Opening of the 2025 National Residential Mass Arts Festival in An Giang

Delegates offer flowers at the statue of President Ton Duc Thang.

Delegates attending the 2025 National Residential Mass Arts Festival.

Attending the opening ceremony were Director of the Department of Grassroots Culture, Family and Library (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) Ninh Thi Thu Huong (Head of the Festival Organizing Committee); Deputy Director of the Department of Grassroots Culture, Family and Library Nguyen Quoc Huy; Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of An Giang province Nguyen Khanh Hiep; agencies, departments and branches of An Giang province; Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism/Department of Culture and Sports of provinces and cities; artists, actors and musicians from 12 provinces and cities, including: An Giang, Hanoi, Quang Ngai, Son La, Tay Ninh, Phu Tho, Da Nang, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Can Tho, Quang Ninh and Vinh Long.

Deputy Director of the Department of Grassroots Culture, Family and Library Nguyen Quoc Huy delivered the opening speech of the festival.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the festival, Deputy Director of the Department of Grassroots Culture, Family and Library Nguyen Quoc Huy said that this is an opportunity to propagate and mobilize people to implement the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws. In addition, it praises the tradition of great national unity, the tradition of revolutionary struggle, cultural traditions; commends good people, good deeds, the spirit of solidarity and mutual assistance in the community...

Director of the Department of Grassroots Culture, Family and Library (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism ) Ninh Thi Thu Huong, Head of the Festival Organizing Committee (right) presents gifts to the host unit.

The festival also aims to introduce and promote the cultural identity, customs, folk songs, folk dances, and traditional costumes of ethnic groups across the country; promote the image of a dynamic residential community, united together to develop the economy and society, maintain security and national defense, and build a rich, beautiful, and civilized homeland and country.

The Organizing Committee gave souvenirs to the teams participating in the festival.

This is also an opportunity for typical residential areas to meet, exchange, learn experiences, discuss good practices and effective solutions in preserving and promoting traditional cultural values, and building cultural and artistic movements at the grassroots level.