The 7th Ninh Kieu, Can Tho Tourism Festival - Lantern Night was organized by the People's Committee of Ninh Kieu District in coordination with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Can Tho City on a city scale, as one of the highlight activities in the chain of cultural and tourism activities of the city in 2024, attracting the participation of many units.

This is an annual activity to attract domestic and foreign tourists, and at the same time create opportunities for cooperation between tourism businesses. The event also aims to raise public awareness of cultural values ​​and the role of tourism in economic development.

Accordingly, the opening ceremony will take place at 7:00 p.m. on December 30 at Rach Khai Luong Stage, Tan An Ward and will be broadcast live.

In particular, the highlight of the Festival is the performance “Spotlight” by Heineken, which will take place at 8:00 p.m. on December 30 and 31, a perfect blend of creative art and modern technology.

The program "Light Spotlight" is divided into 4 chapters, recreating the development journey of Can Tho city: Arousing pride - Honoring the past and development journey of Can Tho with a Water Mapping performance combined with dancers; Connecting - A moment of cultural connection, the intersection between tradition and modernity, connecting the community with a performance from guest singer Isaac; Shining - Drone Light and Water Mapping performance, affirming the city's vision in the journey of sustainable development; Closing - Marking and summarizing the memorable milestones of the program with a vibrant music performance from DJ Diamond.

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Visitors and audiences will be amazed by the colorful light art performance.

Within the framework of the event, there will be many activities taking place such as: street music; tourism promotion booths including typical tourism products of Can Tho city and 9 districts; releasing 5,000 flower lanterns; "Cake - folk cuisine" booths; amateur music program; general art program.

In addition, audiences have the opportunity to participate in interactive games and receive special gifts exclusively for visitors at the event booth.

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The performance recalls the story of Can Tho's development journey from the past to the future.

With the support of Heineken as the main sponsor, Ninh Kieu Flower Lantern Night - Tourism Festival, Can Tho also demonstrates the local advantages in the orientation of turning tourism into a spearhead economic sector, creating conditions for tourism production and business establishments inside and outside the city to link and cooperate on tours and routes with travel companies, aiming to attract tourists to Ninh Kieu district and other districts in Can Tho city.

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The 7th Ninh Kieu, Can Tho Tourism Festival - Lantern Night is one of the events in the series of cultural, sports and tourism activities of Can Tho city in 2024, attracting the participation of many units.

The organizers hope that the Ninh Kieu Flower Lantern Night - Tourism Festival will become one of the most important cultural highlights of Can Tho City. This is not only a playground for cultural exchange and entertainment, but also contributes to promoting the typical tourism image of the Can Tho river region and the Southwest region, strengthening the connection between tourism units, thereby promoting economic development and preserving the unique cultural values ​​of the locality.

Bich Dao