Ho Chi Minh City River Festival lasts 10 days, 1,000 people perform at the opening ceremony

On the afternoon of April 15, at the information session on the situation and events of Ho Chi Minh City tourism in the second quarter of 2024, Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa – Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism – said festival Ho Chi Minh City’s rivers and waters in 2024 will be the highlight of Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism industry in the coming time.

If this year Last time the festival took place for 4 days for the first time, this year the Ho Chi Minh City River Festival will last 10 days from May 31 to June 9 with many attractive activities to attract a large number of domestic and foreign tourists. international.

Ho Chi Minh City River Festival 2024 includes 22 cultural, arts, sports, entertainment, culinary, trade, and service activities… organized Organized synchronously according to the theme throughout.

Festival activities will take place at Nha Rong – Khanh Hoi Port, Bach Dang Park, Saigon Riverfront Park, Nhieu Loc Canal area Thi Nghe Khu Travel Literature Suoi Tien and many other places stretching from the central area to districts in Ho Chi Minh City.

“This program not only introduces history but also conveys and spreads patriotism and pride in the place where we live and work. From this program, we will develop more programs to serve tourists coming to Ho Chi Minh City” shared the Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa added that this year the organization will The festival has changed compared to last year to capture the needs of domestic and international tourists at the beginning of summer. In addition, this change also aims to reduce the impact of weather factors.