Within the framework of the 2nd Muong Ethnic Culture Festival, 2025, a Muong ethnic cultural parade and performance will take place from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on November 22, moving around Hoan Kiem Lake along the route Hai Ba Trung – Trang Tien – Dinh Tien Hoang – Hang Dau streets. From 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., performances and promotional presentations of traditional Muong ethnic culture and arts will be held at the stage area of Ba Kieu Temple.
The Week of “Great National Unity – Vietnamese Cultural Heritage” will be held from November 18 (Tuesday), featuring numerous activities by ethnic communities who carry out daily cultural practices at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism (the Cultural Village).
Accordingly, from November 18 to 24, a wide range of folk cultural and artistic activities of various ethnic groups will take place at the Cultural Village (Dong Mo, Hanoi) and in the pedestrian spaces surrounding Hoan Kiem Lake.
The event is jointly organized by the Central Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilization; the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; the Ethnic Council of the National Assembly; the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs; the Ministry of National Defense; the Ministry of Public Security; Vietnam Television; Voice of Vietnam; Vietnam News Agency; the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations; the Vietnam Association of Ethnic Minority Literature and Arts; and the People’s Committee of Hanoi, together with participating provinces and cities.
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The festival is expected to offer visitors many engaging experiences through a wide range of activities vividly reflecting traditional Muong culture. In the space of traditional houses in Ethnic Villages Area III, exhibitions will feature display panels, charts, artifact models, residential architecture, handicrafts, paintings, photographs, books, musical instruments, and costumes of the Muong people from different localities. These displays aim to reflect Muong culture within the unity of Vietnamese culture; achievements in production, national construction and defense, socio-economic development, security and national defense, and community cultural life; as well as representative tourism products, destinations, and local OCOP products produced by ethnic communities.
The main activities of the Week of Great National Unity – Vietnamese Cultural Heritage will take place from November 18 (Tuesday), with numerous events organized at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism (Dong Mo, Hanoi) and in the pedestrian spaces around Hoan Kiem Lake.
Specifically, on the morning of November 22 (Saturday), a ceremony to report achievements and offer incense will be held at the K9 Relic Site. In the afternoon, activities at the Cultural Village will include: the Cultural Exchange Festival of Northern Ethnic Groups; the Cultural Exchange Festival of Central Highlands Ethnic Groups; the cultural and artistic exchange program “Colors of Vinh Long”; and the folk music and dance program “Flowers of the Tower Land.”
Notably, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on November 22, the Muong ethnic cultural parade and performance will take place around Hoan Kiem Lake along the route Hai Ba Trung – Trang Tien – Dinh Tien Hoang – Hang Dau streets. From 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., performances and promotional presentations of traditional Muong ethnic culture and arts will be staged at Ba Kieu Temple.
On November 23 (Sunday), from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., the official opening ceremony of activities within the framework of the 2nd Muong Ethnic Culture Festival, 2025 will be held. From 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., a full rehearsal will take place for the opening ceremony of the Week of Great National Unity – Vietnamese Cultural Heritage 2025 and the 2nd Muong Ethnic Culture Festival, 2025.
On the afternoon of November 24, a scientific workshop titled “Preserving and Promoting Traditional Cultural Values of Ethnic Minorities in Association with Tourism Development” will be held, along with a program promoting Vietnamese culture to international friends at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.
Within the framework of the Week of Great National Unity – Vietnamese Cultural Heritage and the 2nd Muong Ethnic Culture Festival, 2025, practical and meaningful cultural, sports, and tourism exchange activities will be organized to celebrate Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Day (November 23).
The Muong Ethnic Culture Festival is a meaningful event that honors, preserves, and promotes the fine traditional cultural values of Muong ethnic groups within the unified and diverse culture of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic communities. It demonstrates the deep concern of the Party and the State for ethnic minority communities, while fostering solidarity and the sustainable development of the country’s diverse cultural heritage.
This is also an opportunity for localities to exchange, learn, and share experiences, contributing to raising awareness and responsibility in preserving ethnic cultural identities and in building and defending the Fatherland. The festival further serves to promote and introduce to businesses and domestic and international friends the potential and strengths of Muong ethnic culture, sports tourism, and cultural heritage in the context of renewal, integration, and development.