An art performance at previous Hue Festival (Source: VNA)Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) - The main activities within the 11th Hue Festival, which will be held from August 28 to September 2, were announcedby the festival’s organising board on June 12.
An artisticprogramme will kick-start the festival at 8pm on August 28 at Ngo Mon Square,honouring the traditional and contemporary cultural values of the centralprovince of Thua Thien-Hue and other regions of Vietnam.
A street carnivalwill be held every day from 4.30pm from August 29 to September 2 honouring thenational dresses of ASEAN countries through costume performances and dances.
A cuisine festivalwill also be held on those days at Thuong Bac Park, serving famous localdishes.
A music programmefeaturing famous songs from late, great musician Trinh Cong Son will be held at8pm on August 30.
Another artsprogramme will take place at 8pm on August 31, featuring the Huong (Perfume)River, which runs through Hue, while leading DJs in Vietnam and the region willkeep electronic music lovers entertained on the evening on September 1.
The closingceremony will be at 8pm on September 2, together with an “ao dai” performance.
The biennialfestival was initially slated for April 1-6 but was postponed due to COVID-19.
The Hue Festival2018 attracted nearly 1,400 artists and professional performers, including 388from 24 international art troupes and nearly 1,000 from Vietnam.
Thousands ofamateur artists also took part at the festival, which welcomed more than 1.2million visitors./.
VNA
