Many special programs and events at the Can Gio Whale Festival

The Can Gio Whale Festival will take place for 3 days, from October 5 to 7 (August 14 to 16, At Ty year) with more than 20 unique and diverse activities. The festival promises to create a joyful and exciting atmosphere for a large number of people and tourists.

Previously, Ms. Vo Thi Diem Phuong, Vice Chairman of Can Gio Commune People's Committee, provided specific information about this year's Can Gio Whale Festival.

The festival consists of 2 parts: Ceremony and Festival. The activities of the Ceremony include: Ceremony to visit the Martyrs Cemetery of Sac Forest in Can Gio, Ceremony to visit the Martyrs Temple of Sac Forest - Can Gio, Ceremony to raise the Festival flag; Opening program, Ceremony to celebrate the achievements of Can Gio fishermen; Ceremony to pay respect to the kind and gentle ancestors, old friends; Art program of Nghinh Ong Can Gio - Full Moon Festival Night; Releasing lanterns on the sea; Nghinh Ong Ceremony on the sea and welcoming the Nghinh group to Lang Ong...

The procession carrying the palanquin of General Nam Hai with the shrimp and fish soldiers following in the Whale Festival in Can Gio - Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: HOANG HUNG

The Association's activities include: The 4th Green Marathon - 2025; organizing an art route, exhibition of images and artifacts about the formation and development of the festival; Fairs and trade exhibitions to stimulate consumer goods shopping in 2025; Culinary festival of delicious seafood dishes and souvenirs; organizing folk games typical of coastal industries; Mobile digital library; Children's painting contest; Beautiful lantern making contest; Mid-Autumn Festival; Ho Chi Minh City Youth Cycling Championship 2025; Ho Chi Minh City Beach Sports Games 2025; Can Gio Open Petanque Tournament 2025; Can Gio Open Futsal Tournament 2025; Pickelball Tournament; Stilt racing tournament; Tennis tournament to exchange Can Gio leaders through the periods...

In addition, the festival also has professional art performances, opera, mass art, amateur music exchange, water puppetry; street circus, children's art; lion - unicorn - dragon performances, martial arts music; artistic kite performances, motorized paragliding performances; light art flycam performances; Bird singing contest to welcome the Can Gio Whale Festival 2025; Decoration contest, parade of flower cars for Whale Festival - Full Moon Festival Night; Fireworks display...

National intangible cultural heritage Nghinh Ong Festival Can Gio - Ho Chi Minh City is the only traditional festival of fishermen in Can Gio commune held annually to preserve and promote the traditional cultural values ​​of the locality, contributing to the construction and development of an advanced Vietnamese culture with a strong national identity. In particular, it focuses on preserving the cultural characteristics of coastal people. Through the festival, it strengthens propaganda and education on love for the profession, love for the homeland, the sacred sea and islands of the Fatherland.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/nhieu-chuong-trinh-su-kien-dac-sac-tai-le-hoi-nghinh-ong-can-gio-post814704.html