minh City River Festival 2024.
From last year’s organizing experience, city tourism has been more proactive in communication work when promoting to a number of international tourist markets such as Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia including Singapore and Thailand,…
The festival will take place at the following locations: Nha Rong Khanh Hoi Area – Saigon Port, Bach Dang Wharf Park, Saigon Riverfront Park, Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Canal area, Viet Star Wharf (District 7), Binh Dong Wharf (District 8), Suoi Tien Cultural Tourism Area, other tourist areas and destinations in the city Thu Duc and districts of Ho Chi Minh City.
The event is expected to have 22 tourism, cultural, entertainment, art, culinary, sports, and shopping activities taking place throughout the area.
In addition, water sports activities, such as open river swimming championships, stand-up paddle board championships, sailing shows, water motorbikes, sailing boats, stand-up paddleboard, paragliding….
Written by: VnEconomy
