Between the 1^st and 3^rd lunar months, numerous interesting festivals are taking place across the city.

Visitors at the Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara) Festival

In detail, the traditional Tuy Loan Village Communal House Festival is held annually on the 9^th and 10^thdays of the 1^st lunar month which fell on 13 and 14 February this year. 

Held in Hoa Vang District’s Hoa Phong Commune, the event featured many solemn traditional activities and exciting folk games.

The 1^st day of the event featured a royal honour ceremony to confer diplomas, a singing competition, and the release of candle-lit lanterns.

Meanwhile, incense-offering and gift-giving ceremonies in commemoration of national heroes and ancestors, plus balloon and pigeon releasing for peace and safety throughout the year, took place on the 2^nd day of the festival. 

In addition, various folk games were organised on that day. Included were boat races on the Tuy Loan River, and ‘bai choi’ (singing while acting as playing cards) performances combined with exciting activities to honour the traditional crafts of making ‘banh trang’ (rice paper) and ‘banh tet’ (cylindrical glutinous rice cakes).

More interestingly, visitors to this year’s festival had the opportunity to enjoy impressive Tuong (classic drama) performances by artistes from the Nguyen Hien Dinh Tuong Theatre every night.

Following the Tuy Loan Village Communal House Festival, various similar events will soon be held across the city.  These include the Hoa Phu Communal House Festival in Lien Chieu District on the 11^th and 12^th days of the 1^st lunar month (15 and 16 February), the Duong Lam Communal House Festival in Hoa Vang District on the 19^th and 20^th days of the 2^nd lunar month (24 and 25 March), the Hai Chau Communal House Festival in Hai Chau District on the 10^th day of the 3^rd lunar month (14 April), the Xuan Loc Communal House Festival in Hoa Vang District on the 18^th day of the 3^rd lunar month (22 April) and the Phuoc Ly Communal House Festival in Lien Chieu District on the 16^th day of the 4^th lunar month (20 May).

Besides, numerous ‘Cau Ngu’ (Fish Worshipping) festivals will be held across the city.

In particular, the event for fishermen will take place at Nguyen Tat Thanh Beach in Thanh Khe District’s Xuan Ha Ward from 16 - 20 February, in Son Tra District’s Man Thai and Phuoc My wards on 1 and 2 March, in the district’s An Hai Bac Ward on 20 and 21 March, in the district’s Nai Hien Dong Ward on 24 March, in the district’s Tho Quang Ward on 24 and 25 March, and in Lien Chieu District’s Hoa Hiep Nam Ward on 20 March.

The annual Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara) Festival will officially open at the namesake pagoda in the Marble Mountains tourist area from 22 - 24 March (17^th - 19^th days of the 2^nd lunar month).