A photo of the opening ceremony at the Hue Festival 2018, which gathered 1.2 million visitors and thousands of artists. (Photo: huefestival.com)ThuaThien-Hue (VNS/VNA) - Organisers of the 11th Hue Festivalhave just announced the main activities taking place at the festival, whichwill be held between August 28 and September 2.
Phan Ngoc Tho, chairman of the province’s People’s Committee, confirmed theevent will be an important chance for the locality to promote tourism after theCOVID-19 pandemic.
“The event, dubbed Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development – Hue isalways New, will bring visitors fresh and unique experiences on culture,history and art,” he said.
An artistic programme will open the festival at 8pm on August 28 at Ngo Mon(Noon Gate) Square, honouring the traditional and contemporary cultural valuesof the central province of Thua Thien-Hue and other regions of the country.
A street carnival will take place every day at 4.30pm from August 29 toSeptember 2 featuring the national dress of various ASEAN countries throughcostume performances and dances.
A food festival will also be held during the days at Thuong Bac Park, offeringfamous local dishes.
A music programme featuring famous songs by the great musician Trinh Cong Son(1939-2001) will be held at 8pm on August 30.
Another arts programme will take place at 8pm on August 31, featuring the Huong(Perfume) River, which runs through Hue, while leading DJs in Vietnam and theregion will entertain guests with electronic music on the evening of September1.
The closing ceremony will take place at 8pm on September 2, together with an “aodai” performance.
Various community activities will be organised before, during and after thefestival including a festival of art clubs nationwide, kite festival, beerfestival, a trade fair, VNExpress Marathon Hue and fine art exhibitions.
The biennial festival was initially slated for April 1-6 but was postponed dueto COVID-19.
The Hue Festival 2018 gathered nearly 1,400 artists and professionalperformers, including 388 from 24 international art troupes and nearly 1,000from Vietnam.
Thousands of amateur artists also took part in the festival, which welcomedmore than 1.2 million visitors./.
VNA
