In Hoi An, participate in the New Year's rice planting festival.

VHO - The "Hoi An Dong Rice Planting Festival 2026" will officially take place on January 4, 2026, in the An My vegetable village, Hoi An Dong ward, Da Nang city, offering many unique agricultural ritual experiences and rich exchange activities between tourists and farmers.

The rice planting festival will take place on January 4, 2026, in An My vegetable village, Hoi An Dong ward, Da Nang city.

The rice planting festival is a traditional ritual organized by farmers to express their reverence and gratitude to heaven and earth, and to nature for bestowing bountiful harvests, favorable weather, and is also an opportunity for farmers to exchange and share experiences to ensure a bountiful and high-quality rice harvest in the new season.

By participating in the festival, visitors will have a day as a farmer with many memorable experiences.

In Hoi An Dong, the Rice Planting Festival is an activity aimed at preserving and promoting the intangible cultural values ​​of the traditional wet rice farming profession; encouraging farmers to raise their awareness of preserving the beauty of this traditional craft.

Sowing rice seedlings and transplanting rice plants alongside farmers in the village fields.

This unique festival, held at the beginning of the new year 2026, offers visitors unique experiences with the traditional rice farming practices of the farmers in Hoi An Dong, contributing to the creation of more green tourism products in the ward.

Immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere of Hoi An farmers "setting out" to the fields on the first day of the new year.

At the 2026 festival, visitors will be immersed in a festive atmosphere rich in local culture.

Activities at the festival include: the worship of the God of Agriculture and the Village Guardian God - rituals closely associated with agricultural life for generations, expressing gratitude to heaven and earth and praying for a year of favorable weather.

Experience riding buffaloes in the fields with the assistance of local farmers.

Experience "a day as a farmer" with activities such as buffalo and motorbike plowing demonstrations, vibratory plowing; transplanting rice seedlings for the winter-spring crop; and rice planting competitions.

Try scooping water with a bucket.

Visitors can wade into the rice fields, plow the land, plant rice, bail water, catch fish along the banks, pick vegetables, and even light a straw fire, cook rice, boil potatoes, and experience the rustic and joyful life of the countryside with the farmers of Hoi An Dong.

Going down to the fields to plant rice

In addition, there are cultural exchange activities, traditional folk singing, folk games, enjoying the cultural atmosphere, strolling through the rural market with fresh agricultural products, vegetables from An My vegetable village, and local OCOP products.

The local cultural and culinary space will be a place for visitors to enjoy traditional dishes such as Quang noodles, cao lau, banh xeo (Vietnamese savory pancake), banh beo (steamed rice cake), banh cuon (steamed rice rolls), banh dap (rice cake), tofu, sweet soup, etc.

First held in December 2023, the Rice Planting Festival, deeply rooted in agricultural traditions, attracted a large number of visitors who enjoyed experiencing this unique Vietnamese cultural festival, which originated from a rice-farming agricultural civilization and is still preserved and maintained in many localities, including Hoi An.

Visitors enjoyed sampling local cuisine at the 2025 festival.

In 2026, the festival will not only be for local farmers, but will expand into an open cultural space where visitors can slow down, touch the rice paddies, chat with the locals, and leave in their hearts an image of a peaceful yet culturally rich Da Nang.

The 2026 Rice Planting Festival contributes to promoting the image of Hoi An Dong - a new destination for cultural and agricultural tourism in Da Nang.

Although tourism and services are the main economic sectors in Hoi An, agriculture still plays an important role in the lives of the local people.

The allure of the Rice Planting Festival

VHO - The Lồng Tồng (Going Down to the Fields) festival, one of the festivals organized annually by the Tay ethnic people in Thai Nguyen, is associated with agricultural beliefs and is a form of folk cultural activity with profound humanistic meaning, community cohesion, and expresses the people's aspirations for harmony with heaven and earth, yin and yang, praying for human health, a prosperous life, and the flourishing of all things.

The Rice Planting Festival is one of the traditional festivals that contributes to preserving and conserving traditional culture in Hoi An today. It also expresses the aspirations of the agricultural community in particular, and the people of Hoi An in general, for a bountiful harvest, prosperous business, and peace and happiness for all families.

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