Colourful Nha Trang Sea Festival slated for mid-June
The Nha Trang Sea Festival will take place in central coastal Khanh Hoa province from June 10-13 this year, expected to lure about 150,000 visitors to participate in a host of activities.
Art performance at the Nha Trang Sea Festival in 2015 (Source: VNA)
Khanh Hoa(VNA) – The Nha Trang Sea Festival will take place in central coastal Khanh Hoaprovince from June 10-13 this year, expected to lure about 150,000 visitors toparticipate in a host of activities.
According to Chairmanof the provincial People’s Committee Le Duc Vinh, the festival will feature awide range of events, from colourful street carnivals, fairs, workshops, exhibitionsto dynamic sport contests, concerts and cuisine events in a bid to highlightthe unique culture of the coastal locality.
The traditional festivalof swallow, whale worshipping festival, and street festival of unicorn – lion –dragon dances will be held alongside a fishing contest and a lifeguard competition.
A cuisine competitionwill also be introduced for the first time which features local traditionaldishes and provides visitors with free foods and drinks while a team from theNha Trang Tourism College will cook a huge pot of seafood soup in the hope ofsetting a new Guinness Record of Vietnam.
Many exciting sportevents will be organised along the beautiful beach of Nha Trang, includingvolleyball, football and swimming together with a number of folk games.
The province isinviting entries for a contest to design an official logo for the Nha Trang SeaFestival 2017, the 8th of kind.
The festival has beenheld biennially since its debut in 2003.-VNA
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Art performance at the Nha Trang Sea Festival in 2015 (Source: VNA) 
