Highlights of Can Tho River Culture Festival

On the afternoon of December 1, Vice Chairwoman of Can Tho City People's Committee Nguyen Thi Ngoc Diep chaired a press conference to inform about the Can Tho River Culture Festival 2025.

A corner of the river city of Can Tho .

Accordingly, the Festival will take place from December 26, 2025 to January 1, 2026 at Ben Ninh Kieu Park (Ninh Kieu Ward), Song Hau Park (Cai Khe Ward) and neighboring areas.

With the theme “Can Tho - Colors of Rivers”, the highlight of the festival is the opening program starting with a parade on the river taking place on the evening of December 26 at the pedestrian bridge and Ben Ninh Kieu Park. The colorfully decorated boats follow each other on the Hau River, blending with the sounds of traditional music echoing between the wharf and the boats, mixed with street dance performances, vibrant lion-dragon dances on the central streets of the city, bringing a bustling, joyful atmosphere, imbued with the identity of the river delta region.

The festival’s opening art program was elaborately staged with a team of professional artists, actors, and dancers from many theaters and art units across the country. The program took place on a stage on the Hau River, vividly recreating the culture, life, and cuisine of the people in the river region, while honoring the rustic beauty and affection of the people of the South.

Scene of the press conference.

On the opening night, the audience will enjoy a drone show combined with artistic fireworks, blending sound, light and folk cultural colors.

Within the framework of the festival, many cultural, tourism, sports and experience activities are organized, creating a bustling festival space, attracting visitors. In particular, for the first time, Can Tho organized a sailboat race on the Hau River at the festival.

This is an activity to create a cultural-tourism highlight, practically welcoming the new year 2026, contributing to creating a joyful and exciting atmosphere, improving the cultural and spiritual life of the people; introducing and promoting the unique cultural features of the Mekong Delta in general and Can Tho city in particular to people and tourists at home and abroad; at the same time raising public awareness in protecting the environment, especially the river ecosystem, encouraging sustainable tourism development.

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