Da Lat Flower Festival to open in December

The 10th Da Lat Flower Festival will be held for a month, starting with its opening ceremony on December 5.

Featuring 45 programs, the festival aims to elevate its profile to a national and international level, and continue helping to establish Da Lat, a locality in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, as a "city of flower festival" and a UNESCO Creative City in music.

Vice Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee Pham S informed that Da Lat Flower Festival is a festival of the people of Lam Dong province's ethnic groups, a meeting place for domestic and international tourists to experience unique cultural and tourism values ​​bearing the identity of Da Lat.

At the same time, it continues to affirm and honour the values ​​of flowers and flower growing of Da Lat-Lam Dong; and spreading the tourism brand of Da Lat-Lam Dong.

Themed “Da Lat Flowers – Symphony of Colours”, it will include ten main events such as a New Year’s music show, an international seminar on green tourism and cultural industries, a “wine - tea - coffee street,” and a flower parade with floats and fashion.

Flower displays will cover central locations like Xuan Huong Lake and extend to parks and neighbourhoods, with strong participation from local businesses and residents.

Some foreign units and localities having cooperative ties with Lam Dong and Da Lat will also take part in several programmes.

The opening ceremony will be televised live on December 5, and the closing show on December 31.

Lam Dong aims to draw 2 million visitors during the festival, said Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and head of the organising board Pham S.
*Source: NDO - en.nhandan.vn
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