(VNF) - Tết Nguyên Đán or simply Tết (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) is the most festive time of year in Vietnam. How are you going to celebrate biggest holiday of the year? Check out our suggestions below.

1.Light Music Festival

17 Feb – 16 Mar 2018

Bao Son Paradise Park

Km5+200, Le Trong Tan Street, An Khanh, Hoai Duc, Hanoi

The entire park will be turned into a Light City. Carefully-crafted in 6 months by hundreds of artisans, the Light City will feature about 100 sculptures in a variety of shapes including windmill, glass shoes, flamingos, orchestra, angel, swan, pumpkin, dolphin,…, creating a picturesque fairy land for festival-goers.

On the main days of the festivals (Feb 18 – 20 and on weekends, the park will be opened until 9 pm. The Remix Night, featuring famous artists such as Duc Phuc, Yen Ngoc, magician Nguyen Viet Huy, the Grammy dance crew,… will create a true festival with bustling music and amazing light shows.

As a crucial part of any festival, the Asian Food Fair will introduce a variety of dishes from Korean, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Indian, and from the three regions of Vietnam.

Other tourist attractions and activities at the park include a carnival parade, a spring dance performance, the spring flowers valley and the safari.

2.New Year Book Street

Image from ict-hanoi.gov.vn

Opening: Sun 18 Feb 2018, 9.30 am

Book fair: 18 – 25 Feb 2018

19/12 Book Street, Tran Hung Dao Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi

In celebration of the Year of the Dog 2018, a Book Street event will take place from 18 to 25 Feb 2018 on the 19/12 Book Street in Hanoi. A variety of books (children, literary, economic, technology, foreign-language,… books) will be displayed and introduced at the event.

The 16 publishing houses that are operating on the Book Street will display books outside the stores. Other publishing houses and book companies will display their products in the middle and on the two ends of the street. The New Year 2018 (Gregorian & Lunar) journal issues by government press agencies will also be introduced at the event.

Other activities such as book signing, book reading, discussions with authors, discussions about calligraphy art, painting corner for kids, … also will be organised.

3. “Happy Year of the Dog”: The Culture of Binh Phuoc

24 and 25 Feb 2018, 9 am – 5.30 pm

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

Nguyen Van Huyen, Cau Giay, Hanoi

Come experience the new year traditions of the southern province of Binh Phuoc where nature is untouched by human. The sound of gongs, the melody of folk songs and traditional instrument here are considered the soul of cultural life of the southern people, which contains hidden meanings and beauty. The southern traditional dishes will be a big surprise to visitors. The event is an opportunity to experience the Tết traditions of both the South and the North of Vietnam while being in Hanoi. What are you waiting for?

4.New Year’s Eve Firework Displays in Hanoi

The Hanoi People Committee is glad to announce the 31 locations for firework displays on Lunar New Year’s Eve (Feb 15) in Hanoi. Each show will last for 15 minutes (from 0 am until 0.15 am on).

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9 high-range firework shooting locations:

Location 1: Hoan Kiem district (at Hoan Kiem lake, in front of Hanoimoi editorial office).

Location 2: Ba Dinh district (at the south-east side of Ngoc Khanh lake, Ngoc Khanh ward).

Location 3: Dong Da district (at Hoang Cau Lake, O Cho Dua ward).

Location 4: Hai Ba Trung district (near Ho Chi Minh & Ton Duc Thang statues, Thong Nhat park, Le Dai Hanh ward).

Location 5: Tay Ho district (at Lac Long Quan park – in front of the district’s people committee building).

Location 6: Ha Dong district (at Van Quan lake, Van Quan ward).

Location 7: Nam Tu Liem district (at Thanh Tich park, inside My Dinh national sports complex, My Dinh ward).

Location 8: Long Bien district (at Harmony lake, Vinhomes Riverside, Viet Hung ward).

Location 9: Son Tay town (at Son Tay Old Fortress, Son Tay provincial town).

22 low-range firework shooting locations (in 22 districts):

Location 10: Long Bien district (near VinCom Center, Phuc Loi ward).

Location 11: Cau Giay district (at Cau Giay park, Dich Vong ward).

Location 12: Hoang Mai district (at Den Lu park, Hoang Van Thu ward).

Location 13: Thanh Xuan district (at Nhan Chinh park, Nhan Chinh ward).

Location 14: Bac Tu Liem (near Pheo river bridge, Minh Khai district).

Location 15: Gia Lam district (at 31ha urban area, Trau Quy town).

Location 16: Dong Anh district (at the district’s central stadium, Dong Anh town).

Location 17: Soc Son district (at the district’s stadium, Soc Son town).

Location 18: Me Linh district (at the rooftop of the district’s people’s committee building, Dai Thinh ward).

Location 19: Ba Vi district (at Quang Oai stadium, Tay Dang town).

Location 20: Phuc Tho district (at the rooftop of the district’s military steering committee building, Phuc Tho town).

Location 21: Dan Phuong district (at Stand B, district’s central stadium, Phung town).

Location 22: Thach That district (at the rooftop of the district’s people’s council, people’s committee building, Lien Quan town).

Location 23: Hoai Duc district (at the rooftop of the Center for Culture, Information and Sports).

Location 24: Quoc Oai district (at the rooftop of the district’s military steering committee, Quoc Oai town).

Location 25: Chuong My district (at the central stadium, Chuc Son town).

Location 26: Thanh Tri district (at the stadium of the district’s Center for Culture, Information and Sports, Tu Hiep ward).

Location 27: Thanh Oai district (at the district’s central stadium, Kim Bai town).

Location 28: Ung Hoa district (at the rooftop of building B, Land Fund Development Center, Van Dinh town).

Location 29: My Duc district (tại ecological lake park, Dai Nghia town).

Location 30: Thuong Tin disctrict (at the rooftop of the Center for Culture, Information and Sports).

Location 31: Phu Xuyen district (Thao Chinh, Phu Xuyen town).

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