The first Co Co Festival will take place on August 31.

Co Co River section through Cam An ward, Hoi An city. Photo: QT

The festival organized by Cam An Ward People's Committee at Lang Ba Con Dong Park (Truong Sa Street) is part of the "Summer Emotions" series of activities of Hoi An City People's Committee.

Within the framework of the Co Co Festival 2024, activities will take place such as: "Run for community health" contest; Ba Trao Cau Ngu performance; "Fishing Village in Me" children's painting contest; "Fishing Village Kitchen" cooking contest; basket shaking contest; fishing village singing (ho khoan, folk singing, folk dancing); fishing village festival night...

The beauty of fishing labor on the Co Co River. Photo: QT

According to the festival organizers, throughout the Festival, there will be many special activities to serve tourists such as: Excursion, sightseeing, exploring the "Legendary Co Co" tour along the Co Co River to Chua An Bang hamlet by rowing boat to visit the riverside fishing village with banyan trees, stone wells, ancient stone communal houses...; experience cuisine and the fishing village market; experience fishing, casting nets, weaving nets...; visit the exhibition "Fishing villages past and present"...

The 28km-long Co Co River connecting Da Nang City and Hoi An City has long been considered a very promising waterway for tourism and is currently being promoted by the two local authorities to clear it. The section of Co Co River passing through Cam An Ward is currently not blocked, suitable for developing waterway tourism activities.

Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/le-hoi-co-co-lan-dau-tien-se-dien-ra-vao-ngay-31-8-3139936.html