The 9^th edition of the “Full-Moon Festival – Lightening Vietnamese children’s dreams” will take place on 11 September  in Da Nang and Quang Nam Province's Hoi An City.

A performance at last year's mid-autumn festival - Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

Themed “ship of dreams”, this year’s event aims to enhance Vietnamese children’s love for their fatherland, especially their country's sea and islands.

The programme, to be broadcast live on Viet Nam Television’s VTV1, is expected to attract 200 children from the central coastal localities of Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai.

Participanting children will have a chance to exchange with each other, visit historical and cultural sites in Da Nang and share stories on their life and dreams.

Initiated in 2009, the annual programme has come to many provinces and cities nationwide, including the cities of Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh and Can Tho, and the provinces of Nghe An and Tuyen Quang.

On the occasion of this year’s full-moon festival, there will be another programme featuring cultural and arts performances, games, free medical check-ups, gifts and scholarships for children in the provinces of Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang, Bac Kan and Ha Giang.

(Source: VNA/ Da Nang Today)